Warm Springs radio station KWSO gets nearly $160,000 infusion from FEMA
Central Oregon Daily A community radio station owned and operated by the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs is getting a financial infusion from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. FEMA is granting $158,749 to KWSO-FM. This will be used to upgrade the station’s broadcast transmissions and warning systems, which are needed
Oregon leaders call on U.S. government for help, flexibility to help ranchers
Oregon Capital Chronicle The wildfires this season have scorched a record 1.5 million acres, forcing ranchers to move their cattle as flames approached while also fighting fires to save their homes This summer’s historic wildfires in Oregon have taken a toll on ranchers and their more than a million cows and
Klamath Community College receives grant to aid veteran students in obtaining commercial driver’s licenses, safety training
Herald and News Oregon’s U.S. senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced this week the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is awarding Klamath Community College and Linn-Benton Community College a combined total of $265,829 to grow their commercial driver’s license (CDL) programs. A CDL is needed for careers operating large
Roseburg, Cottage Grove, Myrtle Creek airports receive federal funds for improvements
KCBY WASHINGTON DC – Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced Monday that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is awarding $17,364,442 to the state under the Airport Improvement Program (AIP). This includes more than $2 million for the Roseburg Regional Airport, $264K for the Cottage Grove State Airport, and $180K
$5 million in infrastructure money coming to Bend, Redmond airports
Central Oregon Daily More than $5 million in federal funds is coming to Bend and Redmond airports for infrastructure improvements. Bend Municipal Airport is receiving $3.75 million and Redmond Municipal Airport is getting $1,291,810 from the FAA through the Airport Improvement Program, U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced. The money
$578K for pollution monitoring to go to Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, Siuslaw
KVAL 13 WASHINGTON DC – Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is awarding $577,943 to the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians (CTCLUSI) for programs to address environmental and public health concerns related to pollution. “Communities need accurate information
As microplastics threaten Oregon’s environment and human health, PSU gets $2M to research solutions
Oregonlive Oregon’s U.S. Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced Friday that the U.S. Department of Commerce and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will be providing almost $2 million in funding to Portland State University to find ways to fight microplastic pollution in the state. The funding — which comes
Oregon conservationists win funding to restore riverside habitats
KLCC A conservation group in Springfield has won $8.5 million in federal funding, which will pay for floodplain restorations along the Willamette River and its tributaries. The plan is to reconnect waterways in the Upper Willamette Basin to several of their historic offshoots and side-channels. The McKenzie Watershed Alliance is