EDMONTON, Alberta, Aug. 14 -- Stantec, a design and consulting company, issued the following news: * * * 3 Stantec-supported brownfield projects honored at 2025 Phoenix Awards The national awards recognize excellence in brownfield redevelopment projects * Stantec, a global leader in sustainable design and engineering, celebrated 2025 Phoenix Awards for brownfield projects for three clients--St. Philip's School and Community Center in Dallas, Texas; Oregon State University; and the City of P  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release: * * * Coast Guard suspends search for man missing off Pacific Northwest Coast * Click image for link to high resolution link ASTORIA, Ore. -- The Coast Guard suspended its search for a missing fisherman off the coast of Oregon and Washington, around 1:30 p.m., Wednesday. Missing is a 65-year-old man. Coast Guard crews searched over 18 hours, scouring an area of 2,100 sq. miles  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- The Douglas County Global Warming Coalition, Roseburg, Oregon, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation expressing strong objections to the interim final rule revising National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) procedures. This rule, published on July 3, 2025, has drawn criticism due to its potential implications for environmental transparency and public involvement in transportation infrastructure projects. The coalition contends that   more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Aug. 15 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news: * * * OHSU Knight Cancer Institute receives record $2 billion commitment from Phil and Penny Knight The largest single donation ever made to a U.S. university, college or academic health center will transform cancer care * Phil and Penny Knight announced today a record-breaking $2 billion gift to the Oregon Health & Science University's Knight Cancer Institute to transform the future of cancer care   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- The Oregon Health Authority, Salem, Oregon, has issued a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) expressing deep concerns regarding the recent reinterpretation of the term "Federal public benefit" under the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA). The OHA asserts that this reinterpretation will severely impact Medicaid programs, reproductive health services, and behavioral health initiatives a  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Hoyle Announces Over $16.6 Million for 15 Community Projects Throughout Oregon's 4th Congressional District * : August 14, 2025 EUGENE, OR - Today, Representative Val Hoyle (OR-04) announced that she has secured $16,625,000 in Community Project Funding (CPFs) from the federal government for projects across Oregon's 4th district. The funding, which would become available if Congress passes full-ye  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, released the following remarks at an executive session to consider the nominations of Jonathan McKernan to be under secretary of the Treasury, and Alex Adams to be assistant Health and Human Services secretary for family support: * * * Before we begin, I'd like to give a special thanks to Mr. Bob Becker, and his excellent work with the Senate Recording Studio for 34 years. I've been told this is hi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Bonamici, Hoyle, Salinas, Bynum, Dexter Statement on Antisemitism and Hate * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley along with U.S. Reps. Suzanne Bonamici, Val Hoyle, Andrea Salinas, Janelle Bynum and Maxine Dexter today issued the following statement on antisemitism and hate in response to recent hateful acts in Oregon. "Speaking out against antisemitism and ha  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 14, 2025: * * * Wyden, Warren Probe Lutnick Firm's Potential Conflicts of Interest Related to Massive Tariff Bets Following Reports that Cantor Fitzgerald, the Wall Street Firm Once Run by Commerce Secretary Lutnick and Now Run by Lutnick's Son, Is Selling Tariff Bets, Senators Sound Alarm over Possible Conflicts of Interest and Insider Trading * Senate   more