OREGON CITY, Oregon, July 18 -- The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following news: The state Department of Environmental Quality plans on reaching a decision in early August on a prospective purchaser agreement with the Grand Ronde Tribe regarding the 23-acre Blue Heron Paper Mill site after holding a public meeting on Wednesday, July 17, at the Museum of the Oregon Territory. A prospective purchaser agreement would release the Gran  more

GRAND RONDE, Oregon, July 16 -- The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following news: Grand Ronde Tribal youth Isabelle Grout was selected as one of 14 Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board youth delegates and attended the Health Board's meeting with the California Rural Indian Health Board held in Lincoln, Calif., on Tuesday, July 16. The youth delegates represent 43 member Tribes in Idaho, Oregon and Washington and serve one-ye  more

ASHLAND, Oregon, July 15 -- Southern Oregon University issued the following news: Collaboration to benefit the region's students and economy is continuing this month as the new Southern Oregon Higher Education Consortium holds two separate meetings for academic and enrollment leaders. The chief academic officers from the four schools - Klamath Community College, Oregon Institute of Technology, Rogue Community College and Southern Oregon University - will meet for the third time in the past yea  more

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, July 17 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news: New Mexico State University's College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences has hired a state manager for the Master Gardeners program. Eduardo Servin will be charged with overseeing Cooperative Extension Service specialists and growing the Master Gardener program across all 33 counties in New Mexico. Servin graduated from Oregon State University with a bachelor's in political science. He t  more

SALEM, Oregon, July 18 -- Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum issued the following news release: * * * - Scam Jam will happen in Florence, Newport, Lincoln City and Astoria * * * Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum will join members of the Oregon Department of Justice, the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Serivces and AARP Oregon for a Coastal Scam Jam Tour next week (July 23-26, 2019) in Florence, Newport, Lincoln City and Astoria, Oregon. These four educational fraud prev  more

SALEM, Oregon, July 19 -- Gov. Kate Brown, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Governor Kate Brown today ordered all flags at Oregon public institutions to be flown at half-staff on Tuesday, July 23 in honor of former U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens. In accordance with the proclamation issued by President Trump, flags should be lowered to half-staff on the day of his interment and remain lowered until sunset July 23. "John Paul Stevens was known for the very American val  more

SALEM, Oregon, July 16 -- Gov. Kate Brown, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Governor Kate Brown signed a new zero-emissions vehicles target into law yesterday, bringing Oregon one significant step forward towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector. "With the passage of Senate Bill 1044 , Oregon is helping lead the nation on how to transition to a cleaner, modern transportation system," Gov. Brown said. "When zero-emission vehicles are widely used and c  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, July 18 [TNSmedicalresearch] -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news release: * * * - Weakened form of vaccine still eliminates HIV-like virus in monkeys * * * A promising vaccine that clears an HIV-like virus from monkeys is closer to human testing after a new, weakened version of the vaccine has been shown to provide protection similar to its original version. A pair of papers published July 17 in Science Translational Medicine describe how the   more

CORVALLIS, Oregon, July 19 [TNSresearch] -- Oregon State University issued the following news: Pacific Northwest gardeners are faced with the pleasant dilemma of choosing from an encyclopedia-length list of perennials that grow in our friendly climate, and many of those thrive in low-water situations. To transition the landscape to water-wise plants, start with a small area such as a parking strip or an already-dry area of the garden, said Gail Langellotto, a horticulturist with Oregon State U  more

NEWPORT, Oregon, July 18 [TNSscienceresearch] -- Oregon State University issued the following news: Scientists can predict where and when blue whales are most likely to be foraging for food in the California Current Ecosystem, providing new insight that could aid in the management of the endangered population in light of climate change and blue whale mortality due to ship strikes, a new study shows. The statistical model used for the predictions combines long-term satellite tracking data of th  more

CORVALLIS, Oregon, July 15 -- Oregon State University issued the following news: In Oregon's fertile Willamette River Basin, where two-thirds of the state's population lives, managing water scarcity would be more effective if conservation measures were introduced in advance and upstream from the locations where droughts are likely to cause shortages, according to a new study. The study, published today in the journal Nature Sustainability, illustrates how ineffective conservation measures may   more

CORVALLIS, Oregon, July 19 [TNSscienceresearch] -- Oregon State University issued the following news: Warming temperatures and changes in ocean circulation and salinity are driving the breakup of ice sheets in Antarctica, but a new study suggests that intense storms may help push the system over the edge. A research team led by U.S. and Korean scientists deployed three moorings with hydrophones attached seaward of the Nansen Ice Shelf in Antarctica's Ross Sea in December of 2015, and were able  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, July 15 -- The Washington State Department of Transportation issued the following news release: * * * - One-hour trips from Seattle to greater Vancouver, BC, and Portland could transform regional travel - New study finds numerous benefits to ultra-high-speed travel * * * Ultra-high-speed ground transportation could transform the Pacific Northwest by decreasing travel time, improving overall mobility and boosting economic growth, according to new study of the concept. T  more