Tag: Sen. Jeff Merkley

Nitrate contamination of residential well water was the hot-button issue at Sen. Jeff Merkley’s town hall in Boardman. About 20 people came to the event...

The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Reservation (CTUIR) will receive $3 million in federal funding to build a wastewater treatment plant to recycle water...

The city of Hermiston will receive a $1 million federal grant to plant new trees along the Umatilla River. U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff...

U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced that Nugent Park in the city of Umatilla, and Thompson Park in The Dalles have secured...

U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley this week announced Oregon will receive $18.9 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to address emerging contaminants...

An overcast rainy day couldn't dampen the spirits of Matthew and Serenity Stull as they cut the ribbon on their new home on a...

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.4 million grant to the city of Umatilla...

By Julia Shumway Oregon will get another $8.5 million in federal emergency rental assistance money, the state’s two U.S. senators recently announced. The largest portion of...

U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley this week announced that Pendleton, Warm Springs and Talent have been selected by federal officials to participate...

U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, U.S. Reps. Peter DeFazio and Greg Walden today announced that federal officials have determined the spring storms...

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing on legislation that would bolster agricultural research opportunities near Hermiston. Wyden introduced the Hermiston Agricultural...