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Fire near Knight Road near Goldendale

Information from the Columbia Gorge Wildland & Fire Information Page NEW FIRE: KNIGHT ROAD near Goldendale, July 13, 2023 3:15 pm ESTIMATED SIZE: 100 acres per dispatch Wildfire EVACS BELOW Klickitat Co., Knight Road UPDATES: […]

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Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced this week that Oregon will receive nearly $20 million to perform crucial updates to the electrical grid in low-income communities and on Tribal land.

“Oregon families without means and Tribal families in Oregon have been on the front lines of the climate emergency in their communities – some losing power for days due to winter storms, and others losing acres […]

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Oregon OSHA invites nonprofits, employers, labor groups to apply for grants to create innovative workplace safety or health training or education projects

Salem – If you have a brilliant idea for a workplace safety or health training or education project, but you’re not sure where to go for funding to help make it a reality, consider Oregon […]

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Wyden, Jayapal, Brown, Welch Introduce Legislation to Improve Child Nutrition

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Peter Welch, D-Vt., and U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., today introduced legislation that would improve child nutrition by expanding access to locally-grown, unprocessed fruits and vegetables for […]

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Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Urge EPA to Finalize Strongest Possible Vehicle Emissions Standards this Year

Lawmakers push for robust emissions standards to protect public health, benefit climate and economy Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today with their colleagues urged the EPA to finalize the strongest feasible multi-pollutant vehicle […]