SALEM, Oregon, Aug. 20 [Category: Education] -- The Oregon School Boards Association posted the following news: * * * Back-to-school night brings Hood River County families together * Felicia Fletcher's daughter Brooklynn attends Cascade Locks Elementary School in the Hood River County School District, but they made the 30-minute drive with their dog, Ginger, to the district's Mid Valley Elementary School in Odell for the Ready, Set, Learn back-to-school fair. "Seeing everyone come together   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cliff Bentz Responds to Governor Tina Kotek's Partisan Take on the "One Big Beautiful Bill" Today, Congressman Cliff Bentz issued the following statement in response to Governor Tina Kotek's recent comments regarding the impact of the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) on SNAP and Medicaid: "Governor Kotek recently discussed the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB). Her comments are misleading and l  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has sent a notice to the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality regarding a request for water quality certification. This communication follows an application filed by the City of Albany for two energy projects. The City submitted its request to the Oregon DEQ on April 15, 2025. According to regulations that govern this process, the Oregon DEQ is allotted a one-year window to act on the certification request. The dead  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wasserman Schultz Lead 65 Lawmakers to Press Trump Admin on Plans for Dangerous, Cruel 'Alligator Alcatraz' Facility * Washington, D.C. - Today, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25) led 65 members of Congress to raise the alarm and demand immediate answers from the Trump Administration about the immigration detention camp in Florida's Ev  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Aug. 21 (TNSjou) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * Rare glimpse of a quieter ocean New research explores the impact of reduced shipping on Pacific Ocean soundscapes * The dramatic disruption of commerce and trade caused by the COVID-19 pandemic presented scientists with an unanticipated opportunity to study the decrease of human-generated noise and its impact on ocean soundscapes. An analysis of passive acoustic  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- The Oregon Association of County Engineers and Surveyors, Salem, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation outlining critical recommendations for the upcoming surface transportation reauthorization legislation. The letter emphasizes the vital role that counties play in managing a significant portion of the nation's transportation infrastructure and calls for targeted support to enhance local roadways and bridges. In the letter, the Ore  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Salem, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation indicating a pressing need for permanent funding dedicated to wildlife transportation mitigation and the construction of wildlife crossing structures. Highlighting alarming statistics from the Federal Highway Administration, the agency reports that an average of one million vertebrate animals are killed each day on American roadways, a situation  more

CORVALLIS, Oregon, Aug. 21 -- Oregon State University issued the following news release: * * * Researchers are teaching robots to walk on Mars from the sand of New Mexico Researchers are closer to equipping a dog-like robot to conduct science on the surface of Mars after five days of experiments this month at White Sands National Park in New Mexico. The national park is serving as a Mars analog environment and the scientists are conducting field test scenarios to inform future Mars operation  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley Call for Investigation, Sanctions for Israeli Settlers' Violence and Obstruction of Aid in Gaza * Washington D.C.- U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, both D-Ore., today announced they are joining Senate colleagues in demanding the Trump administration act immediately on reports that Israeli settlers are blocking humanitarian aid deliveries into Gaza and attacking Palestinian civ  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley Call for Investigation, Sanctions for Israeli Settlers' Violence and Obstruction of Aid in Gaza * Washington D.C.- U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, both D-Ore., today announced they are joining Senate colleagues in demanding the Trump administration act immediately on reports that Israeli settlers are blocking humanitarian aid deliveries into Gaza and attacking Palestinian civili  more