Merkley Monthly: Making major investments in the Port of Coos Bay
The Coos Bay World Transforming the Oregon International Port of Coos Bay into the first fully ship-to-rail port facility on the West Coast is a huge opportunity for Oregon and our coastal communities. This project will create good-paying union jobs and permanent local jobs, increase West Coast port capacity by
Three Americans have been freed from prisons in China
NPR The Biden administration says the prisoners were all wrongfully held and that they are being reunited with their families for the first time in many years. They appear to be part of a prisoner swap. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Three Americans have been freed from prisons in China. The Biden
Wyden, Merkley Announce Nearly $1.2 Million for Ecosystem Restoration in Oregon; National Fish and Wildlife Foundation award will benefit residents and projects along Tillamook River
Tillamook County Pioneer Washington D.C.—U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced a federal investment of $1.18 million for the Tillamook Estuaries Partnership to help fix the Burton-Fraser Road along the Tillamook River that is limiting fish passage. “Letting our infrastructure crumble over time to a point where it
Los senadores de Oregón celebran una 'sesión de escucha' para discutir los costos de matrícula
EUGENE, Oregon – Estudiantes de la Universidad de Oregon y de Lane Community College se unieron a los senadores Ron Wyden y Jeff Merkley para una “sesión de escucha” el lunes en la Universidad de Oregon. Los jazzistas Vega-Heath y Ashley Jackson, que son líderes estudiantiles en LCC, además de madres, opinaron sobre
OR Senators Push For Long Term Fire Funding
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Both Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) spoke out in favor of the U.S. Senate’s approval of a bill to keep the government running through mid-December. The legislation also includes $700 million in emergency funding to refill wildfire accounts drained during this summer’s devastating fire
La batalla de perforación en el Ártico se detiene abruptamente cuando Shell se seca
Una de las mayores luchas medioambientales de los últimos años está acabando con un quejido. Royal Dutch Shell dijo el lunes que abandonará la exploración de petróleo y gas frente a la costa norte de Alaska después de que un costoso pozo quedó prácticamente seco. La decisión pone fin, al menos en el futuro previsible, a una batalla clave
Historic effort keeps sage grouse off endangered list
WASHINGTON — The greater sage grouse will not be placed on the endangered species list, due to the greatest conservation effort in U.S. history, federal officials said Tuesday. The decision by the Fish and Wildlife Service to not list the iconic bird was announced at a news conference at the Rocky
Ferguson Report Includes Call To End Predatory Lending
The governor-appointed Ferguson Commission, called together after the police shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown, is calling for sweeping policy changes in Missouri. Among the topics the report addresses are race, policing, education, the courts, Medicaid and finance. Chief among its recommendations is that Missouri end the practice of predatory lending,
Merkley respalda acuerdo nuclear con Irán
El senador de Oregón, Jeff Merkley, anunció el domingo su apoyo al acuerdo nuclear con Irán, convirtiéndose en el senador demócrata número 31 en respaldar al presidente Barack Obama en el tema. Solo dos demócratas del Senado se han manifestado en contra del acuerdo: el senador de Nueva York Chuck Schumer y el senador de Nueva Jersey Robert Menéndez. Justo