EUGENE, Oregon, Nov. 10 -- The Western Environmental Law Center issued the following news release on Nov. 9, 2023: The Environmental Protection Information Center (EPIC), represented by the Western Environmental Law Center, challenged a 50-year U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (the Service) permit issued to Sierra Pacific Industries, the nation's largest private landowner, to "take" northern spotted owls, listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act since 1990. Since listing, the owl's   more

EUGENE, Oregon, Nov. 8 -- Cascadia Wildlands issued the following news release on Nov. 7, 2023: Today, conservation organizations Willamette Riverkeeper, Cascadia Wildlands, and Oregon Wild filed suit against the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), challenging the agency's authorization of the approximately 4,600-acre Big League Project in the Calapooia and Mohawk River Watersheds northeast of Eugene. According to the groups' complaint, the BLM violated the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)  more

EUGENE, Oregon, Nov. 8 -- Oregon Wild issued the following news release on Nov. 7, 2023: Today, conservation organizations Willamette Riverkeeper, Cascadia Wildlands, and Oregon Wild filed suit against the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), challenging the agency's authorization of the approximately 4,600-acre Big League Project in the Calapooia and Mohawk River Watersheds northeast of Eugene. According to the groups' complaint, the BLM violated the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) by fai  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Nov. 7 -- The Mercy Corps issued the following statement on Nov. 6, 2023: * * * Following the failure of the fifth meeting of the Transitional Committee, where differences between developed and developing countries in establishing a Loss and Damage fund remained unresolved, Mercy Corps is deeply concerned by the prospect of reaching an agreement at the upcoming 28th Conference of Parties (COP28) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, scheduled to take p  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Nov. 11 -- The Mercy Corps issued the following statement on Nov. 10, 2023: * * * Planned "pauses" of military operations in northern Gaza will not address the calamitous humanitarian crisis in the territory or allow aid organizations to sufficiently respond to urgent needs, Mercy Corps warns. Mercy Corps Chief Executive Officer, Tjada D'Oyen McKenna, says: "Military pauses will not provide a sufficient respite from the bombardments, ease the impacts of the imposed siege, o  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- The National Association for Home Care and Hospice issued the following news release: On October 30, 2023, Congressman Earl Blumenauer (OR-3) announced that he will be retiring from Congress after his current term is up at the end of 2024. Representative Blumenauer has been, and remains, one of the most passionate and steadfast champions for improving end-of-life and serious illness care, and the opportunity for care in the home for all Americans. Over his 27-year career  more

BEND, Oregon, Nov. 9 (TNSres)-- Oregon Wild issued the following news release on Nov. 8, 2023: Today, Oregon Wild released a comprehensive report analyzing the significant positive impact the River Democracy Act would have on drinking water sources for communities across Oregon. This report highlights the potential role the River Democracy Act could play in safeguarding Oregon's pristine rivers and watersheds, which are vital to the well-being of its residents and the state's economy. "By safe  more

EUGENE, Oregon, Nov. 10 -- The Western Environmental Law Center issued the following statement on Nov. 9, 2023: * * * On November 8th, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a preliminary decision that stormwater discharges from Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) and Los Alamos County are contributing to violations of water quality standards and that these discharges require a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit under the federal Clean Water Act. Th  more