As the Cedar Creek Fire continues to burn at zero percent containment, Senator Jeff Merkley came to the area Friday to discuss fire suppression efforts and more funding for wildfire response. His first stop Friday at the Cedar Creek Incident Command Post where he met with fire officials and introduced
Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley visited the Cedar Creek Fire Incident Command Center Friday. Merkley noted that Labor Day, 2020 reset Oregonian’s understanding of wildfires. He spoke after touring the wildland firefighting headquarters in Dexter, saying, “I’m really struck compared to a couple years ago at the continuously enhanced level of
EUGENE, Ore. – As the Cedar Creek Fire continues to burn at zero percent containment, Senator Jeff Merkley came to the area Friday to discuss fire suppression efforts and more funding for wildfire response. His first stop Friday at the Cedar Creek Incident Command Post where he met with fire officials
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley along with Senator Steve Daines (R-MT) introduced the bipartisan Civilian Conservation Center Enhancement Act. This bill directs the Secretary of Agriculture and the Department of Interior to offer specialized training, specifically wildland firefighter training, to Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center students. “Every
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced the Environmental Protection Agency has awarded the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality $350,000 to implement two pollution prevention projects in the state. These awards are intended to help states and tribes provide businesses with technical assistance to
Washington D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, joined Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Doris Matsui (D-Calif.) along with Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) to introduce the Digital Equity Foundation Act, legislation to establish a nonprofit foundation to leverage public and private investments
WASHINGTON – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, along with Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), teamed up with Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE-AL) and Congresswoman Young Kim (R-CA-39) to introduce the National Nursing Workforce Center Act. The bipartisan and bicameral National Nursing Workforce Center Act would establish a 3-year pilot program
U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced that Oregon State University (OSU) will receive more than $180,000 to research and develop management strategies for the fusarium canker fungus killing hops in Oregon, Washington and Idaho. “Since 98% of U.S. hops are grown right here in the Pacific Northwest, Oregon State University’s
Oregon’s two U.S. senators, Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, say they have secured a $366,150 grant for Washington County nonprofits Centro Cultural and Working Theory Farm to partner to increase food production and distribution. Working Theory Farm, which gives youth opportunities to work on the farm through partnerships with Washington
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that four Oregon fire departments will receive a combined more than $900,000 in federal Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) for crucial operations, safety and vehicle costs. “Local firefighters who have been working hard this past week and year-round
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