Merkley and Colleagues to EPA Administrator Zeldin: Provide Valid Legal Basis for EPA Funding Freeze that is Threatening Jobs and Jeopardizing Infrastructure Projects
During his first days on the job, EPA Administrator Zeldin rubber stamps Trump’s disastrous funding freeze and violates federal law Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—a senior member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee—joined all his Democratic colleagues of the Committee in demanding answers from
Thompson y Merkley presentan un proyecto de ley para combatir el impacto del humo de los incendios forestales en la salud
Washington – Hoy, el representante estadounidense Mike Thompson (California-04) y el senador Jeff Merkley (demócrata por Oregón) presentaron la Ley de Comunidades Preparadas para el Humo y el Calor, una legislación para proteger a las comunidades de todo el país de los peligrosos impactos sanitarios, económicos y ambientales del humo de los incendios forestales y los eventos de calor extremo. Thompson presentó el proyecto de ley en la Cámara de Representantes.
Merkley: El gabinete de combustibles fósiles de Trump es un desastre para nuestro clima, nuestra economía y el futuro de nuestros hijos
Washington, DC – El senador estadounidense de Oregon, Jeff Merkley, miembro de mayor rango del Subcomité de Asignaciones del Interior y Medio Ambiente del Senado y miembro de alto rango del Comité de Medio Ambiente y Obras Públicas del Senado, publicó hoy la siguiente declaración sobre las nominaciones de Lee Zeldin para Administrador de la Agencia de Protección Ambiental (EPA), Doug Burgum para Secretario de
Wyden, Merkley Co-sponsor Climate Resolution
Senators fight back against Donald Trump’s day-one withdrawal of the United States from Paris Climate Agreement Washington DC—U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced they have joined 20 U.S. Senate colleagues to reintroduce the We Are Still In resolution in response to Donald Trump’s withdrawal of the United
Merkley, Wyden Announce Nearly $30 Million for Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Investments
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced a total of $30,917,798 in federal funding from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) is coming to Oregon to support Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration (WSFR) projects around the state. Funding is intended to support projects
Senators Markey, Merkley Introduce Legislation Prohibiting Fossil Fuel Executives from Controlling Energy-Related Agencies
Legislation would put a 10-year ban on fossil fuel executives and lobbyists for energy-related federal political appointments Bill Text (PDF) Washington (January 16, 2025) – Senator Edward J. Markey, a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, and Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) today reintroduced the Banning In Government Oil