WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- The Center for Food Safety issued the following statement on Nov. 1, 2024: * * * Linn County, Oregon--Late yesterday, the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) announced that it is issuing an individual water quality permit to J-S Ranch, a mega-chicken production facility capable of raising 3.5 million broiler chickens per year, to construct and operate its factory farm in the sensitive area of the Wiseman Island reach in the North Santiam River. The newly issued permit   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The Center for Food Safety issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: * * * Groups Request EPA use Safe Drinking Water Emergency Powers to Protect MN, WI, IA, WA, and OR Communities from Further Harm * * * Today, a group of environmental and community organizations from across the United States penned a joint letter to the EPA, asking the agency to use its emergency powers to intervene in the drinking water crises their communities face. The 22 groups repres  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- George Washington University issued the following news: Federal authorities are investigating ballot box fires in Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, that damaged hundreds of ballots and are raising security concerns with Election Day approaching. Local officials are taking steps to bolster ballot box security. Voters impacted by the fires are encouraged to seek ballot replacements to ensure their votes count. Faculty experts at the George Washington University are availab  more

POCATELLO, Idaho, Nov. 1 -- Idaho State University issued the following news: Idaho State University (ISU) and Umpqua Community College (UCC) in Roseburg, Oregon, are partnering to support rural communities by providing an opportunity for students to pursue a bachelor's degree in social work without leaving their local area. The expansion of ISU's Bachelor of Arts in Social Work (BASW) program to Oregon will provide a pathway to meet the growing demand for trained social workers in rural areas  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Oct. 31 -- The Mercy Corps issued the following news release: International organizations working in Sudan urged the international community to act on the UN Secretary-General's call for decisive action to protect civilians and ensure safe and unfettered aid delivery, as atrocities escalate across the country and displacement hits 11 million. A significant escalation of hostilities in eastern Aj Jazirah State over the past week has been marked by some of the most extreme viol  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The League of Women Voters issued the following agency statement on Oct. 28, 2024: * * * This statement has been corrected to reflect that the drop boxes in Oregon and Washington are not USPS drop boxes. "The League of Women Voters of the United States condemns, in the strongest terms, the intentional burning of ballot boxes in Oregon, Washington, and Arizona. This egregious attack on our democratic process undermines voters' ability to cast their ballots safely and sec  more

MERRIFIELD, Virginia, Nov. 2 -- The National Wildlife Federation issued the following news release: The National Wildlife Federation strongly supports lasting protections for the Owyhee Canyonlands, but the legislation proposed by Rep. Cliff Bentz (R-Ore.) falls short of that goal. The Owyhee Canyonlands in southeast Oregon boasts diverse wildlife, stunning landscapes, and unparalleled recreation opportunities, but is threatened by burgeoning development. "We appreciate that Representative Cl  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Oct. 30 -- The National Community Pharmacists Association issued the following news release: * * * New officer installed at annual House of Delegates meeting * * * COLUMBUS, Ohio (Oct. 29, 2024) - Jeff Harrell, PharmD, of Ilwaco, Wash., was installed as 2024-2025 president of the National Community Pharmacists Association by its House of Delegates at the organization's 2024 Annual Convention in Columbus, Ohio. Download his headshot here (https://ncpa.org/sites/default/f  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Oct. 31 (TNSres) -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news: * * * A program through Portland State University matches students from the islands with researchers in their areas of interest * * * By Angela Yeager Early in her time at Northern Marianas College, Ellala Limoico was studying math to eventually become a pilot. A chemistry class and a seven-week assignment at a local pharmacy changed her life. "I fell in love with chemistry," she said. "An  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Nov. 1 (TNSres) -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news: * * * Human CMV gene blocks necessary T cell response; HIV vaccines engineered without the gene being tested in clinical trials * * * Continuing their journey to develop a vaccine for HIV, Oregon Health & Science University researchers have identified a gene that could have prevented their vaccine from working in humans. The study, published Oct. 11 in Science Immunology, removes one more b  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Nov. 2 (TNSres) -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news: * * * OHSU-led study finds better pediatric readiness in emergency departments could reduce child mortality in EDs by 25%, with modest associated costs * * * By Nicole Rideout In emergencies, children have distinct needs because of their unique physiological, emotional and developmental characteristics. But 83% of emergency departments nationwide are not fully prepared to meet those needs --  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: Ahead of this November's elections, the Sierra Club is contacting voters across several states--Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Oregon, and where the office of State Treasurer is on the ballot to educate and mobilize its base around the importance of the role for the climate and workers' savings. State Treasurers hold key roles with public pension funds, manage state finances, and can play a signific  more

ASHLAND, Oregon, Oct. 30 (TNSres) -- Southern Oregon University issued the following news release: Bernadette Boscoe, an assistant professor in the Computer Science Department at Southern Oregon University, recognizes a shared need in fields as dissimilar as astronomy, environmental science and violin acoustics, and a new grant will pay for research that may benefit those and other academic disciplines. Boscoe has received a $250,000 grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation that will fund her  more

CORVALLIS, Oregon, Oct. 29 (TNSres) -- Oregon State University issued the following news release: Oregon State University researchers have received a $1 million grant to study the impact of adding seaweed to the diets of beef cattle as a way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Recent research has found that feeding seaweed can reduce methane emissions from cattle, most of which originates from enteric fermentation that is characteristic of their digestive process. Oregon State will investigat  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 [Category: Union] -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters issued the following news release: EUGENE, Oregon -- Teamsters Local 206 and 324 are calling for Oregon residents to boycott Bigfoot Beverages, one of the largest soft drink and alcohol distributors in the state. Members of Teamsters Local 206 and 324 began an unfair labor practice strike against Bigfoot Beverages on September 19 after the company attempted to unlawfully eliminate a core pension benefit and lied   more

CORVALLIS, Oregon, Nov. 1 -- Oregon State University issued the following news release: The nine federally recognized Tribes in Oregon and Oregon State University have worked together to build a university facility to facilitate the repatriation and return of tribal Ancestors and cultural items currently under the university's stewardship. Tribal leaders and university officials marked the transfer of Ancestors in Oregon State's stewardship to the facility earlier this month. The facility wi  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Nov. 2 -- The Association of Zoos and Aquariums issued the following news release: For the first time in its 100-year history, the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) recognized two United States zoos celebrating 50 years of AZA accreditation. At this year's Annual Conference in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, the Oregon Zoo in Portland, Ore., and Philadelphia Zoo in Pa., received recognition as the first zoos to consistently maintain a half-century record of AZA accredit  more

EXETER, England, Oct. 22 (TNSres) -- The University of Exeter issued the following news: A year on from the completion of a three-year project on the National Trust's Holnicote Estate in Somerset to reconnect a section of a river to its floodplain - the innovative 'Stage 0' river restoration technique, first pioneered in Oregon, USA - has been heralded a success. The 'ctrl alt delete' of the river was the first large-scale attempt to reset a UK river to fully reconnect its waters with the surr  more