SALEM, Oregon, May 7 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom issued the following news release on May 6: Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys representing a pro-life student group at Chemeketa Community College filed a lawsuit in federal court Tuesday to challenge the college's speech policies that restrict outdoor speech to two small areas, less than 1.5% of the 100-acre campus, and require students to secure permission at least two weeks in advance before speaking in those areas. The policies have  more

BEAVERTON, Oregon, May 6 -- The National Science Teaching Association issued the following news release: Catapult X, in collaboration with the National Science Teaching Association (NSTA), announces winners of the first Science Educators' Best of Show(TM) NSTA 2020--this year held as a virtual awards program highlighting companies who planned on exhibiting at NSTA's national conference. Product entries were evaluated by a panel of science and STEM experts. Approximately 250,000 readers of NSTA  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, May 5 -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release on May 4: Two conservation groups sued the Trump administration for its failure to finalize Endangered Species Act protection for the Humboldt marten. Fewer than 400 of these secretive forest dwellers remain in four isolated populations along a narrow strip of coastal habitat in Northern California and southern Oregon. In October 2018, eight years after the Center for Biological Diversity and Envi  more

MEDFORD, Massachusetts, May 7 -- The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement issued the following research on May 6: Our analysis of which youth voted by mail in 2020, how they did it, and why, can offer insights to those looking to expand the practice in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. More than 1 in 5 voters in the 2016 presidential election cast their ballots by mail. In five states--Colorado, Hawaii, Oregon, Utah, and Washington--voting by mail is already the d  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: Las Palmas Medical Center registered nurses, joined by nurses from across El Paso, will rally Friday to protest retaliation against an RN who has been spoken publicly about inadequate COVID-19 safety measures, and was suspended this week after objecting to an unsafe assignment at the HCA hospital. * What: Social Distancing Protest * When: Friday, May 8, 12 noon * Where: Las Palmas Medical Center, 1801 N Oregon St,  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, May 9 -- The National Psoriasis Foundation issued the following news release: In recognition of the medical professionals who work tirelessly to better patient outcomes and promote education for treating psoriatic disease, the National Psoriasis Foundation, NPF, is proud to announce the winners of its fifth annual Medical Professional Awards. Honored for their work in 2019, award recipients represent the wide range of professionals who contribute to the advancement of the care  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, May 2 -- The Mercy Corps issued the following statement by Megan Doherty, senior director of policy and advocacy: Across Libya, active conflict is endangering health workers as they try and fight the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. * * * "Despite the repeated calls for a ceasefire in Libya, Tripoli saw more casualties in April than in any other month since the beginning of the war. Even as health workers are trying to prepare for more COVID-19 cases, clinics and hospitals a  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, May 7 -- The Mercy Corps issued the following news release: Historically marginalized business owners including women, people of color, and immigrants across the Pacific Northwest are struggling to keep their businesses open due to devastating economic impacts of COVID-19. Mercy Corps Northwest works year-round in Portland, Oregon and Seattle and Walla Walla, Washington with economically disadvantaged small business owners to help them achieve entrepreneurial success. Mercy C  more

EUGENE, Oregon, May 5 -- The Western Environmental Law Center issued the following news release on May 4: The Western Environmental Law Center, a nonprofit public-interest environmental law firm, is proud to announce the addition of Daniel Cordalis and Cliff Villa to its board of directors. Daniel Cordalis, a member of the Navajo Nation who grew up in Durango, Colorado, practices natural resources and Indian law in California. He works closely with Tribes to protect their water, natural resour  more

EUGENE, Oregon, May 8 -- The Western Environmental Law Center issued the following news release: A federal court in Boise today denied the Trump administration's attempt to dismiss a lawsuit seeking to stop black bear baiting in national forests in Idaho and Wyoming - a practice known to result in the deaths of endangered grizzly bears. U.S. magistrate judge Candy Dale ordered the suit may proceed despite the Forest Service's claim that it need not re-evaluate how baiting can affect grizzlies.  more