October 14, 2021
Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today Oregon State University will receive a $2 million grant from the Department of Energy to study the impact of offshore winds on the environment.
"Moving rapidly to a clean energy future requires having the best and brightest minds provide robust research on ways to make that vision a reality," said Merkley. "I am pleased OSU will use this grant to lead efforts on offshore wind development research and find ways for offshore wind t… Continue Reading
October 13, 2021
U.S. Senator Ron Wyden today expressed concerns in a letter to the parent company of Mt. Bachelor that the introduction of the "Fast Tracks" pass at the Central Oregon ski resort will result in inequitable access to public lands.
"Given the serious concerns this policy raises about equitable access to the public lands on which Mt. Bachelor operates under its U.S. Forest Service Special Use permit, I request that POWDR abandon its plans to adopt this new pass system," Wyden wrote POWDR Chair and… Continue Reading
October 13, 2021
U.S. Representative Peter DeFazio (OR-04), along with Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, and Representatives Earl Blumenauer (OR-03), Kurt Schrader (OR-05), and Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) today requested answers on alleged mistreatment of Oregon National Guard (ORNG) servicemembers deployed to assist with the state's COVID response.
In a letter to Oregon Governor Kate Brown and Major General Michael E. Stencel, the lawmakers called attention to reports they've received from ORNG members regardi… Continue Reading
September 22, 2021
In the year that followed the attacks on 9/11, 181,510 Americans enlisted in the ranks of active duty service, and 72,908 joined the enlisted reserves. And now, 20 years later, we are seeing a wave of veterans who served our country facing mental and physical health challenges as they return home to Oregon and nationwide… Continue Reading
August 25, 2021
The passage of the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework will trigger more resources to help Oregonians build our state back from this pandemic better than ever. But with new masking requirements in the state and reports that Oregon hospitals are overwhelmed by COVID-19 cases, it's clear that deadly and contagious variant strains of COVID-19 will be with us for the long haul and that we must fight tooth and nail to preserve hospital capacity.… Continue Reading
June 08, 2021
It was 102 degrees in Medford on June 1, 2021. Let me say that again just in case it didn't fully sink in: Medford suffered temperatures as high as 102 degrees in spring, making it harder for firefighters battling Southern Oregon's first fires of the year.
Now, I usually like Oregon to be in the record-setting business, but… Continue Reading
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