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Mount Hood Wilderness |
| Local
community, mountain bikers, environmental groups supportive of Wyden
wilderness bill |
| Wyden
introduces “Lewis and Clark Mount Hood Wilderness Act of 2004”
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| Protecting Forests / Preventing
Fire |
| Forest
Service Agrees to Wyden Request to Split Biscuit Plan |
| Wyden
calls for full wildfire prevention funding for Healthy Forests Restoration
Act |
| Forest
Service accepts Wyden’s proposal to create a Prineville forest
health research center |
| Wyden
calls on Administration to move quickly and protect Oregon jobs in
Biscuit salvage |
| U.S.
Senate committee approves Wyden's bill to establish Prineville forest
health research center |
| WYDEN
SUCCESSFULLY AMENDS BUDGET TO TRULY FUND NEW FOREST LAW |
| Wyden’s
bill to create Prineville forest health research center garners Administration,
local support in U.S. Senate hearing |
| Wyden
to President: Fully Fund Healthy Forests |
| U.S.
Congress passes final wildfire legislation,bill now goes to the President
for signature |
| House,
Senate negotiators accept Senate forest compromise as basis for wildfire
bill |
| Senate
Sees Light on Wildfires, Approves Wyden-Feinstein Forest Compromise |
| Wyden-brokered
Wildfire Bill Will Bring Forest Research Center to Central Oregon
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| Prineville
facility to assess Western forest health, help reduce fire risk
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| Senators
reach agreement on wildfire legislation |
| Wyden,
Feinstein introduce wildfire legislation with balanced approach for
addressing fire threat |
| View
"The Community and Forest Protection Act of 2003" |
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| Gas Prices / Gasoline Market Manipulation |
| Wyden
calls for full investigation of Chinese bid for U.S. oil company |
| As
OPEC Reveals More on Plans for Oil Prices, Still Time to Act for American
Consumers |
| Wyden
Calls On White House To Stand Against High Oil Prices |
| Wyden
Letter to Secretary of Commerce Gutierrez on Oil Exports |
| Wyden
Statement on Majoras Recess Appointment |
| Statement
of U.S. Senator Ron Wyden on FTC Petroleum Mergers Report |
| Wyden
Report Details FTC Failures to Fight High Gasoline Prices |
| Research
Shows Law Would Force Majoras to Recuse on Some FTC Oil, Gasoline
Cases |
| Wyden
Presses For Lower Gas Prices at Hearing for Federal Trade Nominee |
| SENATORS:
HEAVY FILLING OF STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE DRIVES UP GAS PRICES
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| Senate
Majority Blocks Gas Price Relief By Stopping Wyden Opec Resolution |
| Wyden
Gas Price Competition Bill Sees Action In Senate Committee |
| WYDEN
RESOLUTION CALLS ON PRESIDENT TO PUSH OPEC, AID GASOLINE CONSUMERS |
| Wyden
Presses FTC Chair to Review Agency’s Orders on Bakersfield Refinery |
| Wyden
Calls for Immediate Action by FTC, Congress to Fight Gas Price Spikes |
| Wyden
Calls for Investigation of Gasoline Refinery Shutdown |
| Wyden
Speaks Out Against Energy Bill |
| Spurred
by Soaring Gas Prices, Wyden Tells FTC to “Stand Up for Consumers” |
| WYDEN:
Congress Must Act on Gas Prices Where Federal Trade Commission Has
Not |
| Wyden
to Energy Conferees: Attack Gas Price Hikes in Energy Bill |
| Wyden
Proposes New Rules to Combat High Gas Prices |
| In
Light of Senate Report, Wyden Assails Big Oil’s Anti-Competitive,
Anti-Consumer Practices |
| Testimony
of U.S. Senator Ron Wyden: Hearing on Gas Prices: How They Are Really
Set |
| Report
on Anti-Competitive Concerns in Oregon Gasoline Prices |
| Report:
The Oil Industry, Gas Supply and Refinery Capacity: More Than Meets
the Eye |
| Wyden
Hits Equilon's Practices as NW Gas Prices Remain High |
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| Savage Rapids Dam |
| Wyden,
