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Senators Examine Whether The Nation, Particularly Northwest, Is Ready For Wildfire Season

By Doug Nadvornick June 10, 2020

A line of wildland firefighters marches through the woods during the Yellowstone fires of 1988. The massive complex of fires, which burned more than 790,000 acres, was a transformative moment in the country's view of wildfire. CREDIT: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

A U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resource Committee on Tuesday asked federal lands officials about the nation’s readiness for wildfire season. Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Washington) warned that, with the calendar moving to mid-June, there isn’t much time left to prepare.Read More

Senate Dems Report Calls NRA ‘Foreign Asset’ To Russia Ahead Of 2016; GOP Says Overblown

By NPR News September 27, 2019

A visitor to the at the National Rifle Association annual meeting walked past signage for the event in Indianapolis, Saturday, April 27, 2019. Michael Conroy/AP

Emails and interviews detail the extent to which the National Rifle Association helped two of Moscow's agents ahead of the election, Senate Finance Committee Democrats say.Read More

Google Warned Senators And Aides Of Hacking Attempts On Personal Emails

By NPR News September 22, 2018

In a recent letter, Sen. Ron Wyden said some senators and Senate staff members were warned by a major tech company "that their personal email accounts were targeted by foreign government hackers." Read More

Forest Service Says Disaster Funding Bill Will Help Fight Wildfires This Year

By Cassandra Profita May 2, 2018

The Chetco Bar Fire remained relatively quiet for its first month before exploding into Oregon's largest wildfire. Courtesy of Chetco Bar Fire incident command team

The U.S. Forest Service says it will have more money to fight wildfires and more tools to prevent them thanks to the new wildfire funding bill Congress recently approved.Read More

Northwest Senators Question Energy Sec. Rick Perry On Hanford And Budget Cuts

By Anna King March 20, 2018

U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry testifies before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. CREDIT: CSPAN

Northwest senators had a lot of questions for U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry during a Senate committee hearing Tuesday. They grilled him on the safety of steel in a massive treatment plant under construction at the Hanford nuclear site.Read More

Oregon Senators Merkley And Wyden Oppose Interior Department’s Offshore Drilling Plan

By Brian Bull February 7, 2018

Offshore oil rig in California. CREDIT: SELBE LYNN/FLICKR

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is taking input on the administration’s plan to open waters of the Pacific, Atlantic and Arctic Oceans to oil drilling. Oregon Senator Ron Wyden says that would endanger the Oregon Coast’s environment, tourism and fishing industry.Read More

Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden Wants Audit Of Ryan Zinke’s Use Of Wildfire Funds

By Zachary Garner January 11, 2018

Oregon Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden is calling for an investigation into Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s use of wildfire preparedness funds after news reports revealed Zinke used the funds for unrelated travel.Read More