A Sustainable, Science-Based Solution for Oregon’s O&C Lands
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March 19, 2015
Wyden Fights to Renew Rural Oregon Safety Net
Washington, D.C. – Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., fought to restore a crucial lifeline for roads, schools and first-responders in Oregon’s cash-strapped rural communities, in an amendment he attached to the federal budget bill today. Wyden’s amendment is a first... Continue Reading: Wyden Fights to Renew Rural Oregon Safety Net
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December 10, 2014
Wyden: Rural Counties Lose Out After County Payments Left Out Of Spending Bill
Washington, D.C. – Today House Republican leaders rejected Sen. Ron Wyden’s efforts to fund and pass county payments for one more year. The decision will leave cash-strapped Oregon counties with little money to fund law-enforcement, schools and roads. “Rural... Continue Reading: Wyden: Rural Counties Lose Out After County Payments Left Out Of Spending Bill
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November 13, 2014
Energy Committee Passes Wyden O&C Bill that Significantly Boosts Timber Harvests
Washington, D.C. – Washington, D.C. –Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden’s O&C forestry bill passed out of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee today, with new provisions to dramatically increase timber harvests, ensure unprecedented certainty for timber sales... Continue Reading: Energy Committee Passes Wyden O&C Bill that Significantly Boosts Timber Harvests
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September 16, 2014
Wyden Announces O&C Act Markup
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today secured a commitment to mark up his O&C Act of 2014 in the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on November 13. Energy Committee Chair Senator Mary Landrieu, D-La., issued an announcement Tuesday... Continue Reading: Wyden Announces O&C Act Markup
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February 6, 2014
Wyden O&C Bill Moves Forward in Energy Committee
Washington, D.C. – Sen. Ron Wyden’s bill to create stable jobs, sustainable forestry and permanent conservation gains on Oregon’s O&C Lands took a step forward today, when the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing on the bill. Wyden... Continue Reading: Wyden O&C Bill Moves Forward in Energy Committee
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January 16, 2014
Wyden Announces Hearing on O&C Lands Bill
Washington, D.C. – Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced the Energy and Natural Resources Committee will hold a hearing on the O&C Lands Act of 2013 on February 6. The bill will double the timber harvest on O&C Lands in 18 Oregon counties, giving mills and... Continue Reading: Wyden Announces Hearing on O&C Lands Bill
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November 26, 2013
Wyden Releases O&C Legislation that Increases Timber Harvest, Creates Private-Sector Jobs, Protects Old Growth and Sensitive Areas
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Seeking to improve the management of O&C lands and boost timber harvests while upholding bedrock environmental laws, Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) today announced legislation that takes a science-first approach to managing 2.1 million acres of... Continue Reading: Wyden Releases O&C Legislation that Increases Timber Harvest, Creates Private-Sector Jobs, Protects Old Growth and Sensitive Areas