Environment
Senator Wyden has made a career of seeking consensus among environmentalists and natural resource businesses engendering a greater mutual respect for the environment. Wyden’s record has lead to impressive results in saving endangered species and Oregon’s special places. In Oregon, Wyden’s efforts have led to expanded Wilderness protections for the Mount Hood and the Columbia River Gorge, Copper Salmon, the Oregon Badlands, Spring Basin, the Cascade Siskiyou National Monument and the addition of hundreds of miles of Oregon rivers to the Wild and Scenic Rivers system.
Wyden has taken the lead in protecting old-growth forests. He led the opposition to the salvage rider. He has advocated reform of federal government land management practices and believes that extractive industries such as oil and coal should pay for all of the costs they impose on public lands and that the American taxpayer should see a fair return on commonly held national resources.
In 2008 Senator Wyden won passage of the Combat Illegal Logging law that is having a real effect on the survival of endangered forests around the world by cutting off the market for illegal timber.
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Wyden on EPA Boiler Rules
Posted on 03/08/12 | -
Pew Mining Study Lists Chetco River Among Ten Most Threatened National Parks and Forests
As a further demonstration of the need to take action against the invasive and threatening mining practices currently allowed along the Chetco River, U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) along with Representative Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) poin...…Read More
Posted on 04/19/11 -
Wyden, Merkley, DeFazio Introduce Trio of Bills to Protect Natural Resources in Oregon
Seeking protections to some of Oregon’s most valued and threatened natural resources, three Oregon lawmakers have introduced bills in both the House of Representatives and the Senate to protect and preserve the Devil’s Staircase Wilderness, the Chetc...…Read More
Posted on 04/07/11 | -
More than 17,000 Acres of Wilderness to Be Preserved by Wyden, Merkley Land Swap Bill
In an effort to preserve more than 17,000 acres of Oregon land as Wilderness, U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) have reintroduced the Cathedral Rock and Horse Heaven Wilderness Act of 2011 that will swap public land with private landholders, in o...…Read More
Posted on 03/17/11 | -
Improved Commercial Air Service, Crater Lake Protections and UAV Testing Sites Included in FAA Bill
With the Senate passage of the Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill late last night, U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) announced several provisions that will benefit Oregon, including improved commercial air service between western states and Washi...…Read More
Posted on 02/18/11 -
Wyden, Merkley Reintroduce Bills to Transfer Federal Property to La Pine and Wallowa
Continuing to look for ways to help two of Oregon’s hardest hit areas grow their economies, U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) reintroduced two bills today that will allow La Pine and Wallowa to have access to hundreds of acres of f...…Read More
Posted on 02/03/11 | -
Wyden, Merkley Amendment Will Protect Residential Through the Fence Agreements
Fighting back against an FAA regulation that seriously devalues homes that have agreements allowing secure, private access to some rural airports, U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), as well as Senator Jim Inhofe (R- Okla.) have introduced a...…Read More
Posted on 02/01/11