WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: Roseburg, Ore. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has removed all fire restrictions and emergency closures on lands administered by the BLM, Roseburg District. The signed order rescinding the fire prevention and closure is available online at: https://www.blm.gov/programs/public-safety-and-fire/fire-and-aviation/regional-info/oregon-washington/fire-restrictions This order  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Nevada Department of Corrections - Silver State Industries have announced a saddle-started wild horse and burro adoption event at the Northern Nevada Correctional Center (NNCC) on Saturday, October 14, 2023. Up to 20 saddle-started wild horses, and one burro, trained by the NNCC inmates, will be offered for adoption. The once-wild h  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will host a free public tour of the Indian Lakes Off-Range Wild Horse and Burro Corral in Fallon, Nevada, on Friday, October 27, 2023. Attendees will have the opportunity to view wild horses gathered from overpopulated herds in Nevada and Oregon. The privately owned and operated corral is located Fallon, Nev. which is approximately a 90-min  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Oct. 11 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Portland District issued the following news release: The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife determined that the fish died from barotrauma, a condition caused by a rapid pressure reduction as fish pass from deep below the surface on one side of the dam to the other side near the surface level. Among divers, this decompression effect is known as "the bends." Kokanee salmon, which are not endangered, are particularly sensitive to t  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- The Justice Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 23-109) in September 2023 regarding the Office of Justice Programs Victim Assistance Funds subawarded by the Oregon Department of Justice to J Bar J Youth Services, Bend, Oregon. Here are excerpts: * * * Executive Summary Background The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Justice Programs (OJP) provided funds to the Oregon Department of Justice (Oregon DOJ) to make subawards to support victim a  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56775) involving Oregon Health & Sciences University, Portland: * * * Rep Org: OR Dept of Health Rad Protection Licensee: Oregon Health & Sciences University Region: 4 City: Portland State: OR License #: ORE-90013 Agreement: Y NRC Notified By: Michelle Martin HQ OPS Officer: Karen Cotton-Gross Notification Date: 10/03/2023 Notification Time: 16:42 [ET] Event Date: 09/21/2023 Event   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56775) involving Oregon Health & Sciences University, Portland: * * * Rep Org: OR Dept of Health Rad Protection Licensee: Oregon Health & Sciences University Region: 4 City: Portland State: OR License #: ORE-90013 Agreement: Y NRC Notified By: Michelle Martin HQ OPS Officer: Karen Cotton-Gross Notification Date: 10/03/2023 Notification Time: 16:42 [ET] Event Date: 09/21/2023 Event   more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Oct. 12 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, Eric G. Olshan, issued the following news release on Oct. 10, 2023: Attorney General Merrick B. Garland today announced the appointment of the following seven U.S. Attorneys to serve on the Attorney General's Advisory Committee (AGAC): Alexander M.M. Uballez, District of New Mexico; Breon Peace, Eastern District of New York; Kenneth Parker, Southern District of Ohio; Natalie K. Wright, District of O  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Researchers modeled the performance of hypothetical floating wind farms off the coast of southern Oregon and northern California, showing multiple futures in which the benefits outweigh the cost of development * * * A new report from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory shows that along a 200-mile stretch of ocean off the coast of southern Oregon and  more