Sens. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) introduced legislation Thursday that calls on the U.S. to transition off fossil fuels by 2050, hoping to spur action on the state and local level, even as the Trump administration pushes for expanded coal, oil and natural gas
WASHINGTON – Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Bernie Sanders (I-VT), along with Senators Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and Cory Booker (D-NJ), introduced landmark climate legislation Thursday that would transition the United States to 100 percent clean and renewable energy by no later than 2050. The “100 by ’50 Act” lays
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) laced into President Donald Trump’s proposed tax plan on Wednesday by pointing out that it amounts to a massive $2 trillion giveaway to corporate America. “Trump’s 15% corporate tax rate plan would REDUCE federal revenue by $2 trillion over next 10 years,” he wrote on Twitter. “Another
WASHINGTON – Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., applauded news Friday that the Federal Reserve fined Deutsche Bank $157 million for violating the Volcker Rule. The fine is the first related to enforcement of the Volcker Rule, which Merkley co-authored along with former Senator Carl Levin as part of the Dodd-Frank Wall
Rogue Community College will ramp up its technology offerings — and RCC tech graduates will ramp up their earning potential — thanks in part to a $1.2 million federal grant that will help the school create a High Technology Training Center in White City. The grant is the latest in
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) plans to introduce legislation later this month outlining how the United States can completely wean itself off fossil fuels by 2050, his office told The Huffington Post. The senator plans to introduce the bill the week of April 24, shortly before the People’s Climate Movement, an annual
WASHINGTON – Oregon Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden led a group of 10 senators calling on Senate Appropriations Committee leaders to dedicate adequate funding to cleaning up National Guard sites across the U.S. that have been contaminated by dangerous amounts of lead dust. In addition to their National Guard
U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley is a champion talker. Last week, the Oregon Democrat attempted to block President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Neil Gorsuch, with a speech on the Senate floor. It lasted more than 15 hours, and ultimately failed—Gorsuch was sworn in April 10. But Merkley’s stemwinder made a
Cleaning up lead dust in the National Guard’s toxic armories needs to be a priority in the Pentagon’s 2018 budget, a group of 10 senators, including Oregon Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, said Wednesday. Otherwise, the senators said, the neurotoxin will continue to pose dangers to the soldiers and communities who
A key senior Republican senator has joined Democrats in seeking to save the National Sea Grant Program, used as a tool by the University of Washington and schools in 31 states to keep oceans healthy and fisheries sustainable. The $73 million program, important to coastal towns on the Atlantic, Pacific
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