SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, Feb. 4 -- The Agriculture Department's Agricultural Marketing Service has issued a proposed rule, published in the Federal Register on Feb. 4, entitled: "Tart Cherries Grown in the States of Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wisconsin; Continuance Referendum". SUMMARY: This document directs that a referendum be conducted among eligible growers and processors of tart cherries grown in the States of Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, Oregon, Ut  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following news release: In 2019, union members accounted for 14.4 percent of wage and salary workers in Oregon, compared with 13.9 percent in 2018, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Richard Holden noted that the union membership rate for the state was at its peak in 1989, when it averaged 21.6 p  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Feb. 7 -- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the following news release: Dear interested citizens, The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Reclamation and Bonneville Power Administration, as colead agencies, are on track to issue the Columbia River System Operations draft environmental impact statement by the end of February. The DEIS documents the evaluation of the impacts of the long-term, coordinated water management functions for the operation, maintenance and config  more

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, Feb. 8 -- The Environmental Protection Agency has issued a proposed rule, published in the Federal Register on Feb. 7, entitled: "Air Plan Approval; OR; Emission Standard Definition Rule Revision". SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposes to approve a revision to the Oregon State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted on September 5, 2019. The submission revises the SIP to incorporate by reference a more recent update to the emission standards for specifi  more

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, Feb. 7 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued a proposed rule and request for comments, published in the Federal Register on Feb. 6, entitled: "Pacific Halibut Fisheries; Catch Sharing Plan". SUMMARY: NMFS proposes to approve changes to the Pacific Halibut Catch Sharing Plan for the International Pacific Halibut Commission's regulatory Area 2A off Washington, Oregon, and California. In addition, NMFS proposes to implement the portions of the Pl  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Feb. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Federal Bureau of Investigation Portland Field Office issued the following news release: The FBI has launched the "Protected Voices" initiative to help 2020 political campaigns and American voters protect against online foreign influence operations and cyber security threats. The Protected Voices campaign includes information and guidance from the FBI, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Office of the Director of National Int  more

BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 6 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release: The Bureau of Reclamation announces Talmadge Oxford as area manager for the Columbia-Cascades Area Office in Interior Region 9: Columbia Pacific Northwest. Headquartered in Yakima, Wash., Oxford will oversee major field offices in Yakima and Ephrata, Wash., and Bend and Hermiston, Ore. He will manage Reclamation projects in Washington State, northern Idaho and western Montana,   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.2 million grant to the Port of Newport, Oregon, to support the construction of a new pier, serving the largest commercial fishing fleet in the state. The EDA grant, to be matched with $1.2 million in local funds, is expected to help create 17  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Jan. 31 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following story: * * * - After a severe on-the-job injury, Coast Guard vet Chris Sutherland is fulfilling his goals of working in environmental sciences through NOAA's Veterans Corps, but it hasn't been without other challenges along the way. * * * NOAA Fisheries recently expanded our Veterans Corps programming to Oregon, in partnership with AmeriCorps and the Mt. Adams Institute's VetsWork ini  more