WYDEN, MERKLEY: OREGON TO RECEIVE NEARLY $20 MILLION FOR CRUCIAL ELECTRICAL GRID IMPROVEMENTS FOR LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES AND TRIBAL LAND
July 14, 2023
July 14, 2023
WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on July 13, 2023:
U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced this week that Oregon will receive nearly $20 million to perform crucial updates to the electrical grid in low-income communities and on Tribal land.
"Oregon families without means and Tribal families in Oregon have been on the front lines of the climate emergency in their communities - some losing power for days . . .
U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced this week that Oregon will receive nearly $20 million to perform crucial updates to the electrical grid in low-income communities and on Tribal land.
"Oregon families without means and Tribal families in Oregon have been on the front lines of the climate emergency in their communities - some losing power for days . . .