BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 17 -- The Business Network for Offshore Wind, an organization that expands the adoption of offshore wind energy, issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2023: The Business Network for Offshore Wind, the nation's leading organization dedicated to building a domestic offshore wind supply chain, applauds today's announcement by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) releasing new draft Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) off the coast of Oregon. These new WEAs will contr  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 16 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following decision granting petition for modification (Case No. 23-08-008) on Aug. 15, 2023: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA In the Matter of the Application of PacifiCorp (U901E), an Oregon Company, for an Order Authorizing a Rate Increase Effective January 1, 2011 and Granting Conditional Authorization to Transfer Assets, pursuant to the Klamath Hydroelectric   more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Aug. 14 (TNSres) -- Lewis and Clark College issued the following news: * * * Associate Professor of Biology Tamily Weissman's research, supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), could shed light on new treatment pathways for Parkinson's and other neurological disorders. * * * Nearly one million people in the United States are living with Parkinson's disease, making it the second-most common neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimer's. Current medical treatments   more

SALEM, Oregon, Aug. 17 -- Gov. Tina Kotek, D-Oregon, issued the following news on Aug. 16, 2023: Today, Governor Tina Kotek announced that she will appoint Aruna Masih, a long-time employment, worker, and civil rights attorney, to the Oregon Supreme Court. Masih will be Oregon's first Punjabi, Indian American and South Asian Supreme Court Justice. "Aruna Masih is a decorated civil rights attorney who has worked on behalf of Oregonians for over twenty-five years in both her career and community  more

SALEM, Oregon, Aug. 16 -- The Oregon Senate Democrats issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2023: During the 2023 legislative session -- as access to health care was at risk from provider burnout and extreme, anti-choice politicians nationwide -- Oregon Democrats held true to the values Oregonians elected them to uphold and passed common-sense legislation that will ensure access to essential health care. Today, legislators and advocates who championed these values and fought through an  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Aug. 17 (TNSres) -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news release: * * * OHSU only Oregon hospital using perfusion machine in liver transplantation * * * Oregon Health & Science University is the only hospital in Oregon and one of just two Pacific Northwest hospitals that use a new medical device that has been nicknamed a "liver in the box." Seven OHSU patients have undergone transplants since April thanks to the device. Before the FDA approved tw  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Aug. 15 (TNSres) -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news release on Aug. 14, 2023: * * * Already used to treat Parkinson's disease, OHSU researchers found surgical treatment dramatically reduced chronic heavy drinking * * * A form of gene therapy currently used to treat Parkinson's disease may dramatically reduce alcohol use among chronic heavy drinkers, researchers at Oregon Health & Science University and institutions across the country have foun  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Aug. 15 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following statement on Aug. 14, 2023: * * * The following message was sent to the OHSU community from OHSU Provost Marie Chisholm-Burns: Susan W. Tolle, M.D., the director of OHSU's Center for Ethics in Health Care, has announced her decision to retire at the end of this year. OHSU will conduct a national search to find a director to carry on the critical work of the Center. As Director, Dr. Tolle reports directly t  more

SALEM, Oregon, Aug. 16 -- The Oregon State Legislature issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2023: Today, Governor Tina Kotek held a ceremonial signing of House Bill 2002. This law was developed based on recommendations made by the Reproductive Health and Access to Care (RHAC) workgroup, convened by House Speaker Dan Rayfield (D- Corvallis) following the leaked Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health Organization decision in May of 2022. The RHAC Act responds to the changing legal landscape aft  more

CORVALLIS, Oregon, Aug. 15 -- Oregon State University issued the following university news: Oregon State University can now boast about its new arboretum status for the tree-filled campus after accreditation from ArbNet Arboretum Accreditation Program, an international organization that recognizes excellence in tree-focused gardens. The only program of its kind in the world, ArbNet Arboretum Accreditation Program recognized the value of the 423-acre core campus arboretum that includes many of   more

GRANTS PASS, Oregon, Aug. 16 (TNSres) -- Rogue Community College issued the following news: Rogue Community College (RCC) is an economic engine generating $306.5 million annually for the Southern Oregon economy, according to an economic impact study released Tuesday. Using data from fiscal year 2021-22, independent labor market analytics firm Lightcast analyzed the college's economic impact in Jackson and Josephine counties, as well as the return on investment for students and taxpayers. The   more