Two West Coast Leaders Want Help for Kelp, Reintroduce Bill to Restore Forests
In a pre-Valentine’s Day effort, Sen. Jeff Merkley and Rep. Jared Huffman are showing the West Coast kelp forests some love.
Both Democrats, Merkley from Oregon and Huffman from Northern California, reintroduced the bicameral Help Our Kelp Act of 2025 to improve conditions for kelp forests and marine life. The legislation would invest federal resources to address the ongoing crises that kelp forest ecosystems face in Northern California, Southern Oregon, and across the country, according to a press release...
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