WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * BLM November 2025 timber sales bring in nearly $5.3 million * WASHINGTON - The Bureau of Land Management sold 20,873 million board feet of timber across 1,242 public acres in Idaho, Montana, and Oregon, for a total of $5,283,736; exceeding appraised values by over $2.1 million. This timber will feed local mills and support jobs in local communities. The Northwest Oreg  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Bynum Defends Community Engagement on Detroit Lake Drawdown Proposal * Washington, DC - Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (OR-05) led Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06), Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) in requesting additional time for community engagement on the proposed drawdown of Detroit Lake. Specifically, the members called for a 45-day extension on the public comment peri  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Dec. 1 [Category: Sociological] -- The Mercy Corps posted the following news release: * * * News Alert: Mercy Corps Urges Immediate Support for Indonesia as Deadly Floods Devastate Sumatra * Jakarta \- Cyclone Senyar has left a trail of destruction in Indonesia across Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra with a rapidly raising toll. Over 500 people have been killed, with many more injured or missing, trapped by raging floods and catastrophic landslides. At least 240,000 ha  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Dec. 2 (TNSjou) -- Portland State University issued the following news release: * * * The High Cost of Delay: School of Public Health Study Reveals Health and Financial Risks of Missed Hep B Vaccine This week the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) will consider delaying the infant hepatitis B (HepB) birth dose vaccine schedule. However, new research from Portland State University shows that even a short delay can lead to substantially more infections, severe  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Dec. 2 -- Portland State University issued the following news release: * * * PSU Psychology Program Receives Additional CDC/NIOSH Funding to Support Graduate Training in Occupational Health Portland State University's long-running training program in occupational health psychology has received an additional year of support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (CDC/NIOSH). The supplemental funding will hel  more