Sens. Merkley, Colleagues Urge Senate Leadership to Prioritize Hazardous Fuels Reduction Efforts
September 17, 2021
September 17, 2021
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release:
Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley--chair of the Senate Appropriations subcommittee that funds the U.S. Forest Service--is leading an effort urging Senate leadership to prioritize investing in hazardous fuels reduction to lower the risk of catastrophic wildfires.
In the letter, signed by several Senate colleagues, Merkley highlighted the millions of acres of forest that were decimate . . .
Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley--chair of the Senate Appropriations subcommittee that funds the U.S. Forest Service--is leading an effort urging Senate leadership to prioritize investing in hazardous fuels reduction to lower the risk of catastrophic wildfires.
In the letter, signed by several Senate colleagues, Merkley highlighted the millions of acres of forest that were decimate . . .