WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley issued the following press release:
Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined their Senate colleagues in urging U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz to provide Congress with a full breakdown of the Service's decision to potentially close up to 57 U.S. Forest Service Research and Development (R&D) Facilities, including the Portland-based Pacific Northwest Research Station. This lab provides critical data for air quality and forest management, including forest products, tree inventory, and combating pests and diseases across the region.
Despite multiple inquiries from both the Senate and House of Representatives, the U.S. Forest Service has still failed to provide Congress with a comp...