KEZI Oregon officials announced on Friday that a major infrastructural improvement project to the Port of Coos Bay will receive an additional $29 million in federal funding on top of the $25 million that was announced a week ago. The offices of U.S. Representative Val Hoyle (D-Ore), Senator Ron Wyden
New federal investment in South Coast comes on top of $25 million announced last week WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Val Hoyle, U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, and U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, announced $29,751,615 in federal funding for the Pacific Coast Intermodal Port (PCIP) Coos Bay Rail Line (CBRL) Upgrades
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that five rural Oregon conservation projects have secured a total of more than $95 million in federal investment to help farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners adopt and expand strategies that enhance natural resources while tackling the climate crisis.
Citing severe damages to Central and Eastern Oregon, state lawmakers’ letter asks President Biden: “to swiftly provide the federal resources for our communities to recover and rebuild.” Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s entire congressional delegation today urged President Biden to grant Governor Kotek’s request that Oregon receive a major disaster declaration in
The World U.S. Representative Val Hoyle and U.S. Senator Ron Wyden and U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley on Oct. 16 announced $25,018,750 in federal funding for the Pacific Coast Intermodal Port (PCIP) Terminal Planning Project. The investment comes from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Nationally Significant Multimodal Freight and Highways Projects
The Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2022 included bipartisan language from U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee, and Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Chairman of the Senate EPW Subcommittee on Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and
Cannon Beach Gazette The Oregon Manufacturing Extension Partnership (OMEP) will receive $1,852,748 to bolster Oregon manufacturers. The funding will provide public-private partnerships to small and medium-sized manufacturers across the state. The funding comes from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) as a part of the Manufacturing Extension Partnership
Curry Pilot U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, along with U.S. Representative Val Hoyle, announced on Oct. 9 the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries included specific support for Port Orford’s local economy and job growth in its National Seafood Strategic Implementation Plan. “World-renowned seafood is synonymous with Oregon,
Semafor The News The filibuster’s leading Democratic antagonist will continue his charge to weaken the 60-vote threshold — even if Republicans are in power. To many Democrats, choosing process over party might sound ill-advised or even crazy. Not to Jeff Merkley, the lanky progressive senator from Oregon, whose commitment to
The Oregonian The Port of Coos Bay landed $25 million in federal funding Wednesday to plan a possible expansion and what might someday be a large transportation facility. The Port of Coos Bay is the largest coastal deep water shipping port between Seattle and San Francisco, and efforts have been
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