WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence issued the following statement by President Kris Brown: * * * - Brady Calls on Elected Officials to Return from Recess and End this Crisis * * * This morning, we woke up to news of another mass shooting, this time at the popular Oregon District in Dayton, Ohio. A single gunman, wearing body armor and carrying a .223-caliber rifle with several high-capacity magazines, killed at least 9 people and injured at least 26 more in unde  more

EUGENE, Oregon, Aug. 7 -- Cascadia Wildlands issued the following news release: * * * - Court: Oregon Illegally Denied Marbled Murrelet Endangered Species Protections * * * An Oregon judge has issued a decision concluding the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission violated Oregon law in denying a petition filed by five conservation groups demanding the commission uplist the murrelet from threatened to endangered under the Oregon Endangered Species Act. Lane County Circuit Court Judge Lauren Ho  more

EUGENE, Oregon, Aug. 7 -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release: An Oregon judge has issued a decision concluding the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission violated state law in denying a petition filed by five conservation groups demanding the commission uplist the murrelet from threatened to endangered under the Oregon Endangered Species Act. Lane County Circuit Court Judge Lauren Holland concluded the Fish and Wildlife Commission illegally changed its decision   more

EUGENE, Oregon, Aug. 7 -- The Defenders of Wildlife issued the following news: An Oregon judge has issued a decision concluding the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission violated Oregon law in denying a petition filed by five conservation groups demanding the commission uplist the murrelet from threatened to endangered under the Oregon Endangered Species Act. Lane County Circuit Court Judge Lauren Holland concluded the Fish and Wildlife Commission illegally changed its decision after first votin  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- The Human Rights Campaign issued the following news release: Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization, responded to mass shootings at the Oregon District of Dayton, Ohio that left at least nine dead and at least 27 wounded and Cielo Vista Mall in El Paso, where at least 20 were killed and more than two dozen wounded. HRC leaders in Texas and Ohio gave these responses: Reb  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The Internet Association issued the following statement by President and CEO Michael Beckerman on the letter to the Office of the Trade Representative sent by Chairman Frank Pallone, D-New Jersey, and Ranking Member Greg Walden, R-Oregon: "USMCA's digital chapter - including its intermediary liability provisions - represent a victory for the entire American economy. "The intermediary liability provisions in USMCA would help businesses of all sizes and in every industry gr  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Aug. 5 -- The Mercy Corps issued the following statement by Anissa Toscano, vice president of humanitarian leadership and response, on the Safe from the Start Act (H.R. 4092): "Last week a bipartisan group of leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives took bold action to enhance the U.S. government's efforts to prevent and address gender-based violence during humanitarian crises by introducing the Safe from the Start Act (H.R. 4092). This legislation was introduced by Repres  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- NARAL Pro-Choice America issued the following news release: * * * - Nation's Leading Pro-Choice Advocacy Group Endorses Incumbent Oregon Congresswoman * * * NARAL Pro-Choice America today announced its endorsement of Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici in her campaign for re-election to represent Oregon's 1st Congressional District. "Suzanne Bonamici is a champion for reproductive freedom who never stops fighting for Oregon women and families," said Ilyse Hogue, President   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- The National Partnership for Women and Families issued the following statement by President Debra L. Ness: "Today marks a tremendous victory for working people, families and businesses in Oregon as Gov. Kate Brown signed into law the nation's ninth statewide paid family and medical leave program. This latest paid leave win means working Oregonians will no longer have to choose between economic security and taking time to care for themselves or a loved one. "We applaud Fa  more

EUGENE, Oregon, Aug. 7 -- Oregon Wild issued the following news release: An Oregon judge has issued a decision concluding the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission violated Oregon law in denying a petition filed by five conservation groups demanding the commission uplist the murrelet from threatened to endangered under the Oregon Endangered Species Act. Lane County Circuit Court Judge Lauren Holland concluded the Fish and Wildlife Commission illegally changed its decision after first voting to a  more

VANCOUVER, Washington, Aug. 9 -- PeaceHealth issued the following news: * * * - PeaceHealth received the American Excess Insurance Exchange Risk Management Award, during the Premier Breakthroughs Conference and Exhibition in Nashville, Tennessee * * * PeaceHealth recently earned national recognition for its innovative efforts to bolster sedation safety across all 10 of its medical centers. PeaceHealth received the American Excess Insurance Exchange Risk Management Award, during the Premier   more

DAYTON, Ohio, Aug. 4 -- The Dayton Foundation issued the following news release: In response to the mass shooting that occurred in the early hours of August 4, 2019, The Dayton Foundation has established the Dayton Oregon District Tragedy Fund. The fund allows individuals to make charitable contributions to help the families directly affected by this terrible tragedy. The Foundation will waive the credit card processing fee so that 100 percent of the money will be used to assist others. "Our h  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Aug. 5 -- The National Psoriasis Foundation issued the following news release: The National Psoriasis Foundation, NPF, has appointed three experts highly regarded for their work in the psoriatic disease community to its medical board. The addition of these leaders complements the 28 other board members clinical and scientific expertise and perspective in both psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. New board members include: April Armstrong, M.D., MPH Dr. Armstrong is professor of  more

EUGENE, Oregon, Aug. 7 -- The Western Environmental Law Center issued the following news release: An Oregon judge has issued a decision concluding the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission violated Oregon law in denying a petition filed by five conservation groups demanding the commission uplist the murrelet from threatened to endangered under the Oregon Endangered Species Act. Lane County Circuit Court Judge Lauren Holland concluded the Fish and Wildlife Commission illegally changed its decisio  more

EUGENE, Oregon, Aug. 7 -- The Western Environmental Law Center issued the following news release: The Trump administration has reauthorized use of sodium cyanide in wildlife-killing devices called M-44s. These "cyanide bombs" received approval from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency despite inhumanely and indiscriminately killing thousands of animals every year. They have also injured people The EPA allows use of the devices by Wildlife Services, the animal-killing program of the U.S. De  more