SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Aug. 18 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news release on Aug. 17, 2023: Today, the Department of Commerce and NOAA announced more than $106 million in recommended funding for 16 West Coast and Alaska state and tribal salmon recovery programs and projects under the Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund (PCSRF). The funds, including $34.4 million under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and $7.5 million under the Inflation Reductio  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2023: As part of the Biden-Harris administration's goal of deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy capacity by 2030 and 15 gigawatts of floating offshore wind by 2035, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) today identified two draft Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) off the coast of Oregon and opened a 60-day public review and comment period on those   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's West Coast Regional Office issued the following news: * * * Funding for 16 new and continuing programs and projects will support conservation efforts in California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Alaska. * * * To support West Coast salmon and steelhead populations, NOAA Fisheries is recommending $106.1 million in funding for 16 new and continuing programs and projects through our Pacific Coastal Salmon Rec  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Aug. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service issued the following news: The USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Oregon announces two Conservation Innovation Grant recipients selected to advance the development of innovative systems, tools, and technologies for production and conservation on agricultural lands. Funding is provided through the Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) program, which awards grants to organ  more

EUGENE, Oregon, Aug. 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon issued the following news release on Aug. 16, 2023: A Corvallis, Oregon man was sentenced to federal prison today for orchestrating an investment fraud scheme that falsely claimed to support various Christian missionaries and organizations. Erik J. Hass, 53, was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison and three years' supervised release. He was also ordered to pay more than $1.75 million in restitution to hi  more

MEDFORD, Oregon, Aug. 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon issued the following news release on Aug. 17, 2023: An Eastern Oregon man with a lengthy criminal history was sentenced to federal prison today after he was arrested with more than two pounds of methamphetamine and a stolen firearm while on supervision following his release from state prison. Tom Raymond Carroll, 39, was sentenced to 151 months in federal prison and five years' supervised release. According  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Aug. 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon issued the following news release on Aug. 17, 2023: A Portland man was sentenced to federal prison today after he was caught engaging in an identity theft and bank fraud scheme and illegally possessing an AK-style assault rifle while on supervision following his release from state prison. Quandre Leroy Hollingsworth, 30, was sentenced to 48 months in federal prison and three years' supervised release. He wa  more

TAMPA, Florida, Aug. 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release: U.S. District Judge Katherine Kimball Mizelle has sentenced Johnathan Thuemler (32, Oregon) to six years and five months in federal prison for possessing with the intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl and for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. Thuemler had pleaded guilty on May 15, 2023. According to court documents, on February 9, 2023, Thuemler   more