PORTLAND, Oregon, July 11 -- The American Forest Resource Council issued the following news release: On June 24, setting legal precedent for nine western states, the Ninth Circuit ruled in favor of the Sunny South Project on the Tahoe National Forest. This is an important legal victory for active forest management on public lands and confirmation of a new bipartisan Congressional tool passed in the Farm Bill. This case is the first to address the expedited procedures for forest health treatmen  more

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, July 9 -- The American Society for Reproductive Medicine issued the following news release: Today, ASRM joined with 30 other healthcare organizations, to file amicus briefs in three states, Washington, Oregon and California, all within the jurisdiction of the Ninth Circuit Court, in cases against HHS Secretary Alex Azar. The briefs are in response to extensive changes to the federally funded family planning program, commonly referred to as Title X, that the Administration   more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- INCOMPAS issued the following statement by CEO Chip Pickering in response to the Federal Communications Commission action on transport element of bridge to broadband: "Transport is an important link for competitors deploying fiber in small towns in Missouri, Oregon and across America. Transport is a bridge to broadband that helps connect populated areas to more remote communities. "We commend the Commission for preventing USTelecom's nationwide competition cut off. "We  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, July 11 -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws issued the following news release: Analytical testing of a commercially available CBD product sold online identified the presence of the synthetic cannabinoid agonist AB-FUBINACA (aka 5F-ADB), a component typically identified in 'Spice' and other controlled substances sometimes marketed as 'synthetic cannabis' products. The findings appear in the journal Clinical Toxicology. Investigators tested the product  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, July 11 -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws issued the following news release: The enactment of laws regulating the use of cannabis by adults is associated with short-term declines in self-reported marijuana use by young people, according to findings published in the journal JAMA Pediatrics. A team of researchers from Montana State University, the University of Oregon, the University of Colorado, and San Diego State University assessed teen marijuana  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, July 12 -- The National Psoriasis Foundation issued the following news release: The National Psoriasis Foundation, NPF, has awarded $2.8 million in research grants and fellowships in 2019. This year's awards bring the total amount NPF has invested in psoriatic disease grants and fellowships in recent years to more than $21 million. This year, NPF plans to fund 41 projects focused on psoriatic disease and related comorbidities. All projects align with the NPF mission of drivin  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, July 9 -- The National Psoriasis Foundation issued the following news release: * * * - Patients To Receive the Right Treatment at the Right Time * * * The National Psoriasis Foundation, NPF, in coalition with more than 30 patient and provider advocacy organizations praise Governor Tony Evers (D) and Wisconsin lawmakers for passing S.B. 26, legislation that requires patient protections for step therapy protocols in state-regulated, individual insurance plans. This new law d  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, July 10 -- The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation issued the following news release: An Oregon-based ESPN employee has just filed an unfair labor practice charge against the National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians (NABET-CWA) union, asserting that union officials illegally threatened to terminate him unless he pays thousands of dollars in union fees. The charge was filed at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) with free legal aid from the   more

SALEM, Oregon, July 10 -- Oregon Wild issued the following news release: * * * - Citizen initiative rebukes Oregon politicians' repeated failures to modernize forest laws * * * The Oregon Forest Waters Protection Act was filed today with the Elections Division of the Oregon Secretary of State for the November 2020 election ballot. The initiative will help bring protections for rivers and streams in Oregon's forests up to the level of neighboring states to better safeguard clean water and for  more

EUGENE, Oregon, July 9 -- PeaceHealth issued the following news: PeaceHealth Medical Group will open a same-day clinic in the Woodfield Station retail development in south Eugene, offering even more choices to fit with patients' busy lives. PeaceHealth Woodfield Station, located at 2846 Willamette St., will start serving patients on Monday, July 22, and a soft opening celebration will be held on July 26. "We're excited to add this clinic to PeaceHealth Medical Group's network of primary, spe  more