BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 1 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: PORTLAND, Ore.-The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Oregon announced today that it has forfeited on behalf of the United States 14 real properties located in Oregon--together worth more than $5.7 million--that were used by an interstate drug trafficking organization to illegally grow marijuana for redistribution and sale in other st  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: The Department of the Interior today announced a $19 million investment from President Biden's Investing in America agenda to install solar panels over irrigation canals in California, Oregon and Utah, simultaneously decreasing evaporation of critical water supplies and advancing clean energy goals. Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Water and Science Mic  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, April 5 -- The Bonneville Power Administration issued the following news release: Bonneville Power Administration staff identified governance, resource adequacy requirements and greenhouse gas accounting and other favorable attributes in their recommendation for BPA to participate in a day-ahead energy market and that BPA should join the Southwest Power Pool's Markets+ initiative. Since summer 2023, the team making the recommendation has been working with customers and const  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, April 2 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's Seattle Division issued the following news release on April 1, 2024: The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Oregon announced today that it has forfeited on behalf of the United States 14 real properties located in Oregon--together worth more than $5.7 million--that were used by an interstate drug trafficking organization to illegally grow marijuana for redistribution and sale in other states. Th  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, April 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon issued the following news release on April 1, 2024: The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Oregon announced today that it has forfeited on behalf of the United States 14 real properties located in Oregon--together worth more than $5.7 million--that were used by an interstate drug trafficking organization to illegally grow marijuana for redistribution and sale in other states. The owner of a 15th prop  more

SEATTLE, Washington, April 6 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: State and federal agencies and departments in Oregon and Washington have agreed to collaborate on addressing the escalating wildfire crisis by increasing use of prescribed fire and other forest fuel management strategies at larger geographic scales while also increasing outreach to nearby communities as these strategies are deployed. These strategies reduce forest fuels on the ground and allow  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, April 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: A Nevada man with a lengthy criminal history was sentenced to federal prison today for stealing more than $163,000 in Covid relief program funds while on supervised release for two separate state criminal convictions. Justin David Goulet, 36, of Las Vegas, Nevada, was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison and three years' supervised release. He was also  more

BOISE, Idaho, April 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Idaho issued the following new release on April 5, 2024: U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced the results of three separate drug trafficking cases in Southern Idaho today. 1. Coconspirators Each Sentenced to Over 100 Months in Federal Prison for Distributing Methamphetamine. In one case, Jason Castillo, 46, of Nampa, and Cheyanne Juarez, 31, of Ontario, Oregon were each sentenced to over 100 months in federal prison f  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is reopening the public comment period seeking input on a proposal to list the northwestern pond turtle, which occurs in Washington, Oregon, Nevada, and northern and central California, and southwestern pond turtle, which occurs from Monterey County south to Los Angeles, Riverside and San Diego counties into northern Baja California, M  more