PORTLAND, Oregon, Aug. 26 -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release: * * * - Safeguards Needed to Protect Species Devastated by Habitat Destruction * * * The Center for Biological Diversity today filed a notice of intent to sue the Trump administration for failing to protect critical habitat for 23 endangered species in the U.S. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the U.S. Territory of Guam, the Republic of Palau and the Federated States of Micronesia  more

DAYTON, Ohio, Aug. 30 -- The Dayton Foundation issued the following news release: The Dayton Oregon District Tragedy Fund of The Dayton Foundation received an additional $68,634 in contributions on Sunday, August 25, thanks to thousands of Dayton-area residents who attended the Gem City Shine Oregon District Benefit Concert hosted by Dave Chappelle, the Oregon District Business Association, Downtown Dayton Partnership, City of Dayton, Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce and others. One hundred perc  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Aug. 26 -- The Entomological Society of America issued the following news release: The Entomological Society of America congratulates the winners of its 2019 awards. The awards recognize scientists, educators, and students who have distinguished themselves through their contributions to entomology. Winners will be honored at Entomology 2019, November 17-20, in St. Louis, Missouri. The following individuals are winners of the 2019 ESA professional, early career professional  more

WESTERVILLE, Ohio, Aug. 26 -- The American Ceramic Society will host ACerS 121st Annual Meeting at the Convention Center, Portland, Oregon, Sept. 29-Oct. 3: Agenda and Speakers: Sintering of Ceramics Speaker: Ricardo Castro, University of California, Davis * * * Machine Learning for Materials Science Speaker: Joshua Tappan and Bryce Meredig, Citrine Informatics; John Mauro, The Pennsylvania State University * * * The Navrotsky Award for Experimental Thermodynamics of Solids Speaker: Ale  more

MEDFORD, Massachusetts, Aug. 31 -- Forest Pathology, a journal that says it addresses professionals working with forest tree diseases caused by fungi, bacteria, nematodes, viruses and phytoplasms; their biology, morphology and pathology; disorders arising from genetic anomalies and physical or chemical factors in the environment, published 10 research articles on the following topics in its August 2019 edition: * Brenneria spp. and Rahnella victoriana associated with acute oak decline symptoms   more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Aug. 29 -- The Nature Conservancy issued the following news: * * * - The Nature Conservancy in Oregon Transfers Noble Oaks Preserve to the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde * * * In a win for both conservation and community, The Nature Conservancy in Oregon (TNC) transferred Noble Oaks Preserve in Polk County to the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon (Tribe) on July 31. Situated on 665 acres, the property was part of the Tribe's ancestral homela  more

BEAVERTON, Oregon, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Olympic Committee issued the following news release: As kids return to school and sport, and caring adults gear up to coach them for the season ahead, Nike and the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee released "Coaching Girls," an expansion of the How to Coach Kids offering for volunteer youth coaches, designed to create a culture that makes sport fun for girls. The Coaching Girls modules are accompanied by three new age-specific modules and a Span  more

BEAVERTON, Oregon, Aug. 28 -- Sexual Abuse, a journal that says it provides a forum for clinical and theoretical aspects of sexual abuse from the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers, published five research articles on the following topics in its October 2019 edition: * Heterogeneity in Male Adolescents With Illegal Sexual Behavior: A Latent Profile Approach to Classification * Maternal Caregiving Practices and Child Abuse Experiences as Developmental Antecedents to Insecure Attach  more

EUGENE, Oregon, Aug. 26 -- The Western Environmental Law Center issued the following news release: Conservation and public interest groups today submitted formal opposition to a proposed Trump administration rule that would fundamentally change long-held environmental practices and allow for the sweeping destruction of national forests across the country. In comments to the U.S. Forest Service, 177 groups said the proposed changes to the agency's National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) implem  more

EUGENE, Oregon, Aug. 29 -- The Western Environmental Law Center issued the following news release: Today, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler proposed to eliminate direct regulation of methane, a dangerous greenhouse gas, from the EPA's New Source Performance Standards. In New Mexico, this would mean that 4,700 new and existing wells would no longer have to reduce their methane emissions, endangering our climate and our families' health. Methane is 80 times more powerf  more

EUGENE, Oregon, Aug. 30 -- The Western Environmental Law Center issued the following news release: New Mexico environmental, community, and labor advocates, as well as Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM), filed a motion yesterday with the state Supreme Court asking the court to clarify that the Energy Transition Act applies to proceedings on PNM's closure and replacement of the San Juan Generating Station. The filing also requested a shortened response time due to the urgency of making t  more

EUGENE, Oregon, Aug. 28 -- The Western Environmental Law Center issued the following news release: Today, advocacy groups in New Mexico concerned about methane waste from the oil and gas industry released a set of core principles to guide the state as it begins its next step in developing a rule to prevent waste and safeguard taxpayers, public health, the climate, and the broader environment. These core principles outline the details necessary to draft a next-generation rule that will be the be  more