PORTLAND, Oregon, Feb. 13 -- The American Civil Liberties Union, a 501(c)3 non-profit that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., issued the following news release on Feb. 12: The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion affirming the district court's dismissal of a lawsuit that sought to challenge policies that protect the legal rights of transgender students in public schools in Dallas, Ore. The court found  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Feb. 13 -- The American Forest Resource Council issued the following news release on Feb. 12: American Forest Resource Council (AFRC) President Travis Joseph had the following to say regarding today's U.S. House passage of the "Wild Olympics" legislation included in HR 2546: "AFRC represents Washington forest products manufacturers, family-owned logging companies and the thousands of workers they employ on the Olympic Peninsula. For years, we have provided substantial feedbac  more

IRVING, Texas, Feb. 11 -- The National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame issued the following news release: Six members of the 2019 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class, presented by Fidelity Investments, have been invited to participate at the 2020 NFL Scouting Combine, set for Feb. 24-March 1 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. On Friday, the NFL announced the full list of 337 prospects that have been invited to attend the event. Led by Oregon quarterback Justin Herbert, the recip  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Feb. 13 -- The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network issued the following news release: * * * - Oregonians to Vote on Lifesaving $2 Cigarette Tax Increase on November Ballot * * * The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), the nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society, has committed $50,000 to Oregonians for a Smoke Free Tomorrow and the ballot campaign to increase the price of cigarettes and other tobacco products in  more

NEWPORT, Oregon, Feb. 11 -- The Journal of Heredity, a journal that says it features conservation genetics of endangered species, population structure and phylogeography, molecular evolution and speciation, molecular genetics of disease resistance in plants and animals, genetic biodiversity and relevant computer programs from the American Genetic Association, published research articles, including the following topics, in its January 2020 edition: * Adaptive Radiation Genomics of Two Ecological  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Feb. 12 -- The Mercy Corps issued the following statement by CEO Beth deHamel on President Trump's budget request: "We are disappointed that the Trump Administration has proposed cutting U.S. foreign aid, ignoring growing global humanitarian needs. Some 70.8 million people have been forced to flee their homes because of conflict and persecution worldwide. Climate change continues to drive instability, disproportionately affecting the world's most vulnerable. "The United Natio  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Feb. 13 -- The Mercy Corps issued the following statement by Megan Doherty, senior director of policy and advocacy: Yesterday's UN Security Council resolution is a necessary first step to stop the devastating loss of life and human suffering in Libya. Despite a commitment by world leaders to de-escalate a few short weeks ago in Berlin, conditions on the ground have continued to deteriorate. More civilians are in danger, more refugees and migrants -- many of whom fled persecuti  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Feb. 13 -- The Oregon State Public Interest Research Group issued the following news release: Americans are not hearing about food recalls, and that communication breakdown is having serious repercussions for public health. For example, less than two years ago, people kept getting sick for months after 12 million pounds of Salmonella-contaminated beef was recalled. The pattern has repeated for other recalls even when news outlets have publicized warnings from food safety agenc  more

SALEM, Tamil Nadu, Feb. 12 -- The Oregon State Public Interest Research Group issued the following news release: This Tuesday, on a vote of 41-18, the Oregon House of Representatives passed HB 4078, banning online and other remote sales of e-cigarettes and e-liquids. The bill adds "Inhalant Delivery Systems" to Oregon's existing ban on remote sales of conventional combustible and smokeless tobacco products. The new category of inhalant delivery systems encompasses all vaporizer systems, vape p  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Feb. 11 -- Oregon Wild issued the following news release on Feb. 10: Governor Kate Brown announced a historic agreement between conservation groups and timber companies that is the first step in a process that will see the most significant update of Oregon's Forest Practices Act in decades. The agreement includes Legislation during the short session to comprehensively reform aerial pesticide spraying practices by the logging industry, including a modern notification system f  more

CANBY, Oregon, Feb. 13 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: PETA has obtained U.S. Department of Agriculture reports revealing a string of violations of law at Marks Meat, Inc.--the plant used by Revel Meat Co., which purports to deal in "humane meat"--in Canby. In response, we sent a letter this morning calling on the Clackamas County district attorney to review the matter and, as appropriate, file criminal cruelty-to-animals charges against the fac  more

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, North Carolina, Feb. 12 -- Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society, issued the following news: Attendees of Science Talk '20 from March 26-27 in Portland, Oregon, will be the first to experience a new competition at the conference, #SciCommMake. The competition will form teams of scientists and artists while providing them with expert advice and the chance to win funding to create projects that share evidence-based scientific research findings with non-traditional scie  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The National Association of County and City Health Officials issued the following news release: * * * - Funding awarded in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Caroli  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Feb. 11 -- Vet Voice Foundation issued the following statement by U.S. Army veteran Will Goodwin on President Trump's budget proposal: "Once again, President Trump and Secretary Bernhardt have shown their true colors and reminded us that they see our nation's public lands as nothing more than places for exploitation. "Their latest proposal to cut funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund by 97% is a broadside against our nation's veterans, who have long-turned to our  more