Merkley Opposes Craft Nomination to UN
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley, the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee that oversees the United Nations (UN), released the following statement after Ambassador Kelly Craft’s hearing on her nomination as Ambassador to the UN: “At a time when climate chaos is the greatest global challenge
Merkley, Wyden Introduce Major Package of Bills to Help Communities Harmed by Wildfire Smoke
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today introduced four bills to help the public, businesses and agricultural operations combat the effects of wildfire smoke, and recover from the damage it causes: the Smoke-Ready Communities Act, the Wildfire Smoke Emergency Declaration Act, the Farmworker Smoke Protection
Wyden, Merkley Introduce Bill Directing Trump Administration to Meet Paris Climate Agreement Standards
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley have introduced legislation with a group of 44 senators, directing the Trump administration to meet the standards established by the historic Paris Climate Agreement. The legislation – the International Climate Accountability Act – would prevent the president from using
Merkley, Wyden Introduce Legislation to Help Communities Protect Coastal Shorelines
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden have joined colleagues to introduce the Living Shorelines Act, legislation that would create a new grant program for nature-based shoreline protection projects known as living shorelines. As sea-level rise and coastal storms continue to threaten thousands of coastal communities and economies, investing in living
Wyden, Merkley, Walden Urge Feds to Keep Letting Local Firefighters Battle Blazes on Federal Lands
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and U.S. Rep. Greg Walden urged federal officials today to restore a proven practice that lets the federal government keep using local fire departments as partners to fight wildfires. The three Oregon lawmakers wrote Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and Interior
On World Biodiversity Day, Merkley and Collins Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Save Animals by Combatting Wildlife Trafficking and Poaching
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In recognition of 2019 World Biodiversity Day, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley and Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) today introduced bipartisan legislation to help save endangered animals by combatting wildlife trafficking and poaching. The Rescuing Animals With Rewards (RAWR) Act would authorize the State Department to offer financial rewards
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