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| https://www.merkley.senate.gov/news/press-releases/wyden-merkley-11-senators-press-us-forest-service-on-greater-sage-grouse-review | Wyden, Merkley, 11 Senators Press U.S. Forest Service on Greater Sage-Grouse Review | 2017-12-21 | 2017 | 2017-12 | Democrat | House | OR | Jeff Merkley | M001176 | www.merkley.senate.gov | legacy | Wyden, Merkley, 11 Senators Press U.S. Forest Service on Greater Sage-Grouse Review Thursday, December 21, 2017 WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and 11 of their Senate colleagueswrote toU.S. Forest Service Chief Tony Tooke yesterday to request information about the agencys role in the Trump Administrations review of 2015 plans to protect the imperiled greater sage-grouse. In a Federal Register notice last month, the U.S. Forest Service signaled that the agency may be seeking potential changes to the 2015 plans. Because modifying the plans could have a significant economic impact on rural communities, the Senators asked for details on the agencys review and requested an extended comment period. The Federal Register notice is the latest move in a larger review of the 2015 protections that is being conducted across the Trump administrations public land agencies. In June, U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke issued a Secretarial Order mandating a review of the 2015 protections. Following the order, Wyden, Merkley and two other senatorsasked Zinke for detailson the review to ensure it would not undermine conservation outcomes. In addition to Wyden and Merkley, senators signing the letter include: U.S. Sens. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry, Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Michael Bennet, D-Colo., Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., Tom Udall, D-N.M., Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., Patty Murray, D-Wash., Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., Jon Tester, D-Mont., Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and Jack Reed, D-R.I. A PDF of yesterdays letteris available here. Print Email Tweet | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |