{"id":7638,"date":"2023-07-19T15:25:41","date_gmt":"2023-07-19T19:25:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/?page_id=7638"},"modified":"2023-07-24T11:39:55","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T15:39:55","slug":"tackling-climate-change-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/about\/issues\/tackling-climate-change-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Abordar el cambio clim\u00e1tico"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7638\" class=\"elementor elementor-7638\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2736b8f1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2736b8f1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d00417f\" data-id=\"7d00417f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b36821 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b36821\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>La contaminaci\u00f3n de carbono en nuestra atm\u00f3sfera por la quema de combustibles f\u00f3siles como el petr\u00f3leo y el carb\u00f3n est\u00e1 librando un ataque directo y descontrolado a nuestra agricultura, pesca y bosques, las piedras angulares de la econom\u00eda rural de Oreg\u00f3n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cuando Jeff era joven, su padre trabajaba como constructor de molinos. Pas\u00f3 su infancia en las comunidades madereras del sur de Oreg\u00f3n, donde los trabajos madereros pon\u00edan comida en la mesa y manten\u00edan los techos sobre las cabezas de la gente. Los incendios y las infestaciones de insectos ya est\u00e1n matando \u00e1rboles a un ritmo alarmante en todo el noroeste, y el cambio clim\u00e1tico solo empeorar\u00e1 estas amenazas para nuestros bosques. Otras industrias ic\u00f3nicas de Oreg\u00f3n, como nuestros criaderos de ostras costeros, est\u00e1n amenazadas por la acidificaci\u00f3n del oc\u00e9ano, y tanto la pesca como la agricultura enfrentan amenazas por la disminuci\u00f3n de las capas de nieve y el aumento de la sequ\u00eda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>El Congreso necesita despertar. El cambio clim\u00e1tico es real y es malo para nuestra econom\u00eda y empleos, especialmente en las zonas rurales de Oreg\u00f3n y los lugares que m\u00e1s dependen de nuestros abundantes recursos naturales.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-005c8e8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"005c8e8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-981cf52\" data-id=\"981cf52\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b46ff05 elementor-grid-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-none elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"b46ff05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;classic_columns&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:45,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;pagination_type&quot;:&quot;numbers&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_tablet_extra&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_mobile_extra&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.classic\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-classic elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-25412 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-press-releases tag-agriculture tag-bipartisan-actions tag-delivering-for-oregon tag-jobs-and-the-economy tag-natural-resources-and-rural-development tag-tackling-climate-change tag-wildfire\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/dexter-merkley-lead-bipartisan-bicameral-comprehensive-legislation-to-protect-wildland-firefighters-health\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tDexter, Merkley Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Comprehensive Legislation to Protect Wildland Firefighters\u2019 Health\u00a0\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tSeptember 17, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Wildland Firefighter Health and Safety Act establishes first-of-its-kind respiratory protections, strengthens health monitoring and improves care for federal wildland firefighters. WASHINGTON, D.C.&nbsp;\u2013 Today, Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. (D-OR), Reps. Huffman (D-CA) and Gallagher (R-CA), and Sens. Merkley (D-OR), Padilla&nbsp;(D-CA), Curtis (R-UT), Sheehy (R-Mont.) introduced the Wildland Firefighter Health and Safety<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/dexter-merkley-lead-bipartisan-bicameral-comprehensive-legislation-to-protect-wildland-firefighters-health\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Dexter, Merkley Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Comprehensive Legislation to Protect Wildland Firefighters\u2019 Health\u00a0\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fal fa-chevron-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-25399 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-press-releases tag-bipartisan-actions tag-natural-resources-and-rural-development tag-tackling-climate-change tag-wildfire\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/curtis-merkley-wildfire-emissions-prevention-bill-unanimously-passes-committee\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tEl proyecto de ley de Curtis y Merkley para la prevenci\u00f3n de emisiones de incendios forestales es aprobado por unanimidad en el comit\u00e9.\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t16 de septiembre de 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>WASHINGTON\u2014Los senadores estadounidenses John Curtis (republicano por Utah) y Jeff Merkley (dem\u00f3crata por Oreg\u00f3n) aplaudieron hoy la aprobaci\u00f3n un\u00e1nime por parte del Comit\u00e9 de Medio Ambiente y Obras P\u00fablicas del Senado (EPW) de la Ley de Prevenci\u00f3n de Emisiones de Incendios Forestales (WEPA), una legislaci\u00f3n bipartidista para simplificar el uso por parte de los estados de incendios prescritos para prevenir las emisiones de incendios forestales, proteger los ecosistemas y los h\u00e1bitats de la vida silvestre, y hacer que los bosques y las comunidades estadounidenses sean m\u00e1s seguros y saludables.,<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/curtis-merkley-wildfire-emissions-prevention-bill-unanimously-passes-committee\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Curtis, Merkley\u00a0Wildfire Emissions Prevention Bill Unanimously Passes Committee\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fal fa-chevron-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-25372 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-press-releases tag-agriculture tag-delivering-for-oregon tag-drought tag-natural-resources-and-rural-development