Merkley Slams Pruitt Rollback of EPA Fuel Economy Standards
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt announced that the agency would roll back fuel economy targets for cars that were set to go into effect between now and 2025: “Scott Pruitt is conducting a shameless assault on
EPA revokes Obama-era car emissions standards
WASHINGTON – Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt announced Monday that he would revoke Obama-era standards requiring that cars and light trucks sold in the U.S. average more than 50 miles per gallon by 2025, a move that could change the composition of the nation’s auto fleet for years to
Senator focuses on offshore drilling, environment
“Just say No!” That is what Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon has fired back at members of the current administration along with his colleagues in the U.S. Senate over plans to allow drilling off the Oregon coast – and most of the United States. That is also his message to
In shift, Trump admin plans to pay climate dues
In a reversal from its position last year, the Trump administration has proposed paying U.N. climate dues as part of its fiscal 2019 State Department budget. The budget proposal released on Monday would provide a total of $6.4 million to pay U.S. dues to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate
Merkley, Senators: Any Tax Package Must Maintain Support for Electric Vehicles
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Fourteen Senators, led by Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley, today urged key tax negotiators to prioritize a long-term extension of tax credits for electric and alternative fuel vehicles and infrastructure in an upcoming tax bill. In a letter to Democratic Leaders Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi and Ranking
White House to withdraw environmental pick’s nomination
(CNN)The White House plans to withdraw Kathleen Hartnett White’s nomination to head the Council on Environmental Quality, a White House official confirmed to CNN Saturday. The Washington Post first reported the plan to drop the nomination. CNN’s KFile reported Hartnett White, who would have overseen environmental and energy policies across the government, had
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