Energy and Environment
Information regarding my stance on Energy and Environment issues.
This bipartisan legislation — introduced by Democratic Rep. Suzanne Bonamici of Oregon and co-sponsored by Florida Republican representatives Bill Posey and Brian Mast and Democrat Alcee Hastings — aims to identify, protect and restore coastal ecosystems like kelp, seagrasses, marshes and mangroves that capture and store carbon. The Senate bill was co-sponsored by Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Democrat Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island.
According to a University or Oregon study, 80 percent of every dollar invested in restoration projects stays in-county, and 90 percent stays in-state. But the ultimate payoff, Trenholm said, lies in the future: restoring the lifeblood of coastal communities by helping them fish again. "Salmon are an integral part of the culture and ecosystem of the Pacific NW, and we must do all we can to help them survive and thrive," said Rep. Suzanne Bonamici.
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and U.S. Reps. Peter DeFazio, Earl Blumenauer and Suzanne Bonamici said today that federal officials have notified them that eight Oregon counties will get assistance for removing and disposing hazardous materials and solid waste debris as part of response and recovery to the wildfires.
A group of 85 Democrats led by Reps. Jamie Raskin (Md.), Suzanne Bonamici (Ore.) and Kathy Castor (Fla.) wrote to the heads of NOAA and the Commerce Department asking for the appointment of climatology professor David Legates to be withdrawn. "As the new deputy assistant secretary of Commerce for environmental observation and prediction—reporting directly to the acting NOAA administrator—Legates would clearly be in a position to seriously damage the agency's scientific integrity," they wrote.