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MERKLEY, DAINES, JOYCE Y BLUMENAUER PRESENTAN LA LEY DE BANCA SEGURO PARA MEJORAR LA SEGURIDAD COMUNITARIA Y EL ACCESO BANCARIO PARA LAS EMPRESAS LEGALES DE CANNABIS

Bipartisan legislation would ensure that legal cannabis businesses can access critical financial services, increase public safety Wednesday, April 26, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley along with Montana’s U.S. Senator Steve Daines and U.S. Representatives Dave Joyce (R-OH-14) and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR-03) introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Secure and

LA EPA FINANCIA EL NUEVO CENTRO DE LA UNIVERSIDAD DE OREGON QUE INVESTIGARÁ EL HUMO DE LOS INCENDIOS FORESTALES

Martes, 11 de abril de 2023 Por: Brian Bull OPB Los esfuerzos para comprender los efectos y riesgos del humo de los incendios forestales han recibido un impulso de $800,000. El dinero proviene de la Agencia de Protección Ambiental de EE. UU. y apoyará el nuevo Centro de Práctica e Investigación de Humo de Incendios Forestales de la Universidad de Oregón. un equipo de estudiantes

America’s Cry for Justice

I am heartbroken and furious. George Floyd — as well as Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and so, so, so many others — should be alive today. We have lost them not simply because some bad people did terrible things. We have lost them because our nation was built on a

Mourning Alton Sterling and Philando Castile

The ubiquity of video cameras today has shown the rest of the country what African Americans have always known: that with shocking and horrifying regularity, African-American men and boys are the victims of the police—the very people charged with keeping all of us safe. I don’t know what it’s like

Ahora es el momento de finalizar las regulaciones sobre el tabaco y la nicotina.

Two years ago today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a proposed blueprint for regulating e-cigarettes. The release of the proposed rule was an important step forward in achieving comprehensive regulation of new tobacco products including e-cigarettes, which are sold today with virtually zero regulation.  The Administration assured

Oregon senators urge more funding for federal air quality programs

U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) recently sent a letter to request more funding for federal air quality programs following revelations that several Portland neighborhoods have high levels of heavy metals in their air. “Hazardous air pollutants, such as lead, arsenic, and cadmium, can cause cancer, neurological

Getting the TPP right: What needs to happen in Hawaii

This week, trade negotiators from the United States and 11 other nations are gathering in Hawaii with the aim of completing negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a massive trade deal that will encompass nearly 40 percent of the global economy and shape our economic future for decades to come.

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