LAKEVIEW, Oregon, June 7 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comment on a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for amending the 2003 Lakeview Resource Management Plan (https://www.blm.gov/sites/blm.gov/files/Lakeview_RMP_Text_Appendices.pdf), which would update the management of 3.2 million acres of BLM-managed public lands in Lake and Harney counties. The amendment, wh  more

EL CENTRO, California, June 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California issued the following news release on June 5, 2024: Fourteen indictments were unsealed in federal court today charging 47 alleged members of an Imperial Valley-based, Sinaloa Cartel-linked fentanyl-and-methamphetamine distribution network with drug trafficking, firearms and money laundering offenses. In a coordinated takedown this morning, more than 400 federal, state, and local law enforcem  more

SEATTLE, Washington, June 7 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on June 6, 2024: Today, the U.S. Environmental protection Agency announced East Side Plating, Inc. of Portland, Oregon, will pay $139,505 for violations of the Clean Air Act. During 2022 inspections, EPA found East Side Plating failed to comply with Clean Air Act requirements applicable to electroplating operations at the facility. Specifically, East Side Plating violated the following requi  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, June 7 (TNSres) -- The FBI issued the following news release: The FBI Portland Division has seen an increase in reports of scammers falsely representing themselves as FBI agents, or a representative of another government agency, and sending couriers to pick up cash or gold payments. Be advised, federal agencies do not call or e-mail individuals threatening arrest or demanding money. Scammers often spoof caller ID information, and these phone calls are fraudulent even if they   more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on June 5, 2024: Fourteen indictments were unsealed today charging 47 alleged members of an Imperial Valley, California-based, Sinaloa Cartel-linked fentanyl-and-methamphetamine distribution network with drug trafficking, firearms, and money laundering offenses. In a coordinated takedown this morning, more than 400 federal, state, and local law enforcement officials arrested 36 defendants and executed 25 sea  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Office of Habitat Conservation issued the following feature story: * * * Salmon have successfully reproduced at the Finn Rock restoration site in Oregon's McKenzie River watershed. Another project aims to bring salmon back to lower Quartz Creek. * * * NOAA's Office of Habitat Conservation and partners are increasing numbers of threatened Upper Willamette River Chinook salmon by restoring habitat in Oregon's   more

WASHINGTON, June 4 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Office of Habitat Conservation issued the following feature story: * * * Nearly $175,000 will support habitat restoration and angler engagement projects in Oregon, Hawaii, and South Carolina. * * * This year, NOAA Fisheries is funding three projects to restore habitat through the coastal National Fish Habitat Partnerships. These projects will actively engage local communities-- including anglers--who make cr  more