WASHINGTON, May 15 [Category: Food/Beverage] -- The Center for Food Safety issued the following news release: * * * After Years of Delay, Oregon Permit for Hundreds of Factory Farms Finalized Without Adequate Measures to Protect Water and Communities from Pollution * PORTLAND, OR -Despite urging from Center for Food Safety (CFS), Friends of Family Farmers, Oregon Rural Action, Columbia Riverkeeper, Willamette Riverkeeper and other groups across Oregon, today state regulators finalized a Nati  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 [Category: Political] -- America First Legal, a civil rights organization, posted the following news release: * * * America First Legal Launches Investigation Into Soros-Funded People's Institute for Survival and Beyond Over Woke Training Programs for Teachers and City Employees * America First Legal (AFL) has launched a nationwide investigation into the People's Institute for Survival and Beyond (PISAB), filing twenty-nine records requests seeking documents related to the  more

SACRAMENTO, California, May 15 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Opposes Trump Administration's Proposed Rollback of National Emission Standards for Ethylene Oxide * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta joined a multistate coalition in submitting a comment letter opposing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposal, which rolls back national standards for emissions of ethylene oxide (EtO) from comm  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 15 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL LEADS COALITION AGAINST EPA'S PROPOSAL TO GUT NATIONAL LIMITS ON TOXIC ETHYLENE OXIDE POLLUTION * Chicago -Attorney General Kwame Raoul today led a coalition of 16 attorneys general opposing a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposal to repeal national emission standards for ethylene oxide (EtO) used by commercial sterilization facilities. According to  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Bynum Announces Congressional Art Competition Winner * Washington, DC - Today, Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (OR-05) announced that Cecilia Coleman from Lake Oswego won the Congressional Art Competition for Oregon's 5th Congressional District, with her piece "Threads of Us." Cecilia's painting is oil on canvas and features three young girls wearing sweaters with a Pendleton wool pattern as the backgrou  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, May 15 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news: * * * Cancer-causing protein also helps tumors repair their DNA * A protein best known for driving cancer growth also helps damaged tumor cells survive by repairing their DNA, according to a new study that could influence how some cancers are treated. Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University found that the protein MYC, which is overactive in most human cancers, plays a direct role in fixing  more

GOLDEN, Colorado, May 15 -- Colorado School of Mines posted the following news: * * * Chalcogen bonding can be used to build permanently porous materials * An international team of researchers led by Colorado School of Mines has demonstrated a new way to assemble molecules into porous materials. Chalcogen bonding, a recently recognized category of noncovalent bonding, has been applied in catalysis and molecular assembly studies, but its impact on material behavior and properties remains po  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Bentz Supports FY27 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Bill, Secures Inclusion of $80 Million for Kingsley Field * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Cliff Bentz (OR-02) voted YES for the Fiscal Year 2027 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, legislation that includes $80 million for the construction of an Academic Training Center at Ki  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * EEOC Reaches Early $5.5 Million Resolution With Central Transport Over Nationwide Sex Discrimination in Hiring * Settles federal lawsuit alleging trucking company failed to hire female truck drivers for at least ten years nationwide PHOENIX - Central Transport, LLC, a nationwide trucking company based in Warren, Michigan with over 200 regional and local facilities, will pay $5.5 milli  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, May 15 -- Gov. Mike Kehoe, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Kehoe Announces Two Judicial Appointments * Jefferson City Today, Governor Mike Kehoe announced two judicial appointments to the 2 nd and 25 th Judicial Circuits. Andrew A. Boster, of Edina, was appointed as Associate Circuit Judge for Knox County in the 2 nd Judicial Circuit. Mr. Boster currently serves as the prosecuting attorney of Knox County and the assistant prosecut  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Questions Forest Service Chief Schultz on Whether He Will Follow the Law and Disperse Funds Appropriated by Congress, Stresses Importance of Listening to Local Communities Following Pecos Protection Reversal, and Presses Schultz on Using Infrastructure Law Funding for Workforce Reductions * WASHINGTON - During a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing to examine the   more

