Senators want limits on the government’s use of facial recognition technology for airport screening
Associated Press A bipartisan group of senators is pushing for restrictions on the use of facial recognition technology by the Transportation Security Administration, saying they are concerned about travelers’ privacy and civil liberties. In a letter on Thursday, the group of 14 lawmakers called on Senate leaders to use the upcoming reauthorization of the Federal Aviation
Biden Faces Pressure to Lead on Combating Plastics Pollution
Bloomberg Government The Biden administration has come up short in advocating meaningful steps in international talks toward curbing harmful plastic pollution, a leading Senate Democrat says. The government, led by the State Department in talks with other countries to develop a legally binding agreement on plastic pollution before the end
Wyden, Merkley Announce $345,000 for Klamath Falls Recycled Water Supply
Gorge News Center Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley this week announced that Klamath Falls will receive $345,000 in federal funds from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act to help conserve groundwater and increase supply of recycled potable water. “Rural communities in Oregon depend on water for everything from
$2M to La Clinica for Acute Care Center Expansion
KOBI JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. —$2 million in Federal funding was given to La Clinica for its Acute Care Center Expansion Project. Senator Jeff Merkley says this money will go to improve access to urgent care services for close to 80,000 low-income, uninsured and under-insured residents of Jackson County. CEO of
Funding package passed by Congress includes $1.14 million for St. Charles/OHSU psychiatric residency program
KTVZ WASHINGTON – Oregon Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced Monday the first in what’s expected to be more long long lists of Oregon projects funded through the half-dozen final fiscal 2024 spending bills Congress passed late last week and President Biden quickly signed into law, to avoid a government
Merkley, Wyden announce over $4 million coming to Oregon for ecosystem restoration
Siuslaw News Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced a total of $4.4 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will be coming to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Oregon Office to support eight ecosystem restoration projects around the state over the next several years. These projects build
Astoria to receive $1.8 million for waterline project
The Astorian Astoria will receive $1.8 million in federal funding for the replacement of a nearly 100-year-old waterline on Irving Avenue. The funding, backed by U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, is part of a spending package approved by Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden this month. Merkley and
U.S. Bans the Last Type of Asbestos Still in Use
New York Times The United States joins more than 50 other countries that have banned the deadly carcinogen, although the phaseout will take more than a decade. The Biden administration on Monday finalized a ban on the only type of asbestos still used in the United States, the first time
The U.S. bans most common form of asbestos, after decades of pushback from industry
NPR The Environmental Protection Agency announced Monday that it is banning the most common form of asbestos, a cancer-causing substance that’s linked to the deaths of tens of thousands of Americans every year. The U.S. is prohibiting the use of chrysotile asbestos, joining more than 50 other countries that have
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