tag-tackling-climate-change\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/wyden-merkley-introduce-bill-to-protect-agricultural-water-access-amid-worsening-drought-in-oregon\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tWyden, Merkley Introduce Bill to Protect Agricultural Water Access Amid Worsening Drought in Oregon\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tSeptember 15, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Legislation would help upgrade outdated water infrastructure systems to support agriculture Washington, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today introduced legislation that would help improve water resilience in communities across Oregon and the West as drought in the region persists after last year\u2019s record-low snowpack. \u201cWater scarcity<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/wyden-merkley-introduce-bill-to-protect-agricultural-water-access-amid-worsening-drought-in-oregon\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Wyden, Merkley Introduce Bill to Protect Agricultural Water Access Amid Worsening Drought in Oregon\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fal fa-chevron-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-25259 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-press-releases tag-delivering-for-oregon tag-responding-to-and-recovering-from-wildfire-and-drought tag-tackling-climate-change tag-wildfire\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/merkley-joins-effort-to-help-state-local-tribal-agencies-monitor-air-pollution-from-wildfires\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tMerkley Joins Effort to Help State, Local, Tribal Agencies Monitor Air Pollution from Wildfires\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tAugust 24, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Washington, D.C.\u2013 Oregon\u2019s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley joined his Senate colleagues to introduce new legislation that would help state, local, and Tribal government agencies monitor worsening air pollution caused by wildfires and make more informed public health decisions. \u201cWhen the 2020 Labor Day fires swept across Oregon, I drove over<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/merkley-joins-effort-to-help-state-local-tribal-agencies-monitor-air-pollution-from-wildfires\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Merkley Joins Effort to Help State, Local, Tribal Agencies Monitor Air Pollution from Wildfires\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fal fa-chevron-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-25252 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-press-releases tag-protecting-consumers-taxpayers-and-the-economy tag-tackling-climate-change\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/merkley-senators-call-on-watchdog-to-probe-tax-subsidies-for-lng-exporters\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tMerkley, Senators Call on Watchdog to Probe Tax Subsidies for LNG Exporters\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tAugust 20, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today, Oregon\u2019s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley led Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and U.S. Senators&nbsp;Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) in urging the Acting Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) to launch an investigation into the Internal Revenue Service<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/merkley-senators-call-on-watchdog-to-probe-tax-subsidies-for-lng-exporters\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Merkley, Senators Call on Watchdog to Probe Tax Subsidies for LNG Exporters\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fal fa-chevron-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-25239 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-press-releases tag-agriculture tag-delivering-for-oregon tag-natural-resources-and-rural-development tag-tackling-climate-change\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/merkley-wyden-secure-federal-funding-to-expand-pollinator-habitat-along-oregon-highways\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tMerkley, Wyden Secure Federal Funding to Expand Pollinator Habitat Along Oregon Highways\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tAugust 18, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Washington, D.C.&nbsp;\u2014 Today,&nbsp;Oregon\u2019s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced $150,000 in federal funds for the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) to create and restore pollinator habitats along Oregon highways.The funding, which is the maximum award under the Federal Highway Administration\u2019s Pollinator-Friendly Practices on Roadsides and Highway Rights-of-Way Program<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/merkley-wyden-secure-federal-funding-to-expand-pollinator-habitat-along-oregon-highways\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Merkley, Wyden Secure Federal Funding to Expand Pollinator Habitat Along Oregon Highways\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fal fa-chevron-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-load-more-anchor\" data-page=\"1\" data-max-page=\"92\" data-next-page=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7638\/page\/2\/\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"elementor-pagination\" aria-label=\"Pagination\">\n\t\t\t<span aria-current=\"page\" class=\"page-numbers current\"><span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">P\u00e1gina<\/span>1<\/span>\n<a class=\"page-numbers\" href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7638\/page\/2\/\"><span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">P\u00e1gina<\/span>2<\/a>\n<a class=\"page-numbers\" href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7638\/page\/3\/\"><span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">P\u00e1gina<\/span>3<\/a>\n<a class=\"page-numbers\" href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7638\/page\/4\/\"><span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">P\u00e1gina<\/span>4<\/a>\n<a class=\"page-numbers\" href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7638\/page\/5\/\"><span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">P\u00e1gina<\/span>5<\/a>\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The carbon pollution in our atmosphere from burning fossil fuels like oil and coal is waging a direct and unchecked assault on our farming, fishing and forests \u2013 the cornerstones of Oregon\u2019s rural economy. When Jeff was young, his dad worked as a millwright. 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