PORTLAND, Oregon, Aug. 7 -- 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 on Aug. 6: A federal court today extended a restraining order on federal agents in Portland. The order, secured in a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon, blocks agents with the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Marshals Serv  more

RESTON, Virginia, Aug. 4 -- The American College of Radiology issued the following news release: The American College of Radiology(R) (ACR(R)) Center for Research and Innovation(TM) (CRI) will serve as the imaging coordination center for the multicenter COVID-19 Observational Study (CORAL) led by Dr. Catherine "Terri" L. Hough of the Oregon Health & Science University. The CORAL Study is part of the Prevention & Early Treatment of Acute Lung Injury (PETAL) Network, a consortium of academic and   more

RESTON, Virginia, Aug. 4 -- The American Society of Civil Engineers issued the following news on Aug. 3: Franklin Sherkow, P.E., ENV SP, is an ASCE Fellow and Life Member, and former president of ASCE's Oregon Section. He was on the civil engineering faculty at Oregon State University for six years before returning to consulting. In today's Member Voices, he examines the nDotion of a natural challenges for civil engineers when it comes to leadership and communication skills. What if people wit  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Aug. 7 -- The Chronic Disease Coalition issued the following statement on Aug. 6: * * * "I have said it before, and I will say it again: In this country we are one family. We are one house - the American house, the people's house. And when one member of the house falls ill, it will affect us all - whether we want to admit it or not." - Rep. John Lewis, D-Georgia * * * The world is better today than it would otherwise be because of John Lewis. His was a life well lived, and   more

EUGENE, Oregon, Aug. 6 -- The Civil Liberties Defense Center issued the following news release: For several years now, human rights attorney Steven Donziger has been in the fight of his life and career after Chevron vowed to destroy him for winning a $9.5 billion judgment for indigenous communities in the Ecuadorian Amazon that had been poisoned by the company's oil drilling. From buying off judges and experts in Ecuador to filing trumped up racketeering charges in the U.S. and getting the inap  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Aug. 5 -- Environment Oregon issued the following news release on August 4: President Trump today signed the Great American Outdoors Act, which will permanently fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) at $900 million annually and provide $9.5 billion over five years to fix maintenance problems plaguing America's public lands. Environment America (of which Environment Oregon is part) has prioritized LWCF, America's best conservation and recreation program, for years.   more

EUGENE, Oregon, Aug. 4 -- The Western Environmental Law Center issued the following news release on Aug. 3: Conservationists have brokered an agreement with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (the Service) to go back and reconsider its 2015 decision not to protect the Sonoran Desert tortoise under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The agreement - approved by a federal court today in Tucson, Arizona - was reached after WildEarth Guardians and Western Watersheds Project challenged the Service's   more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Aug. 8 -- Medical Teams International issued the following news release: Medical Teams International, a humanitarian organization active in Lebanon, is mounting a response to help serve people and communities affected by the deadly explosion which devastated Beirut's port and much of the city on August 4th. The organization is fundraising to support the shipment and delivery of much-needed medical supplies to BSaeirut in coordination with partners. At this time, Medical Teams  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Aug. 6 -- The Mercy Corps issued the following statement on Aug. 5 by Country Director George Antoun: * * * Twenty-four hours after the explosion that rocked Beirut yesterday, killing more than 100 people and wounding more than 4,000 others, global organisation Mercy Corps highlights the urgent needs we are seeing. George Antoun, Mercy Corps Country Director for Lebanon, says: "The damage is immense. When you walk through the streets, there is destruction everywhere and hom  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Aug. 7 -- The Northwest Evaluation Association issued the following news release on Aug. 6: As millions of students get ready to return to school, school districts are preparing for a large number of them to be learning remotely. This presents a challenge for schools that need to triage the impact of COVID-19 disruptions on learning from this past spring with the cumulated impact of summer break. Teachers will need reliable, quality data on where students are academically to d  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- PEN America issued the following news release on Aug. 7: In a letter sent today to the head of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, or USAGM, Oregon Senator Ron Wyden expressed concern about the agency potentially not renewing visas of foreign journalists employed by outlets like Voice of America. PEN America joins Sen. Wyden in expressing grave concern over the potential expiration of these visas, and urges USAGM CEO Michael Pack to facilitate their renewals. "The strength  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The Republican Attorneys General Association issued the following news release on Aug. 7: The Republican Attorneys General Association (RAGA) today released a new ad --"Violence Sweeping the Nation"-- the fifth part in its #LawlessLiberals series. The video specifically calls out Democratic Attorneys General Association (DAGA) National Co-Chairs Oregon Attorney General (AG) Ellen Rosenblum and Massachusetts AG Maura Healey, as well as Antifa accepting Minnesota AG Keith El  more

BEAVERTON, Oregon, Aug. 7 -- Sexual Abuse, a journal that says it provides a forum for clinical and theoretical aspects of sexual abuse from the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers, published research articles on the following topics in its October 2020 edition: Articles: * An Exploration of Service Providers' Experiences With Latinos Convicted of a Sex Offense * Contextual Influences on the Sentencing of Individuals Convicted of Sexual Crimes * Are Juveniles Who Have Committed S  more

BEAVERTON, Oregon, Aug. 5 -- Sexual Abuse, a journal that says it provides a forum for clinical and theoretical aspects of sexual abuse from the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers, published research articles on the following topics in its September 2020 edition: Articles: * A Comparison of Sexual Arousal in Men Exposed to Visual Stimuli With and Without Facial Blurring * Comparing Recidivism of Sexual and Nonsexual Offenders: The Role of Humanist, Spiritual, and Religious Invol  more

EUGENE, Oregon, Aug. 8 -- The Western Environmental Law Center issued the following news release on Aug. 7: Yesterday, the State Supreme Court ruled against protecting flows in the Spokane River, rejecting arguments of river advocates, upholding the Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology)'s drought-level flow rate decision. The decision subverts the will of the state legislature, granting total control over river flows in Washington state to Ecology and establishes a superficial role for pub  more

EUGENE, Oregon, Aug. 6 -- The Western Environmental Law Center issued the following news release on Aug. 5: Sens. Diane Feinstein (D-Calif) and Steve Daines (R-Mont) introduced legislation today that would fast-track unsustainable logging, increase wildfire risk and jeopardize community safety. The measure stands in stark contrast to sensible, science-based legislation sponsored by Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif) which would help communities in fire-prone areas without backcountry logging. The Fe  more

EUGENE, Oregon, Aug. 6 -- The Western Environmental Law Center issued the following news release on Aug. 5: Today, the Western Environmental Law Center released a new report on venting and flaring in New Mexico authored by Thomas Singer, Ph.D., who served on the state's Methane Advisory Panel. The report takes a close look at how much natural gas is being flared in New Mexico, which companies are responsible, how routine flaring is contributing to the problem, and pragmatic solutions for inclus  more