Wyden, Merkley urge Obama to permanently ban offshore oil drilling
Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, along with Sens. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., Patty Murray, D-Wash., Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., and Edward J. Markey, D-Mass, wrote to President Obama, urging him to exercise his authority under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently withdraw the West Coast from
Merkley, Wyden Invite Further Public Comment on Proposal to Expand Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following last week’s public hearing with the Deputy Secretary of the Interior, Oregon’s Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today encouraged all interested Oregonians who were not able to attend the hearing in person to submit written comments on the proposed expansion of the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument
Merkley plans 100% renewable power push
Oregon Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley is planning to introduce multiple bills in coming months to move the U.S. power mix to 100 percent renewable sources by midcentury. The plan is backed by environmentalists like 350.org co-founder Bill McKibben. Merkley made the announcement last week at the Netroots Nation conference in
Merkley Announces Plan to Introduce Major Renewable Energy Legislation at Netroots Nation Gathering
ST. LOUIS, MO—Today, at the 2016 Netroots Nation Annual Conference, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley announced his plan to introduce legislation that would require 100 percent of American energy to come from renewable sources by 2050. Merkley made the announcement during a panel he hosted at the Netroots Nation Conference titled
Senator’s Bill Would Put U.S. on 100% Clean Energy Path by 2050
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) will introduce a bill this fall to put the U.S. on a path to get 100 percent of its energy from clean energy sources, the senator announced at a forum in St. Louis this morning. Merkley made the announcement at the Netroots Nation 2016 conference, saying
Senators Target The ‘Many-Headed Dragon’ Of Climate Change Denial
WASHINGTON ? Before national attention turns to the political party conventions, a group of Senate Democrats took to the floor this week to confront the “many-headed dragon” of climate change denial. The effort, which began Monday, is meant to call out more than 30 different organizations that are “either co-opted
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