SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 29 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 29, 2024, entitled "Union Members in Oregon - 2023": * * * In 2023, union members accounted for 14.1 percent of wage and salary workers in Oregon, compared with 15.5 percent in 2022, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the union membership rate for the s  more

SEATTLE, Washington, March 1 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Feb. 29, 2024: Yesterday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced more than $1 billion for cleanup projects across the country, including Oregon. An additional $11.5 million is now available to address the 53-acre Northwest Pipe & Casing/Hall Process Company Superfund site located in Clackamas, Oregon. The site is the source of a persistent plume of chlorinated solvent contamina  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Nevada State Office issued the following news release: The Bureau of Land Management and the Nevada Department of Corrections - Silver State Industries conducted a saddle-started wild horse adoption event at the Northern Nevada Correctional Center on February 24, 2024. Forty-one qualified bidders including successful adopters from all over the United States attended the event. All available horses were success  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Office of the Secretary issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2024: As part of the most pro-worker, pro-union administration in history, Acting Secretary Su is traveling the country to engage with workers, visiting Oregon and Mississippi over the past two weeks. During the visits, she spoke with a diverse group of workers and community leaders about the Biden-Harris administration's ongoing commitment to creating opportunities for all   more

YAKIMA, Washington, Feb. 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2024: United States Attorney Vanessa R. Waldref announced today that Bree R. Black Horse has joined her office as an Assistant United States Attorney dedicated to prosecuting cases involving Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP), in connection with the Justice Department's MMIP regional program. AUSA Black Horse will work out of our Yakima O  more