WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the United States Senate passed a bipartisan amendment sponsored by Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley and Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) that restores funding for wind energy research and development (R&D). The amendment was attached to the Fiscal Year 2017 (FY17) Energy and Water Appropriations bill. “Wind energy
The U.S. Senate Tuesday passed a long-anticipated bipartisan energy bill, and Klamath Basin irrigators will reap some benefits, according to a press release. The Klamath Water Users Association (KWUA) announced that it has been working for more than six months on the package along with Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff
Passenger air service is expected to return to Klamath Falls in October following passage of federal legislation that will bring back Transportation Security Administration personnel to the Crater Lake-Klamath Regional Airport. “We have it on good authority that TSA is coming to Klamath Falls,” Klamath Falls Mayor Todd Kellstrom told
WASHINGTON – Today, Oregon’s Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined Senate Democrats to introduce the Testing, Removal and Updated Evaluations of Lead Everywhere in America for Dramatic Enhancements that Restore Safety to Homes, Infrastructure and Pipes Act of 2016, or True LEADership Act (S.2821). The True LEADership Act is a comprehensive plan that
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the United States Senate passed an energy bill that includes a provision sponsored by Oregon’s Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden to provide tools to better manage water, and to encourage water and power conservation, to benefit agriculture and wildlife in the Klamath Basin. The bill
The Senate’s upcoming appropriations bill on energy and water development won’t include a battle over Flint’s water infrastructure. But, like any spending bill, it sports some debate about controversial riders. On tap are amendments to defund the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Water Rule and address the impact of the crude
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced that the U.S. Senate today passed legislation renewing and updating the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)’s authorities, which includes a bipartisan provision pushed by Merkley and Wyden, the Treating Small Airports with Fairness (TSA Fairness) Act. The TSA Fairness Act
WASHINGTON – Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore. announced Thursday that the Senate Energy and Water Appropriations bill includes language that could help Central Oregon farmers maintain access to water supplies while protecting endangered species. The provision urges the Bureau of Reclamation to provide additional funds for the WaterSmart program, to fund projects
Portland, OR – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley announced today that included in the Senate Energy and Water Appropriations bill is language that could help Central Oregon farmers maintain access to water supplies while protecting endangered species. The provision urges the Bureau of Reclamation to provide additional funds for the WaterSmart program
Northwest senators took the first step Thursday to fulfilling the promises made to Columbia River fishing tribes in the 1930s. Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, and Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, added language into an appropriations bill that allows the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to start planning a new tribal village
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