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Merkley Monthly: Making major investments in the Port of Coos Bay

The Coos Bay World Transforming the Oregon International Port of Coos Bay into the first fully ship-to-rail port facility on the West Coast is a huge opportunity for Oregon and our coastal communities. This project will create good-paying union jobs and permanent local jobs, increase West Coast port capacity by

Three Americans have been freed from prisons in China

NPR The Biden administration says the prisoners were all wrongfully held and that they are being reunited with their families for the first time in many years. They appear to be part of a prisoner swap. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Three Americans have been freed from prisons in China. The Biden

Wyden, Merkley Announce Nearly $1.2 Million for Ecosystem Restoration in Oregon; National Fish and Wildlife Foundation award will benefit residents and projects along Tillamook River

Tillamook County Pioneer Washington D.C.—U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced a federal investment of $1.18 million for the Tillamook Estuaries Partnership to help fix the Burton-Fraser Road along the Tillamook River that is limiting fish passage. “Letting our infrastructure crumble over time to a point where it

MERKLEY TO HOLD TOWN HALLS IN CROOK AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES APRIL 23

Friday, April 14, 2023 Bend Bulletin U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley has scheduled in-person town halls April 23 in Crook and Jefferson counties. The Crook County event will be at 1 p.m. in the gym of Barnes Butte Elementary School, while the Jefferson County event will be at 3:30 p.m. in

EPA FUNDS UNIVERSITY OF OREGON’S NEW CENTER THAT WILL RESEARCH WILDFIRE SMOKE

Tuesday, April 11, 2023 By:  Brian Bull OPB Efforts to understand the effects and risks of wildfire smoke have received an $800,000 boost. The money comes from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and will support the University of Oregon’s new Wildfire Smoke Research and Practice Center. A team of students

MERKLEY, WYDEN ANNOUNCE $8.5 MILLION FOR CLEAN WATER INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES

Monday, April 10, 2023 Tillamook Headlight Herald Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is awarding Oregon $8,559,000 from the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) to help upgrade wastewater and stormwater systems. “Reliable access to clean water is vital

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