Sens. Merkley, Wyden Urge the Biden Administration to Protect Coastal Communities, Cease Expansion of Offshore Oil and Gas Leasing
June 30, 2022
June 30, 2022
WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release and letter on June 29, 2022:
Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) in a letter to U.S. Interior Secretary, Deb Haaland, urging the Department to protect coastal communities across the nation by including no new leasing across all planning areas in any proposed or final five-year outer continental shelf (OCS) oil and gas leasing program currently under . . .
Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) in a letter to U.S. Interior Secretary, Deb Haaland, urging the Department to protect coastal communities across the nation by including no new leasing across all planning areas in any proposed or final five-year outer continental shelf (OCS) oil and gas leasing program currently under . . .