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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Oregon Newsletter for Sunday November 03, 2019 ( 9 items )  

American Immigration Lawyers Association: Civil Rights Coalition Files Lawsuit to Halt Implementation of Presidential Proclamation's Healthcare Ban
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The American Immigration Lawyers Association issued the following news release: Today, litigators from the Justice Action Center (JAC), the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), and the Innovation Law Lab, with Sidley Austin LLP providing pro bono assistance, are filing suit in the United States District Court for the District of Oregon to halt implementation of the administration's health care ban for immigrants, announced via presidential proclamation on Octo  more

Animal Welfare Institute: Veterinarians Call on BLM to Abandon Barbaric Surgical Sterilization Experiments on Wild Horses
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- The Animal Welfare Institute issued the following news release: Nearly 80 veterinarians from across the United States delivered a letter to Interior Secretary David Bernhardt today condemning the Bureau of Land Management's proposed surgical sterilization experiments on wild horses from the Warm Springs Herd Management Area in Oregon. The letter was sent in advance of the BLM's National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board meeting, which starts October 29 in Washington, D  more

Baja Ha-Ha to Attract Hundreds of Boaters to Port of San Diego Bay
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- The Port of San Diego issued the following news release: Recreational boaters from all over the globe are gearing up for the West Coast's largest sailing regatta, the Baja Ha-Ha. The annual event kicks off from Shelter Island in San Diego Bay at 9 a.m. on Monday, November 4, 2019. This is the 26th year of the festive rally, with 153 yachts making the 750-mile voyage from San Diego to Cabo San Lucas. This year, sailors from California, Oregon and Washington, along with so  more

Center for Biological Diversity: Lawsuit Launched After Trump Administration Fails to Protect Humboldt Martens in Oregon, California
ARCATA, California, Oct. 31 -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release: Conservation groups notified the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today of their intent to sue the agency for failing to finalize Endangered Species Act protection for Humboldt martens. The rare carnivores were proposed for protection in October 2018 and should have received final protection by October 2019. Fewer than 400 of the secretive forest dwellers survive in four isolated populations in   more

National Council of State Housing Agencies Announces Newly-Elected Board Officers and Directors
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The National Council of State Housing Agencies issued the following news: The National Council of State Housing Agencies (NCSHA) held its Board of Directors election on October 20 in Boston during the association's 49th Annual Conference & Showplace. Nominated from among and voted on by the executive directors of the member state housing finance agencies (HFAs), NCSHA's newly-elected Board officers are: * Chair: Tia Boatman Patterson | California Housing Finance Agency   more

Northwest Evaluation Association Recognizes Educators Moving the Needle on Equity
PORTLAND, Oregon, Oct. 30 -- The Northwest Evaluation Association issued the following news release: NWEA, a not-for-profit education assessment organization, has awarded $44,500 in grants ranging from $4,500 to $10,000 each to five educators who help foster growth for students facing systematic barriers to academic opportunities. The grants, funded through the inaugural year of the NWEA Educators for Equity Grant Program, will support specific school initiatives that focus on helping eliminate  more

Western Environmental Law Center: Grizzly Advocates Prepare to Sue Over Trains Killing Bears
EUGENE, Oregon, Oct. 28 -- The Western Environmental Law Center issued the following news release: Wildlife advocates have notified Burlington Northern Railway Company (BNSF) of their intent to sue the business over its role in trains in Montana killing numerous grizzly bears, which are protected under the Endangered Species Act. In the most recent and sad example, a train recently killed two grizzly cubs near Whitefish. In addition, five grizzly bears died earlier this month near East Glacier   more

Western Environmental Law Center: Plaintiffs Thank U.S. House for Passing First-Step Chaco Protection Bill
EUGENE, Oregon, Oct. 30 -- The Western Environmental Law Center issued the following news release: Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Chaco Cultural Heritage Area Protection Act (H.R. 2181), which would withdraw federal minerals from new oil and gas leasing within a 10-mile buffer surrounding Chaco Culture National Historical Park. The bill would also provide for the termination of non-producing oil and gas leases within the designated area while acknowledging the Greater Chaco  more

Why American Forest Resource Council is Defending the Tecuya Ridge Shaded Fuelbreak Project
PORTLAND, Oregon, Oct. 30 -- The American Forest Resource Council issued the following news release: As an organization promoting active management of public lands to ensure public safety, protect forest health, and provide a sustainable timber supply, the American Forest Resource Council (AFRC) supports the proposed Tecuya Ridge Shaded Fuelbreak Project on the Los Padres National Forest. That's why AFRC, joined by the California Forestry Association (CalForests) and Associated California Logge  more