WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- A coalition of 46 agricultural organizations has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) expressing strong opposition to proposed revisions to the National Handbook of Conservation Practices. The proposed changes include significant modifications to Conservation Practice Standard (CPS) 359, which governs the design and operation of waste treatment lagoons used for animal manure. The proposed rev  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Bynum, Merkley Lead Oregon Delegation to Call Out the Trump EPA's Illegal Termination of Program to Lower Energy Costs * Oregon City, OR - Today, Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (OR-05) and U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley led their Oregon delegation colleagues - Senator Ron Wyden and Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Val Hoyle (OR-04), Andrea Salinas (OR-06), and Maxine Dexter (OR-03) - demanding the U  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Cantwell Raises Alarm on Anticipated Impact of Trump Tariffs on WA Consumers and Economy * 08.07.25 EDMONDS, WA - Today, Sen. Maria Cantwell, ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and senior member of the Senate Finance Committee, released the following statement after massive tariffs went into effect on some of the U.S.' and the State of Washington's   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Bynum, Oregon Delegation Sound the Alarm Over the Trump EPA's Illegal Termination of Solar for All Funding * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representative Janelle Bynum (OR-05) led their Oregon delegation colleagues--Senator Ron Wyden and Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Val Hoyle (OR-04), Andrea Salinas (OR-06), and Maxine Dexter (OR-03)--in demanding t  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Oregon Wild, representing over 20,000 members and supporters, has expressed strong opposition to the U.S. Department of the Interior's (DOI) Interim Final Rule and the accompanying changes made to the DOI National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Handbook. The organization argues that these alterations represent a troubling reversal in decades-long efforts to maintain accountability and transparency in public lands management. In their public comment letter, Oregon Wild out  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- The Provenance Chain Network (PCN), Portland, Oregon, has issued a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Defense, advocating for extensive reforms in defense procurement practices. The organization stresses that the current acquisition process is inadequate to address the competitive pressures from global adversaries and calls for a transformative shift in culture, incentives, and technologies. In its letter, PCN outlines the substantial challenges within the def  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Strategic Initiatives, Roseburg, Oregon, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture regarding the agency's interim final rule on the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) procedures. The comments express deep concerns about the significant regulatory changes that may affect environmental transparency and stakeholder engagement. The letter, sent on July 28, highlights that the interim rule removes the requirement to publish draft Environm  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden and Warren Launch Major Investigation Into UnitedHealth Nursing Home Practices After Reports of Delayed Hospitalizations and Aggressive Tactics to Lower Nursing Home Costs, Senior Senators Demand Details from Largest Health Company in the Nation * Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Senator Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., launch  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2025: * * * Wyden Blasts Trump's Regressive Tariffs that Took Effect Today Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement as Trump's sweeping, regressive tariffs took effect today: "Trump has thrown new dead weight onto an American economy that's already sinking under his backward economic policies. The m  more