Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden recently announced that several major grants will be going from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to help tribal communities in Oregon improve water quality and restore wetland habitats. Merkley chairs the Senate’s Interior Appropriations Subcommittee, which funds the EPA and the grant programs that awarded this funding to Oregon tribes.
“Nothing is more critical to the health and vitality of a community than water,” said Merkley. “Too oft...