Smith Bill Would Aid Installation of Irrigation Pumps, Removal of
Savage Rapids Dam at Grants Pass |
| Link
to S. 1308 |
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| Energy & Water Appropriations
/Dredging |
| Wyden,
Smith Secure Hundreds of Millions of Dollars For Oregon Projects |
| Wyden
Wins Approval on Amendment to Keep Hopper Dredges Working in Pacific
Ports |
| Oregon
Coast to Receive $2.27 Million for Dredging, Water Projects |
| Senate
Approves More than $100 Million for Energy and Water Projects Statewide |
| Wyden,
Smith call on President to provide adequate funding for small coastal
ports |
| Wyden,
Smith Secure More Than $100 Million in Funding for Energy and Water
Projects |
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| Relief for NW Energy Ratepayers |
| Wyden
Will Not Block Energy Department Nominee |
| Wyden,
NW Senators Win Budget Provision To Strike Down BPA Rate Hike Proposal |
| Wyden
Threatens to Block Energy Department Nominee |
| BPA
customers would pay $2.5 billion more under President’s budget
proposal, Wyden says |
| Wyden
Obtains Promise from Energy Nominee to Oppose Privatization of Bonneville
Power |
| Wyden:
BPA Strikes Deal on Enron Contracts; Millions of Dollars Saved |
| BPA
News Release: BPA severs all remaining business ties with Enron |
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| Wyden
Joins Letter to FERC asking for Ratepayer Relief from Overpriced Energy
Contracts |
| View
the amendment "to provide for the nondischargibility of debts
arising from the exchange of electricity" |
View
S. 1231, The Electricity Information, Disclosure, Efficiency, and
Accountability Act: Wyden proposes bill to bring greater transparency
to electricity markets. |
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| Hydrogen Fuel / Fuel Cell Vehicles
/ Hydrogen Fueling Infrastructure |
| Wyden
Wins Provision in Energy Bill to Put More Hydrogen Cars in Federal
Fleet |
| Press
Release: Wyden, Cox Unveil Legislation to Make Hydrogen Fuel Vehicles
a Marketable Alternative |
| Summary:
H2 GROW Act |
| Link
to H2 GROW Act |
| Letters of Support From: General
Motors, Natural Resources
Defense Council, Toyota |
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| Hanford Nuclear Waste |
| Wyden
obtains energy dept. commitment to meet maximum cleanup standards
for Hanford nuclear waste tanks |
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| Clean
Air / Climate Change / Carbon Sequestration |
| Senators
Hail EPA Inspector General's Decision to Review Administration's Mercury
Rule |
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| Federal Energy Consumer Advocate |
| Wyden
Consumer Advocate Provision Added to Senate Energy Bill: Provision
Would Create Federal Energy Consumer Watchdog With Jurisdiction to
Investigate Wholesale Energy Transactions Across State Lines |
| Wyden,
DeFazio Would Create Federal Advocate for Energy Consumers |
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| Energy Bill |
| Wyden:
‘Energy Bill a Series of Missed Opportunities’ |
| Statement
of U.S. Senator Ron Wyden on the 2005 Energy Bill Conference Report |
| Wyden
Amendment To Energy Bill Promotes E-Waste Recycling |
| Statement
of U.S. Senator Ron Wyden on the Energy Bill at a Hearing of the Senate
Energy and Natural Resources Committee |
| Senate
Finance Committee Adopts Wyden’s Hydrogen Provisions into Energy
Bill |
| Wyden
Amendment To Promote Hybrid Vehicles Added To Senate Energy Bill |
| Wyden
Speaks Out Against Energy Bill |
| Senate
Passes Energy Bill with Key Wyden Provisions |
| Wyden
Applauds Votes Against ANWR Oil Drilling |
| Wyden
Consumer Advocate Provision Added to Senate Energy Bill |
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| Clean Water |
| Wyden
Supports Drought Bill, Wins Approval on Water Amendments |
| Senate
Committee Passes Energy and Water Bill: Wyden, Smith Obtain Nearly
$20 Million for Klamath Basin |
