Addressing Climate Change and Building a Renewable Energy Future

Merkley: Weakening Clean Air Act Would Jeopardize Health of Our Communities

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley issued the following statement in response to the series of votes today aimed at weakening the Clean Air Act and the Environmental Protection Agency: “The Clean Air Act has prevented thousands of cases of respiratory illness and made our communities healthier for our

Obama Administration Announces New Gas Mileage Standards for Heavy-duty Vehicles

Portland, OR – The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Transportation today announced the first national gas mileage and greenhouse gas emissions standards for heavy-duty trucks and buses, set to start in 2014.  According to the EPA, the new standards are projected to save 500 million barrels

Merkley, Wyden Announce $2.4 Million for Solar Power Grid System Development in Bend

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that PV Powered in Bend will receive $2.4 million to develop advanced electrical grid controls and communication technologies that allow photovoltaic (PV) solar power systems to communicate with power utilities.  To develop the project, PV Powered is partnering

Merkley Statement on EPA’s Greenhouse Gases Declaration

Washington, DC – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley issued the following statement in response to the Environmental Protection Agency’s announcement that global warming pollution is a pollutant that endangers public health and welfare and will be subject to mandatory regulation under the Clean Air Act: “As world leaders begin to gather

Climate Change Issue Takes Center Stage

Political and business leaders from the Northwest to Washington, D.C. stepped into the spotlight Thursday on the issue of climate change. Rob Manning reports. Within hours of each other Wednesday, the Environmental Protection Agency rolled out new greenhouse gas rules, leading Democrats in D.C. announced a Senate bill to deal

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