PORTLAND, Oregon, July 29 -- The American Civil Liberties Union, a 501(c)3 non-profit that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., issued the following news release: The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Oregon asked a federal court to sanction and hold in contempt federal agents with the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Marshals Service for violating a temporary restraining order barring unconstitu  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 1 -- The American Civil Liberties Union, a 501(c)3 non-profit that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., issued the following news release: The Department of Homeland Security has compiled "intelligence reports" on journalists covering protests in Portland, Oregon. Chad Wolf, acting homeland security secretary, ordered the office to stop collecting this information and announced an investigation upon   more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- American Rivers issued the following news release: On July 29th, California Governor Gavin Newsom sent a letter Warren Buffett and leaders at Berkshire Hathaway (BRK) urging the company to stick to an agreement to remove four aging Klamath River hydroelectric dams along the California-Oregon border. Berkshire Hathaway is the parent company of PacifiCorp, which owns and operates the dams. PacifiCorp is now threatening to walk away from the agreement and instead pursue the   more

NEW YORK, July 30 -- The Anti-Defamation League issued the following news release: ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) called on the Department of Homeland Security and the Trump Administration to immediately cease excessive, unilateral federal law enforcement operations in Portland, Oregon and urged members of Congress to hold hearings to probe allegations into the use of unwarranted force and dangerous tactics against protesters there. ADL issued the following statement: ADL has been working w  more

EUGENE, Oregon, Aug. 1 -- The Civil Liberties Defense Center issued the following news release: Attorneys with the Civil Liberties Defense Center filed their second federal civil rights lawsuit against the City of Eugene and its police department for violating the constitutional rights of its residents. Filed in U.S. Federal District Court in Eugene, the complaint alleges that the City of Eugene and members of the Eugene Police Department (EPD) violated the rights of protesters and other commun  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The Republican Attorneys General Association issued the following news release: On Monday, in the midst of the mass violence and chaos on the streets of Portland, Politico interviewed Oregon attorney general (AG) and Democratic Attorneys General Association (DAGA) National Co-Chair Ellen Rosenblum. The lawless liberal is clearly living in another universe. She describes the violent attacks on law enforcement in her own city as "perfectly peaceful" and dismisses the target  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The Economic Policy Institute issued the following report entitled "Fear at Work" by Gordon Lafer, political economist and professor at the University of Oregon's Labor Education and Research Center, and Lola Loustaunau, assistant research fellow at the Labor Education and Research Center at the University of Oregon in Eugene: The excerpts of the report follow: Summary What this report finds: Most American workers want a union in their workplace but very few have it, be  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, July 31 -- The Mercy Corps issued the following news release: Mercy Corps released its first progress report on the delivery of commitments to action made by the organization in February 2020. The list of commitments followed an independent, external review examining what steps were taken when reports of sexual abuse by Mercy Corps' late co-founder were brought to the organization's attention in 2018. "We have made strong progress across our commitments, which respond to each  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, July 28 -- The Mercy Corps issued the following news release: Wealthy countries have failed to allocate sufficient climate finance to nations most vulnerable to climate change. The funds delivered, which are already lower than promised, are instead directed to tackling climate chaos in less climate vulnerable countries that are more stable, according to new research from Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance partners Mercy Corps and Concern. In 2009, wealthy countries promised to   more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws issued the following news release: Retail sales of cannabis products in the United States reached all-time highs during the months of April and May, according to data compiled by the firm New Frontier Data. Analyzing retail sales data from 24 state-legal markets, authors reported, "Average consumer monthly spending rose to record highs in April and May, reaching $290 and $296, respectively." Authors highlighted   more

EUGENE, Oregon, July 30 -- The Western Environmental Law Center issued the following news release: A nationwide coalition of organizations from the environmental justice, outdoor recreation, and conservation communities filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's attack on the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) this afternoon. The administration finalized its rules that will eviscerate core components of NEPA in mid-July. Under new regulations put forth by the White House Coun  more

EUGENE, Oregon, July 30 -- The Western Environmental Law Center issued the following news release on July 29: New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (PRC) voted unanimously to replace San Juan Generating Station power with 100% renewable energy when the coal-fired power plant is retired in 2022. This decision will modernize power generation, improve public health, and stabilize the local economy. The decision will save ratepayers more than $6 per month, support 1,000 construction jobs, and in  more