NORFOLK, Virginia, March 28 [Category: Animals] -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Kotek Is Right to Urge OHSU Primate Center Closure: PETA Statement Portland, Ore. - Please see the following statement from primate scientist and PETA Science Advisor Lisa Jones-Engel, PhD., regarding Governor Tina Kotek urging Oregon Health and Science University to close the Oregon National Primate Research Center: Governor Kotek is right to listen t  more

NEW YORK, March 28 [Category: Sociological] -- Everytown for Gun Safety posted the following news release: * * * Oregon Lawmakers Hear Critical Gun Violence Prevention Omnibus Bill; Here's What You Need to Know About this Critical Public Safety Bill Package: SALEM, Ore. -- Yesterday, the Oregon legislature introduced Senate Omnibus Bill 243, a bill package that includes four critical gun violence prevention measures. In a state with an over 50% adult gun ownership rate, SB 243 would take imme  more

CORVALLIS, Oregon, March 29 -- Oregon State University issued the following news release: * * * Climate change, non-native species pose double trouble for native species, study shows CORVALLIS, Ore. - Climate change could pose a dual threat to native species by reducing their suitable habitats and increasing predation pressure from non-native species, a new study (Link is external) by Oregon State University researchers finds. The effects of climate change and biological invasions on the ge  more