Wyden, Merkley Announce Federal Investment to Help Clean Energy Transition in Jackson County
City of Medford awarded an Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant for $143,430 Washington D.C.—U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced a federal investment of $143,430 for the City of Medford to improve energy efficiency, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and lower overall energy use. “The climate crisis demands
Wyden, Merkley Announce $1.9 Million to Promote Sustainable Forest Health for Small-Acreage Forest Landowners
Washington D.C.—U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced a federal investment of $1.9 million for the Bonneville Environmental Foundation to connect underserved and small acreage forest landowners to emerging carbon markets that provide incentives to improve forest management, including reforestation and other sustainable practices, for a healthier climate.
Merkley, Wyden Announce Federal Funding to Upgrade Warm Springs Radio’s Emergency Alert Equipment
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that KWSO-FM, a non-commercial community radio station owned and operated by the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, is receiving up to $158,749 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The federal grant will be used to upgrade
Merkley Announces Eight Additional April Town Halls
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley announced today he will be closing out April with eight in-person town halls: Marion, Polk, and Yamhill counties on Friday, April 26; Sherman, Wasco, and Hood River counties on Saturday, April 27; and Deschutes and Jefferson counties on Sunday, April 28. The events
Merkley Introduces Bill to Increase U.S. Contribution to Green Climate Fund, Strengthening International Partnership
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today announced the introduction of the Green Climate Fund Authorization Act of 2024 to authorize $4 billion annually to the Green Climate Fund (GCF) for each of the next two fiscal years (FY25 and FY26). The GCF was established in 2010 as
Merkley, Wyden Join Colleagues in Bipartisan Letter to USPS Opposing Consolidations, Operational Changes Across the Country
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined a bipartisan group of their colleagues in Congress in a letter led by U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) to United States Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, opposing the United States Postal Service’s (USPS) recent nationwide consolidation and review
Merkley, Wyden Announce Over $11 Million for Oregon Projects to Strengthen Transportation and Infrastructure Resilience to Climate Chaos
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announce today the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) is sending a total of $11,434,048 to the state through the Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT) grant program. The investments will support two projects led by
Welch, Merkley Introduce Bill to Ban Toxic Substances in Plastic Bottles, Address Plastic Pollution in our Communities
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) led Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) in introducing the Banning Toxics in Plastic Bottles Act, legislation to prohibit the sale of plastic beverage containers that contain toxic substances and dyes linked to adverse health and
Cardin, Duckworth, Merkley, Booker, Van Hollen Introduce Resolution to Tackle Toxic Lead Exposure
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Chair of Subcommittee on the Multilateral International Development, Multilateral Institutions, and International Economic, Energy, and Environmental Policy, along with Senators Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) announced the introduction of a
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