NEW PORT RICHEY, Florida, May 16 -- The Southern Shrimp Alliance issued the following news release on May 15, 2026: * * * House Health Subcommittee Advances Destruction of Hazardous Imports Act The Southern Shrimp Alliance welcomes the recent milestone towards giving the FDA the power to destroy imported products that pose a significant public health risk. * On Wednesday, the Health Subcommittee of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce met for a markup of ten different bills, including  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters posted the following news wrap up, This Week In Climate Action - May 15, 2026: * * * Your weekly resource to learn what the environmental movement is saying about the news of the day and the political fight of our generation. This week, we're covering the Trump administration rolling back protections for our public lands, state efforts to tackle the energy affordability crisis, and the ongoing fight for a free and   more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 16 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on May 15, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Joins Coalition Opposing EPA's Proposal to Gut National Limits on Toxic Ethylene Oxide Pollution Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 16 attorneys general opposing a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposal to repeal national emission standards for ethylene oxide (EtO) used by commercial sterilization faci  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health issued the following news release: * * * NIH-supported project expands access to care for children with amblyopia A group of pediatric eye disease researchers supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has launched an open-access tool designed to help manage pediatric cases of amblyopia, a condition in which the brain fails to properly develop normal vision in one or both e  more

SALEM, Oregon, May 15 -- The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release on May 14, 2026: * * * DEQ announces temporary change to Oregon's summertime fuel requirements Action aligns Oregon with federal waiver and provides clarity for fuel suppliers * Today, upon request of the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, the Oregon Environmental Quality Commission, DEQ's policy and rulemaking board, approved a temporary change to Oregon's motor vehicle fuel s  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The Food and Water Watch posted the following news release on May 15, 2026: * * * Oregon's Factory Farm Permit Falls Short Last Friday, Oregon Departments of Agriculture and Environmental Quality released the long-awaited renewal of a permit that regulates how many of the state's hundreds of factory farms manage their waste. The permit is supposed to be updated every five years. Despite calls from environmental groups across the state to strengthen the permit, the fin  more

VALLEY FORGE, Pennsylvania, May 11 -- PJM Interconnection, a regional transmission organization that coordinates the movement of wholesale electricity, issued the following news release: * * * PJM Members Elect Three PJM Board Members Larry Bekkedahl and Charles Berardesco Newly Elected To Serve Three-Year Terms; Margaret Loebl Reelected to Serve Additional Three-Year Term * PJM Interconnection announced today that its members have elected Larry Bekkedahl and Charles Berardesco to serve thr  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Designates May 16 as "Kids to Parks Day" * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., and colleagues today applauded the Senate's passage of their bipartisan resolution to empower young people and their families to get outdoors and promote healthy outdoor recreation by designating May 16, 2026 National Kids to Parks Day. Started in 2011 with the National P  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on May 15, 2026: * * * Wyden and Markey Press Trump Administration on Failure to Aid Small Businesses Hammered by Illegal Tariffs; Without Help from SBA, Importers Relied on Predatory Loans to Stay Afloat The Lenders Charge Hidden Interest Rates of up to 94% a Year; Prey on Cash-Strapped Businesses Struggling to Pay Trump's Tariffs * Senate Finance Committee Rank  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden Presses Trump Administration Over Failure to Respond to Emerging Threat of Synthetic Opioids Wyden warns reorganization of key agency could threaten substance abuse work on nitazenes and more * U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today pressed the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) over its failure to adequately prepare for emerging drug threats like synthetic opioids known as nitazenes,   more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Raise Concerns about Trump Administration's USDA Reorganization U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today joined Senate colleagues in questioning how Trump's reorganization of the Research, Education, and Economics (REE) mission area at the U.S. Department of Agriculture will affect farmers and ranchers in Oregon and nationwide. "We write with strong concern regarding   more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Raise Concerns about Trump Administration's USDA Reorganization U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today joined Senate colleagues in questioning how Trump's reorganization of the Research, Education, and Economics (REE) mission area at the U.S. Department of Agriculture will affect farmers and ranchers in Oregon and nationwide. "We write with strong concern regarding the  more