Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, alongside Representatives Peter DeFazio (D-OR-04), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR-03), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-01), and Cliff Bentz (R-OR-02), are pushing agencies in charge of federal wildfire response to step up preparedness efforts for the 2021 wildfire season—which could be as bad or
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—a leading voice in the Senate on climate and a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee—released the following statement after voting no on the Growing Climate Solutions Act: “Nobody is feeling the impacts of the climate crisis more directly that
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced the Salem Area Mass Transit District Project, also known as Cherriots, will receive a $6.3 million federal grant to buy or lease low- or no-emission buses and other transit vehicles. “Energy–efficient public transit systems that Oregonians need
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, the chairman of the Senate Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee, convened a hearing with Interior Secretary Deb Haaland during which he emphasized the need to create a budget that reflects the critical role of the Department of the
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Representatives Zoe Lofgren (CA-19) and Doris Matsui (CA-06) introduced H.R. 3886, the Clean Energy Victory Bonds Act of 2021, bicameral legislation to give individuals the opportunity to buy Clean Energy Victory Bonds and help build America’s clean-energy future. Modeled after
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that four Oregon companies will receive critical seed funding totaling more than $800,000 from the Department of Energy to pursue projects in clean energy technologies and climate solutions. “Small businesses are the lifeblood of Oregon’s economy, supporting jobs
Washington, D.C. – With a G7 Summit just around the corner, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, along with U.S. Representatives Alan Lowenthal (D-CA-47) and Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-01), is pushing the Biden administration to work toward a global agreement to address marine plastic litter and microplastics. “Plastic pollution has exploded into
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—the Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee that funds the U.S. Department of the Interior—released the following statement today, after the agency announced that it is suspending leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge until crucial defects in the environmental review process underlying
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, the Chairman of the Senate Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee, today welcomed President Biden’s fiscal year 2022 budget request for critical programs affecting climate change, forest health, conservation, environmental justice and tribal communities. “If we’re going to recover from the
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—who serves on the Senate Appropriations Committee—is teaming up with U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) to urge the Biden administration to support a supplemental disaster appropriations effort to direct urgently needed federal resources to communities throughout America that are struggling to recover from
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