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
Lawmakers push Biden administration to act faster on plastic pollution
From Environmental Health News A group of 24 U.S. senators and representatives are calling on the Biden administration to set legal standards to reduce plastic pollution at home and abroad. The letter, sent on December 20, points to the recently introduced “Protecting Communities from Plastics Act” bill, which would require a
OHSU awarded $3 million federal grant for overdose prevention research
PORTLAND, Ore. – Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced in a joint statement that Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) is expected to receive $3.17 million over five years from the National Institutes of Health (NIIH) to study the effectiveness of different harm reduction strategies at preventing overdoses and ways
Oregon State University recibe una subvención federal de $1.7 millones para becas de ciberseguridad
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced Monday that Oregon State University (OSU) is receiving $1,727,359 from the National Science Foundation (NSF)’s CyberCorps Scholarship for Service (SFS). The grant is an attempt to train highly qualified cybersecurity professionals to serve in federal, state, local, and tribal governments,
El condado de Klamath adquiere un bosque público y un destino turístico regional
Elevándose dramáticamente sobre el lago Upper Klamath en el sur de Oregón, Spence Mountain alberga bosques de robles y pinos ponderosa, algunos de los hábitats más raros del estado y más de 47 millas de senderos para bicicletas. A partir de este mes, está protegido para siempre. Eso es gracias al Trust for Public Land,
Merkley, Warren, Wyden, Sanders instan a tomar medidas ambiciosas para combatir la contaminación plástica
El senador estadounidense de Oregón, Jeff Merkley, junto con los senadores Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Ron Wyden (D-OR) y Bernie Sanders (I-VT) enviaron una carta al Secretario de Estado Antony Blinken antes del Comité Intergubernamental de Negociación (INC)' s primera sesión que tendrá lugar esta semana. La carta de los senadores destaca la amenaza clara y presente de la contaminación plástica
Las aerolíneas están retrasando una importante ley que protegería el bombeo de leche materna en el trabajo
Un esfuerzo de un año para ampliar los derechos de las mujeres a extraer leche materna en el trabajo se ha detenido cerca de la línea de meta debido a la oposición de la industria de las aerolíneas, según un senador involucrado en la lucha. ¿El proyecto de ley bipartidista? conocido como Brindando protecciones maternas urgentes para
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