PORTLAND, Oregon, July 17 -- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the following news release: On Monday, July 13, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District (Corps) discovered a Bonneville Dam turbine thrust bearing leaked approximately 100 gallons of oil into the Columbia River. The Corps is dedicated to rapid spill responses and is in the process of repairing the equipment. The generating unit is no longer leaking. Corps officials notified partner agencies, including National Respon  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following remarks on July 14 by Chairman Ajit Pai at the American Consumer Institute Center for Citizen Research: Thank you to Oregon's finest, Representative Greg Walden, for that introduction, for your leadership on this issue, and for that beer at Prodigal Son Brewery in Pendleton (I owe you one!). Thank you to Steve Pociask and the American Consumer Institute for hosting today's event. And a special thanks to today's pa  more

REDMOND, Oregon, July 10 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service Oregon office issued the following news release: Plans to modernize a portion of Central Oregon Irrigation District's irrigation infrastructure have been approved to move forward into construction. The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has released a Final Watershed Plan-Environmental Assessment (EA) and a Finding of No Significant Impact for the Central Oregon Irrigation Di  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, July 14 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service Oregon office issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is standing up a new team that will lead a department-wide effort focused on serving beginning farmers and ranchers. "More than a quarter of producers are beginning farmers," said USDA Deputy Secretary Stephen Censky. "We need to support the next generation of agricultural producers who we will soon r  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, July 14 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon, Billy J. Williams, issued the following news release on July 13: U.S. Attorney Billy J. Williams announced today that a Texas man has been charged with assaulting a U.S. Marshals Service deputy with a construction hammer during weekend protests at the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse in downtown Portland. Jacob Michael Gaines, 23, a Texas man currently residing in a recreational vehicle in Portland, has been charged by   more

PORTLAND, Oregon, July 16 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Development - Oregon office issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development is taking steps to increase private investment in rural communities across the country by making it easier for lenders to access four flagship loan guarantee programs. USDA is seeking public comment on a series of regulatory reforms known collectively as the OneRD Guarantee Loan Initiative. Under the i  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The U.S. Court of Federal Claims issued the following unreported order (Case No. 18-94C): OREGON'S HEALTH CO-OP, Plaintiff, v. THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Defendant. ORDER On July 13, 2020, the parties filed a stipulation for the entry of judgment. ECF No. 18. Accordingly, the Clerk shall: * Enter judgment in favor of Plaintiff Oregon's Health Co-Op ("OHC") in the amount of $24,994,828.27 on Count I of the Complaint * Enter judgment in favor of the United States in   more