PORTLAND, Oregon, Feb. 26 -- American Rivers issued the following statement: This Friday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, and Bonneville Power Administration will release a draft environmental impact statement addressing the latest plan for operations of the hydropower dams on the Columbia and Snake rivers. Five plans have failed already, rejected by courts as illegal and inadequate for saving endangered salmon, and the same fate likely awaits this one. Wendy M  more

SALEM, Oregon, Feb. 28 -- The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network issued the following news release on Feb. 27: * * * - Advocates Present Gov. Kate Brown with their Distinguished Advocacy Award * * * Cancer patients, survivors and their loved ones convened at the State Capitol , February 27, for the annual Cancer Action Day at the Capitol, hosted by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). February is National Cancer Prevention Month and the group spent the day-  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Feb. 29 -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release: * * * - Dam Removal Left Off Table Despite Growing Scientific, Public Support * * * The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Bonneville Power Administration and Bureau of Reclamation released the first step of a court-ordered National Environmental Policy Act review of the federal system of dams and reservoirs in the Columbia-Snake River Basin. The review was supposed to detail all credible recovery  more

MANHATTAN, New York, Feb. 29 -- Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a campaign of Everytown for Gun Safety, issued the following news: On Wednesday, dozens of volunteers with the Oregon chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a part of Everytown for Gun Safety, arrived at the statehouse for a scheduled "second reading" of House Bill 4005 - secure storage legislation - only to find empty seats and absent lawmakers at the State Capitol. The House reading of the bill was  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Feb. 29 -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: * * * - River restoration is necessary to bring back abundant salmon populations in Snake River * * * Federal agencies today released their long-awaited draft environmental plan for hydropower operations in the Columbia River Basin, but the legal organization whose lawsuit triggered the new plan says the plan's favored option falls short of what people in the region want and what the law requires -- restoration of h  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Feb. 29 -- The Institute for Justice issued the following news release on Feb. 28: * * * - Mats Jarlstrom was fined $500 for criticizing the timing of traffic lights. He sued, won, and now his formula will help traffic engineers around the world * * * The Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) formally announced that it voted to adopt a new formula for determining the timing of traffic lights. The vote vindicates the theory of Mats Jarlstrom, who was fined $500 by t  more

LONDON, England, Feb. 27 -- Lake and Reservoir Management, a journal that says it addresses the management of lakes and reservoirs, their watersheds and tributaries, along with the limnology and ecology needed for sound management of these systems, published research articles on the following topics in its February 2020 edition: * Annual variations in microcystin occurrence in Upper Klamath Lake, Oregon, based on high-throughput DNA sequencing, qPCR, and environmental parameters * Assessment o  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Feb. 27 -- The Mercy Corps issued the following statement by Interim CEO Beth de Hamel: Mercy Corps has worked in Syria during the entirety of the nine year conflict - as well as in every major global conflict over the past three decades. And yet, what we are seeing unfold in Idlib and Western Aleppo is unprecedented. The human suffering is catastrophic. "We call on all parties to the conflict to reach an immediate ceasefire, to end the fighting in northwest Syria, and to exp  more

MANHATTAN, New York, Feb. 25 -- Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a campaign of Everytown for Gun Safety, issued the following news: The Oregon chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement after the Oregon House Rules Committee advanced House Bill 4005, legislation to require secure firearm storage. The bill now moves on to the House floor for consideration: "Legislation requiring firearms be stored secu  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- The National Association of Wheat Growers issued the following news release: The National Association of Wheat Growers and the National Wheat Foundation wrapped up the 2020 Commodity Classic with a new slate of officers. NAWG President and Lavon, Texas farmer Ben Scholz has passed the gavel down to Vice President Dave Milligan, a farmer from Michigan. Washington farmer Nicole Berg moved up the ranks of leadership becoming NAWG's new Vice President. Brent Cheyne, wheat fa  more

VANCOUVER, Washington, Feb. 29 -- PeaceHealth issued the following news: PeaceHealth recently unveiled its systemwide Mission and Values Award winners. The annual awards recognize inspiring employees (who PeaceHealth refers to as "caregivers") who are living PeaceHealth's Mission and Values of Social Justice, Stewardship, Respect and Collaboration, every day. Five caregivers -- hailing from Bellingham, Longview and Vancouver, Washington, and Cottage Grove, Oregon -- were selected for this spec  more

LIBERTY CORNER, New Jersey, Feb. 25 -- The U.S. Golf Association issued the following news release: The United States Golf Association (USGA) announced the 12 final qualifying sites for the 120th U.S. Open Championship, which will be played at Winged Foot Golf Club (West Course), in Mamaroneck, N.Y., on June 18-21, 2020. Winged Foot is hosting its sixth U.S. Open and 13th USGA championship. Final qualifying, conducted over 36 holes, will be held at eight U.S. sites - two in Ohio and one each i  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Feb. 29 -- The United Automobile Workers issued the following news: The UAW International Executive Board (IEB) voted on December 5 to merge the states represented by UAW Region 5 between UAW Regions 4 and 8. This merger became effective, February 28, 2020. States have been apportioned between Region 4 and 8 in the following way: UAW REGION 4 * Current Region 4: Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming and Montana * Added Into Re  more

BOULDER, Colorado, Feb. 26 -- Voqal, which provides grants and investments for organizations and individuals, affordable mobile internet and wireless spectrum advocacy, issued the following news release: Voqal is excited to announce six grants to organizations working in Oregon to build the power of communities of color. The grants of $25,000 to Oregon Futures Lab, Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon (APANO), Building Power for Communities of Color, Latino Network Action Fund, Unite Oregon  more

EUGENE, Oregon, Feb. 28 -- The Western Environmental Law Center issued the following news release: Chair Grijalva and Rep. McEachin introduced an environmental justice bill more than a year in the making. Among other things, the bill creates a Federal Energy Transition Economic Development Assistance Fund to aid in a just transition away from fossil fuel economies for workers and communities. In addition, the bill would expand legal rights for people and communities experiencing environmental i  more