WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release on April 1: * * * - BLM to strategically implement 11,000 miles of fuel breaks across 223-million acre area in California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Washington * * * Today, U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt signed a final decision to construct and maintain a system of up to 11,000 miles of strategically placed fuel breaks to control wildfires within a 22  more

SEATTLE, Washington, April 4 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has settled with Triangle Oil, Inc., for violations of EPA's Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) requirements at its bulk fuel storage facility near John Day, Oregon. SPCC rules help protect our waters from discharges from facilities storing and handling petroleum fuels and other oils. The Triangle Oil facility, with storage capacity o  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation announced that it intends to award a $34 million cooperative agreement to the Farmers Conservation Alliance LLC of Hood River, Oregon, for the design and construction of a horizontal fish screen below the headworks of the Truckee Canal at Derby Dam in Nevada. The category of funding activity is environment. The agency description of the cooperative agreement states: "The fish screen is a system of components whi  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: FEMA announced that federal emergency aid has been made available for the state of Oregon to supplement the state, tribes and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic beginning on Jan. 20, 2020, and continuing. Federal funding is available to state, tribal, and eligible local governments and certain pri  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, March 31 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news on March 30: The heart of the National Energy Technology Laboratory's (NETL) research site in Albany, Oregon, is its cutting-edge metallurgy and materials research capabilities. Situated on 42 acres, NETL's Albany complex has specialized facilities for materials fabrication and performance testing of advanced high-temperature, corrosion-resistant structural ceram  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, April 1 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Northwest Regional Field Office issued the following news release: All wheat stored in all positions on March 1, 2020 totaled 58.1 million bushels in Idaho, up from 48.9 million bushels a year ago. Off-farm stocks were up 20 percent, while on-farm stocks were up 17 percent compared to the previous year. In Oregon, wheat stored in all positions totaled 33.5 million bushels, up from 24.  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, March 30 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service Oregon office issued the following news release: USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is seeking public comment on proposed revisions to 49 national conservation practice standards through a posting in the Federal Register. The proposed revisions posted this week with the public comment period closing April 23, 2020. The 49 updated national conservation practice standards (  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, April 4 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon, Billy J. Williams, issued the following news release: This week, the Department of Justice announced that it is making $850 million available to help public safety agencies respond to the challenges posed by the outbreak of COVID-19. State, local and tribal law enforcement agencies in Oregon are eligible to receive nearly $10 million in supplemental funding. The Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding program, author  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $200,371 cooperative agreement to the Portland State University of Oregon for archeological overview and assessment to describe the environmental and cultural history of Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in Alaska. The agency description of the cooperative agreement states: "All parks are required to complete an Archeological Overview and Assessment which describes and a  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $240,000 cooperative agreement to the Portland State University of Oregon for the documentation and public education regarding Dena'ina cultural values relating to lands and resources of the Lake Clark National Park and Preserve in Alaska. The category of funding activity is humanities. The agency description of the cooperative agreement states: "The objective of this Agreeme  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- The White House issued the following news release on March 29: Overnight, President Donald J. Trump declared that a major disaster exists in the State of Oregon and ordered Federal assistance to supplement State, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic beginning on January 20, 2020, and continuing. Federal funding is available to State, tribal, and eligible local governments and certain private nonprof  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The White House issued the following news release on April 3: Today, President Donald J. Trump declared that a major disaster exists in the State of Oregon and ordered Federal assistance to supplement State, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, flooding, landslides, and mudslides from February 5 to February 9, 2020. The President's action makes Federal funding available to affected individuals in Umatilla County and the Confederated   more

KLAMATH FALLS, Oregon, April 3 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release: The Bureau of Reclamation invites public comment on a draft environmental assessment that evaluates a proposed water management approach for the Klamath Project. The Project provides irrigation for approximately 230,000 acres of farmed lands in the Klamath Basin. "The proposed Interim Operations Plan strives to balance the water needs in the Klamath Basin in an envir  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, April 2 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: In times of national crisis, it's easy to become emotionally overwhelmed and forget to take your own mental health into consideration. The rapid onset of COVID-19 has brought a multitude of financial and personal stresses for Airmen and their families. On March 25, Defense Secretary Mark Esper placed limitations on large-scale gatherings and encouraged military members to telecommute w  more

PENDLETON, Oregon, March 31 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's U.S. Forest Service unit - Umatilla National Forest - issued the following news release: The Walla Walla Ranger District of the Umatilla National Forest will delay opening the gate on Mill Creek Road (Forest Service Road 65) that accesses Tiger Canyon until further notice. This decision aids the city of Walla Walla's upcoming repair activities on the water pipe system and aligns with direction from the Oregon Governor's executi  more

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, April 1 -- The Agriculture Department's Agricultural Marketing Service has issued a proposed rule, published in the Federal Register on March 31, entitled: "Sweet Onions Grown in the Walla Walla Valley of Southeast Washington and Northeast Oregon; Increased Assessment Rate". The proposed rule was issued by Bruce Summers, Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service. DATES: Comments must be received by June 1, 2020. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dale Novotny, Marketi  more