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
Senate confirms Natalie Wight as the US attorney for Oregon
The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed Natalie Wight as Oregon’s next U.S. attorney, formally making her the top federal law enforcement official in the state. Wight, a longtime federal prosecutor, has served as the court-appointed U.S. attorney since June, shortly after she was nominated by President Joe Biden. Wight is
Senator Merkley pushing two bills on mitigating smoke
As wildfires burn throughout the state, Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley is working on two bills to deal with what he calls a smoke crisis. The Smoke Ready Community Act would create grants to make air quality upgrades more accessible and provide more funding for infrastructure upgrades. Those upgrades would include smoke filters
Senator Merkley introduces wildfire smoke mitigation legislation
U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley has introduced two bills intended to mitigate the effects of wildfire smoke. Today, the Smoke-Ready Communities Act and the Smoke Planning and Research Act received a hearing in front of the Environment and Public Works committee. Dr. Cassandra Moseley, a U of O professor in the Institute for
WYDEN, MERKLEY SECURE $100,000 IN FEDERAL ASSISTANCE TO OREGON FIREFIGHTERS
U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley has introduced two bills intended to mitigate the effects of wildfire smoke. Today, the Smoke-Ready Communities Act and the Smoke Planning and Research Act received a hearing in front of the Environment and Public Works committee. Dr. Cassandra Moseley, a U of O professor in the Institute for
Oregon Mass Timber Coalition lands $41M to boost forest products industry
The Oregon Mass Timber Coalition has been awarded $41.4 million in federal grants to modernize and boost the forest products industry in Oregon. The money comes from the Build Back Better Regional Challenge, which is funded through President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan. The capital is designed to catalyze Oregon’s mass timber industry,
Cottage Grove to receive $5 million from American Rescue Plan to revitalize downtown
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Cottage Grove will receive a $5 million grant funded by the American Rescue Plan to support revitalization of its downtown historic commercial district, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced Tuesday. The grant will revitalize five blocks of Main Street in Cottage Grove by installing new landscaping, utilities improvements,
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