Energy and Environment

Oregon congressional delegation urges FEMA to speed wildfire disaster aid

September 13, 2020

The Oregonian

Oregon congressional delegation urges FEMA to speed wildfire disaster aid

They specifically asked FEMA to immediately offer help including paying for hotels or other shelter for people who lost their homes or are under evacuation orders.

Issues:Energy and EnvironmentHousing and Homelessness

Bonamici, Oregon Members Call for Immediate Housing Aid for Evacuees Displaced by Oregon Wildfires

September 13, 2020

Press Release

Tens of thousands of Oregonians have been placed under evacuation orders, and hundreds have already lost their homes.

Issues:Energy and EnvironmentHousing and Homelessness

Oregon Receives Approval of Federal Disaster Declaration for Wildfires

September 11, 2020

In The News

The Skanner

Oregon Receives Approval of Federal Disaster Declaration for Wildfires

Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with U.S. Representatives Peter DeFazio, Earl Blumenauer, Greg Walden, Kurt Schrader, and Suzanne Bonamici, today announced that the White House has approved the state of Oregon's request for an emergency declaration in response to unprecedented and dangerous wildfires that are blanketing the state.

Issues:Energy and EnvironmentHousing and Homelessness

Oregon Delegation Announces Approval of Federal Disaster Declaration for Oregon Wildfires

September 11, 2020

Press Release

My Oregon colleagues and I supported this federal emergency disaster declaration to bring critical resources to our state’s wildfire response, and I’m glad to see it was approved so quickly.

Issues:Energy and Environment

Oregon Delegation Pushes for Rapid Disaster Relief for Wildfires

September 9, 2020

Press Release

Given the severity and speed in which these fires are spreading across the state, we urge you to expedite the declaration process to ensure that local communities have the resources they need to respond to and recover quickly from these devastating wildfires.

Issues:Energy and Environment

Wildfire Resources – Stay Informed, Stay Safe

September 9, 2020

Statements

NW Oregon is facing significant wildfire threats.

Issues:Energy and Environment

Oregon leaders ask EPA to investigate impacts of tear gas on the environment

August 14, 2020

In The News

KATU

Oregon leaders ask EPA to investigate impacts of tear gas on the environment

Several Oregon leaders are asking for the Environmental Protection Agency to investigate the impacts of sustained tear gas used by federal agents on people, air, land and bodies of water.

In a letter from Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, along with Representatives Earl Blumenauer and Suzanne Bonamici, they wrote in part:

Issues:Civil RightsEnergy and Environment

Wyden, Merkley, Blumenauer and Bonamici Demand Answers on Environmental and Health Impacts of Tear Gas Used by Federal Officers

August 14, 2020

Press Release

The use of tear gas was indiscriminate and often spread through surrounding areas on a nightly basis.

Issues:Civil RightsEnergy and Environment

Bonamici Leads Congressional Estuary Caucus Co-Chairs to Introduce National Estuaries Week Resolution

July 31, 2020

Press Release

Our nation’s estuaries are often overlooked and undervalued, but they are among the world’s most productive working ecosystems.

Issues:Energy and Environment

Bonamici Helps Pass Permanent Funding, Protection for Natural Areas

July 23, 2020

Press Release

The Land and Water Conservation Fund represents a bipartisan commitment to safeguarding natural areas and providing recreation opportunities in the prized outdoor areas that make places in Northwest Oregon like Ecola State Park and the Tualatin National Wildlife Refuge so special.

Issues:Energy and Environment