Merkley Announces Bill to Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley announced the Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2015, a major piece of legislation to stop offshore Arctic drilling. The legislation would prevent any new or renewed leases for the exploration, development, or production of oil, natural gas, or any other mineral
Oregon senator hopes Obama’s potential Arctic visit could spur White House to block drilling
WASHINGTON — The new U.S. chairmanship of the Arctic Council and a potential visit by President Barack Obama to the area should prompt the administration to block oil and gas drilling in Arctic waters, Sen. Jeff Merkley said Thursday. Merkley, D-Oregon, introduced legislation that would do just that on Thursday,
Merkley to Congress: Stop drilling in Arctic
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Sen. Jeff Merkley said the Arctic is too cold, too isolated and unpredictable for the Coast Guard or others to navigate quickly and safely if a disaster happens. That’s why the Oregon Democrat is proposing new legislation to stop offshore Arctic drilling. The “Stop Drilling Act
Senate Committee Passes Merkley Climate Amendment with Bipartisan Support
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee threw bipartisan support behind an amendment sponsored by Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley to help tackle climate change. The amendment enables the U.S. State Department to invest in the global Green Climate Fund. The amendment passed on a bipartisan 16-14 vote and
MERKLEY LEADS SENATORS IN CALLING ON WHITE HOUSE TO RESCIND SHELL OIL COMPANY’S ARCTIC PERMIT
Washington, DC – Today, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley, joined by four other Senators, urged the White House and President Obama to rescind Shell Oil Company’s conditional Exploration Permit in the Chukchi Sea. Merkley, along with Senators Ed Markey (D-MA), Gary Peters (D-MI), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), and Martin Heinrich (D-NM) wrote
Merkley Leads Senators In Opposition To Dangerous, Recently Re-Opened Arctic Drilling
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, after a state of emergency was declared in California due to a pipeline oil spill polluting miles of Pacific coastline, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley, joined by seventeen other Senators, urged the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement to halt all offshore oil and gas drilling permits
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