Addressing Climate Change and Building a Renewable Energy Future

As Court Rules Pruitt Must Release Emails by Tuesday, Merkley Demands Delay of Floor Vote

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after an Oklahoma court ruled that Trump’s EPA nominee, Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, must release up to 3,000 emails containing his communications with coal, oil and gas companies by next Tuesday. Under Pruitt’s direction, the Oklahoma Attorney General’s

Wyden, Merkley Demand Scott Pruitt Recuse Himself from All Issues Related to Lawsuits He Brought Against the EPA to Overturn or Weaken Clean Air and Water Pollution Rules

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, along with 28 other senators today called on Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator nominee Scott Pruitt to recuse himself from participating in any matter related to litigation that he pursued against the EPA as Oklahoma Attorney General.  In a

Don’t expect climate action from Rex Tillerson. He’s a lukewarmer.

Rex Tillerson, until very recently the CEO of the world’s largest private oil company and a close chum of Russian President Vladimir Putin, is now the US secretary of state. This is not some ham-handed satire or lurid dystopian novel. It’s real life. This makes Tillerson’s views on climate change

Merkley Statement on Pruitt Nomination

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after he joined Democrats on the Environment and Public Works Committee to boycott a vote on Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) nominee Scott Pruitt until Pruitt fully answers the committee’s questions: “EPA nominee Scott Pruitt failed to answer important questions

Merkley Statement on Scott Pruitt Nomination

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley, a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following statement announcing his opposition to the nomination of Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to head the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA):  “It is clear from his testimony and his record that

Wyden, Merkley, DeFazio, Blumenauer, Bonamici, Schrader Oppose EPA Grants Freeze

Washington, D.C. – Six Oregon lawmakers today told the White House that its decision to freeze grants administered by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) poses a serious threat to fundamental public health and environmental protections in Oregon and nationwide. “Americans deserve to know whether the EPA will protect their health and safety

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