Addressing Climate Change and Building a Renewable Energy Future

Merkley Calls on Pruitt to Resign

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement regarding Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt: “From his tenure as Oklahoma’s Attorney General, it was clear that Scott Pruitt plays fast and loose with propriety when it serves the oil and gas industry. That pattern has continued

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

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