As wildfires devastate the West, Wyden, Merkley urge feds to make grazing flexibility and recovery assistance available

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they are urging the Department of the Interior to support Governor Kotek's request for emergency authorizations to allow flexibility in grazing schedules and use alternative grazing areas in response to the current wildfire disaster in Oregon.

"The grazing flexibility requested by Governor Kotek will be an incredibly important...