CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, June 17 [Category: Environment] -- The Union of Concerned Scientists posted the following news release: * * * Climate Change is Already Making Wildfires Worse. Trump's Science Cuts Could Further Threaten Our Response. * WASHINGTON (June 17, 2025)--The 2025 North American wildfire season is well underway with large swaths of the United States expected to experience above-normal wildfire conditions in the months ahead, according to the National Interagency Fire Center  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Rep. Maxine Dexter, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Dexter Secures Commitment from Interior Secretary for Briefing on Crater Lake Staffing Crisis * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03), Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations,secured a commitment from Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum for a formal briefing on the staffing emergency at Crater Lake National Park. The exch  more

DENVER, Colorado, June 17 (TNSLrpt) -- The Education Commission of the States issued the following report on June 6, 2025, by Mary Dell'Erba and Zeke Perez Jr. entitled "Lessons in Advancing STEAM Education." Here are excerpts: * * * At the start of 2024, the Arts Education Partnership and Education Commission of the States brought together teams from California, Iowa, Minnesota, Oregon and Wisconsin to create a professional learning network focused on advancing preschool through fifth grade   more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on June 17, 2025: * * * Following New Epstein Revelations, Wyden Renews Demand for Trump Administration to Produce Epstein Files Treasury Department is Refusing to Produce Key FinCEN Epstein Files in its Possession, Hampering Further Investigation of Epstein's Financial Backers and Complicit Banks * Washington, D.C. - Following new revelations about Jeffrey Epst  more

HAILEY, Idaho, June 17 [Category: Environment] -- The Western Watersheds Project posted the following news release: * * * Historic Law Protecting Beavers on Public Lands in Oregon Heads to Governor's Desk for Signature * SALEM, Ore. -- In a landmark move for wildlife and watershed protection, the Oregon Senate yesterday passed House Bill 3932, the first law in the nation to prohibit recreational and commercial beaver trapping on federal public lands within impaired watersheds. The bill, whic  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyle, Salinas, Bonamici, Dexter, Bynum Statement on the Resilient Columbia Basin Agreement * For Immediate Release: June 17, 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representatives Val Hoyle (OR-04), Andrea Salinas (OR-06), Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Maxine Dexter (OR-03), and Janelle Bynum (OR-05) issued a joint statement on the Trump Administration's decision to withdraw from the Resilient Columbia Basi  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Young Honor Dalai Lama with Bipartisan Resolution * Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Indiana's U.S. Senator Todd Young announced today that they introduced a bipartisan resolution in recognition of the Dalai Lama's upcoming 90 th birthday and to express support for the Tibetan people. "The people of Tibet have an inalienable right to self-determination, and our res  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, June 18 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news: * * * Doernbecher Freestyle presents the heroic journeys of six patient-designers in 2025 Now in its 21st year, the storied partnership between OHSU Doernbecher, Nike has raised more than $40 million for life-saving care, leading-edge research * The Doernbecher Freestyle program is returning for its 21st year with six new patient-designers whose health care journeys and unique designs embody this ye  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Oregon Lawmakers Pass Bill Directing State Pension to Address How Climate Change Threatens Public Workers' Retirement Savings * SALEM, OR -- Oregon legislators have passed a bill directing the Oregon Investment Council and the Oregon State Treasurer to take certain actions to address how climate change threatens public workers' retirement savings with the state's public pension, Public Emp  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, June 18 -- Oregon Wild issued the following commentary on June 17, 2025: * * * River Democracy Act Highlights: Rough and Ready Creek By Sami Godlove Tucked away in the far southwest corner of Oregon, near the California border, is a little creek with big character. Many will cross right over it while driving the Redwoods Highway, but most may not even notice this remarkable stream. A biological wonder Rough and Ready Creek is one of the most extraordinary watersheds in Or  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Salinas, Bonamici, Dexter, Hoyle, Bynum Statement on the Resilient Columbia Basin Agreement * Washington, DC - Today, Reps. Andrea Salinas (OR-06), Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Maxine Dexter (OR-03), Val Hoyle (OR-04), and Janelle Bynum (OR-05) issued a joint statement on the Trump Administration's decision to withdraw from the Resilient Columbia Basin Agreement (RCBA) reached between the Federal Gove  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on June 17, 2025: * * * Wyden Statement on Republican Reconciliation Bill Text Washington, D.C. -- Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement on the Republican reconciliation bill: "The House Republican version of this bill was already a class war, but Senate Republicans decided to inflict even more devastatio  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on June 17, 2025: * * * Wyden Unveils Bills Closing Loopholes Allowing Wealthy Investors and Mega-Corporations to Abuse Partnerships to Dodge Taxes Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today introduced a pair of proposals, the Preventing Abusive Routine Tax Nonsense Enabled by Rip-offs, Shelters, and Havens and Instead Prom  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on June 17, 2025: * * * Wyden, Ocasio-Cortez Demand Answers from Palantir About Plans to Build IRS "Mega-Database" of American Citizens Right-Wing Aligned Tech Company Is Assisting Trump In Likely Mass Violations of Privacy Act and Tax Privacy Laws * Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Representative Alexandria Ocasi  more