PORTLAND, Oregon, March 21 -- The American Forest Resource Council issued the following news release: The American Forest Resource Council (AFRC) is working to ensure the forest products industry and its employees can continue to operate and help meet the nation's needs as local, state and federal governments respond to the global COVID-19 epidemic. On March 18, AFRC joined the Federal Forest Resource Coalition in urging the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to include the forest prod  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- The Humane Society Legislative Fund issued the following news release: The Humane Society Legislative Fund, the nation's leading political advocacy organization for animal welfare, announced its endorsement of Rep. Earl Blumenauer for Oregon's 3rd Congressional District. Rep. Blumenauer is the Democratic co-chair of the Congressional Animal Protection Caucus, a bipartisan entity committed to passing commonsense federal animal protection legislation. He also received a p  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, March 20 -- Medical Teams International issued the following news release: As cases of COVID-19 continue to rapidly increase here and across the country, Medical Teams International (Medical Teams) sorted and packed thousands of masks, gloves and other personal protection health supplies from their Portland warehouse to be used by hospitals in Washington, Oregon and California. Medical Teams President and CEO Martha Holley Newsome said, "The Pacific Northwest is the epicenter  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Oil Change International issued the following statement: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) announced it has approved the Jordan Cove LNG project. However, the project has yet to obtain the required state permits required from the state of Oregon. In response to the FERC decision, Lorne Stockman, Senior Research Analyst with Oil Change International, released the following statement: "The Jordan Cove LNG project would be a climate disaster, responsible for   more

EUGENE, Oregon, March 20 -- The Western Environmental Law Center issued the following news release: In the midst of the global coronavirus pandemic and national health emergency, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) conditionally approved the Jordan Cove LNG export terminal and Pacific Connector fracked gas pipeline. The approval is conditioned on Pembina, the Canadian fossil fuel corporation behind the project, qualifying for critical permits from the state of Oregon. "The Klamath   more

EUGENE, Oregon, March 19 -- The Western Environmental Law Center issued the following news release: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service revealed that at least 163 Mexican gray wolves survive in the wilds of southwestern New Mexico and southeastern Arizona. The annual count shows an increase of 32 individuals since last year's total documented count of 131. The Mexican Wolf Interagency Field Team deployed in January and found 76 wolves in Arizona and 87 in New Mexico. This increase marks a step   more