NORFOLK, Virginia, Sept. 8 [Category: Animals] -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: * * * 'NIH, Close the Monkey Labs!' Demands New Times Square Ad * New York - PETA is showing the crowds of Times Square how monkeys live inside a federally funded laboratory and calling for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to shut down the seven national primate research centers in a new billboard. PETA's ad shows Milo, a monkey held and used as a breeder   more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Sept. 8 [Category: Sociological] -- The Mercy Corps posted the following news release: * * * As Gaza City Offensive Intensifies, Civilians Ordered to Flee Again: "This time feels as if it might be the last" * As Israel intensifies ground operations in famine-stricken Gaza City, yet another crisis is unfolding among those forced to flee the renewed fighting. Far from an act of protection, the new evacuation orders are pushing civilians south into dangerous areas with little   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Bynum Blasts Trump's Threat of National Guard Deployment in Portland * Oregon City, OR - Today, Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (D-OR) spoke out after President Donald Trump's comments about National Guard deployment and the City of Portland. Earlier this evening, the President stated he decided where he'd be deploying the National Guard next. In the same press conference, he said "we'll b  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Rep. Maxine Dexter, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Dexter's Amendment to Protect Water from Data Center Strain Passes Republican-Controlled House * Amendment would require Department of Energy to interrogate water usage at data centers. WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03), the top Democrat on the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, successfully attached an amendment to the Republican Energy and Water fund  more

NORFOLK, Virginia, Sept. 8 [Category: Animals] -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: * * * OHSU Primate Center Trucks in Imported Monkeys While Warehousing 4,000; PETA Demands Answers * Portland, Ore. - In a letter sent today, PETA urges Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) officials to investigate why the Oregon National Primate Research Center (ONPRC) acquired macaque monkeys from an importation company even though it currently houses more t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The Oregon Association of Clean Water Agencies, Eugene, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to criticize its Draft Sewage Sludge Risk Assessment for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS). ORACWA urged the agency to revise the assessment, arguing it presents an unrealistic and overly conservative estimate of risk that could lead to inappropriate federal and state regulations. According to ORAC  more

CORVALLIS, Oregon, Sept. 9 (TNSjou) -- Oregon State University issued the following news release: * * * Targeted snow monitoring at hotspots outperforms basin-wide surveys in predicting water supply Measuring mountain snowpack at strategically selected hotspots consistently outperforms broader basin-wide mapping in predicting water supply in the western United States, a new study found. Researchers analyzed more than 20 years of snow estimates and streamflow data across 390 snow-fed basins i  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, released the following statement from a Sept. 4, 2025, executive session to consider the nominations of Bryan Switzer to be deputy U.S. Trade Representative, Gustav Chiarello to be assistant secretary of Health and Human Services for financial resources, and Michael Stuart to be HHS general counsel: * * * I'd just like to say a few words before the Finance Committee votes on three more nominees lat  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, released the following statement from a Sept. 4, 2025, hearing entitled "The President's 2026 Health Care Agenda": * * * As the Committee gathers today, the United States is in the midst of a health care calamity. The largest cuts to health care in the history of the nation are approaching like an avalanche. Last week, most of the senior leadership at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Trout Unlimited Tualatin Valley Chapter, Portland, Oregon, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Forest Service expressing strong opposition to the potential rescission of the Roadless Rule. The organization, representing 500 members, emphasizes the importance of maintaining protections for Roadless Areas, which support vital fish and wildlife habitats across the country. The Roadless Rule, established in 2001, prohibits new road construction across 58.5 milli  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden Announces More Than $6 Million for Infrastructure Upgrades in Southern Oregon * Washington D.C.-- U.S. Senator Ron Wyden today announced more than $6 million in federal investments he worked with Gold Hill to secure so city residents can be connected to the regional waste water system and support upgrades to that local infrastructure. "Having reliable water infrastructure like functioning sewer   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Democratic Colleagues Press Trump Administration Decision to Raise Student Loan Payments for Low-Income Americans * Letter to Department of Education follows reporting the administration plans to gut Biden-era Income-Driven Repayment plans Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today led 11 of his Democratic Senate colleagues in demanding answers from the Trump administration about   more