PORTLAND, Oregon, Nov. 21 -- The American Forest Resource Council issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2023: The American Forest Resource Council (AFRC) today filed a public records request with the City of Port Angeles to shed light on how city officials determined its opposition to the Power Plant timber sale on trust lands managed by the Washington Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Local activists and some local elected officials, including City of Port Angeles Council members  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Nov. 22 -- WildEarth Guardians issued the following news release: Unintended consequences of a major court-ordered drawdown of Green Peter Reservoir have negatively impacted water quality in communities downstream of Green Peter Dam, such as Sweet Home, Oregon. The drawdown, overseen by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, was necessary to comply with the Endangered Species Act by providing safe passage for endangered wild Chinook salmon in the Willamette Basin. While drinking wa  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Nov. 23 -- The Mercy Corps issued the following statement on Nov. 22, 2023: * * * Statement by Mercy Corps Chief Executive Officer Tjada D'Oyen McKenna "We of course welcome any progress that would see the release of hostages and potentially create conditions for increased humanitarian assistance to flow into Gaza. However, after more than a month of aerial bombardment and a siege that has deprived civilians in Gaza of food, water and electricity, all 2.3 million people are   more

RENTON, Washington, Nov. 21 (TNSres) -- Providence Health and Services issued the following news: This month we're featuring three clinical trials open at multiple Providence Cancer Institute of Oregon sites. The first study is for people with locally advanced or metastatic gastric, gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) and esophageal adenocarcinoma. The two studies that follow are for people with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) - locally advanced, unresectable or metastatic NSCLC and stage I NSCL  more