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Senators Introduce Package of Bills to Help Wildfire Communities

July 22, 2021

On Wednesday, Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden introduced three bills they claim will help the public, businesses, and agricultural operators combat the effects of wildfire smoke, and recover from the damage it causes. A release said the legislation includes the Wildfire Smoke Emergency Declaration Act, the Smoke

Merkley Issues Statement After Republican Colleagues Block Bipartisan Plan to Invest in America’s Crumbling Infrastructure

July 21, 2021

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement today after his Republican colleagues voted against debating their bipartisan agreement to invest in America’s crumbling infrastructure: “I’m deeply disappointed in my Republican colleagues for blocking a debate on the bipartisan framework to help build the foundation American

Oregon Senators Introduce Three Wildfire Bills

July 21, 2021

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today introduced three bills to help the public, businesses, and agricultural operators combat the effects of wildfire smoke, and recover from the damage it causes. That includes the Wildfire Smoke Emergency Declaration Act, the Smoke Planning and Research Act,

Harrowing report on plastic pollution says we have 29 years to save the ocean

July 20, 2021

Speaking to Salon in April, John Hocevar – the Oceans Campaign Director for Greenpeace USA – brought the horrors of plastic pollution to vivid life by describing one of its more heartbreaking consequences: the suffering it inflicts on innocent sea creatures. “We’ve seen pictures of whales washed up on beaches with their stomachs full

Merkley to Gavel in First-Ever Senate Environment and Public Works Hearing on Environmental Justice

July 19, 2021

Washington, D.C. – On Thursday, July 22, 2021, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—the Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight—will gavel in the Subcommittee’s first-ever hearing on disproportionate human health and environmental burdens on communities of color and

Affordable Housing: Merkley pressing Affordable Home Act

July 19, 2021

A “devastating lack of affordable housing” is something that can no longer be ignored, according to Oregon U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, show has unveiled the Affordable Home Act in the Senate. Merkley said housing is something he hears about constantly and is something that must be addressed now. “Every single

Federal Funds Could Bring Health Center To Cottage Grove

July 17, 2021

Oregon’s congressional delegation is working to secure funding for a public health clinic in Cottage Grove. It would be the first Federally Qualified Health Center in a rural part of Lane County. Lane County Commissioner Heather Buch said there’s a need for rural residents to access a clinic in their

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