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  1. October 18, 2016

    Wyden, Merkley Statement on Interior Department’s Support of Klamath River Dam Removal

    Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today issued the following statement after news that Interior Department Secretary Sally Jewell will formally support the applications for removal of four dams along the Klamath River, another... Continue Reading: Wyden, Merkley Statement on Interior Department’s Support of Klamath River Dam Removal

  2. January 8, 2015

    Wyden, Merkley Introduce Bills to Double Timber Harvest, Protect Oregon’s Treasures And Settle Water Disputes

    Washington, D.C. – Oregon Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley reintroduced two bills today that renew their commitment to pass common-sense solutions for decades-old issues facing rural Oregon: creating new timber jobs, and ending long-running disputes over... Continue Reading: Wyden, Merkley Introduce Bills to Double Timber Harvest, Protect Oregon’s Treasures And Settle Water Disputes

  3. November 14, 2014

    Wyden Bill to Implement Landmark Klamath Basin Agreement Passes Energy Committee

    Washington, D.C. – Legislation by Oregon Senator Ron Wyden to implement landmark water resources agreements in the Klamath Basin passed out of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee today. It now moves to the full Senate. The Klamath Water Recovery... Continue Reading: Wyden Bill to Implement Landmark Klamath Basin Agreement Passes Energy Committee

  4. May 21, 2014

    Wyden, Merkley Feinstein, Boxer Introduce Klamath Basin Legislation

    Washington, D.C. – Moving quickly to build on the work done by local ranchers, tribes, and federal and state officials, Oregon Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and California Senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer introduced legislation today that... Continue Reading: Wyden, Merkley Feinstein, Boxer Introduce Klamath Basin Legislation

  5. April 18, 2014

    Wyden Hails Historic Upper Klamath Basin Agreement Signing Along Banks of Spring Creek

    Klamath Falls – Senator Ron Wyden, Governor John Kitzhaber, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell, Senator Jeff Merkley, Undersecretary of the Department of Commerce Kathryn Sullivan, California Resources Secretary John Laird, Klamath Tribal Chair Don... Continue Reading: Wyden Hails Historic Upper Klamath Basin Agreement Signing Along Banks of Spring Creek