Addressing Climate Change and Building a Renewable Energy Future

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley recently joined U.S. Sens. Kamala D. Harris, D-Calif., Cory Booker, D-N.J., and Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., to introduce the Environmental Justice for All Act to improve health equity and climate justice for all, particularly underserved communities and communities of color. As the nation reckons with systemic racism, the

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced that the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians and the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission will receive $227,028 and $125,000 in federal grant funding, respectively, for environmental programs and studies. Both grants are being administered

Washington, D.C. — Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) are introducing legislation to facilitate an integrated regional assessment of saline lake ecosystems—bodies of water that line wetlands across the West Coast, serving as habitats for a diverse array of wildlife and providing important economic and

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Congressman Matt Cartwright (D-PA-08) are introducing in the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives, respectively, the Job Creation through Energy Efficient Manufacturing Act—legislation that would create jobs and help reduce energy costs for small and medium-sized manufacturers. “If we don’t

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced that the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (ODEQ) will receive $507,425 in federal funding to support the repowering or replacement of 15 diesel powered school buses, and at least three other pieces of diesel powered equipment, with lower

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley is leading four of his colleagues in introducing the Climate Smart Ports Act of 2020—legislation to create a $1 billion per year federal program dedicated to improving sustainability measures throughout America’s ports. The legislation has also been introduced in the U.S. House