WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: How did climate change impact ocean waters off the U.S. West Coast this past year? What does that tell us about the growth and survival of juvenile salmon for the years to come? A Potentially Tough Year Coming for Pacific Salmon NOAA's Northwest Fisheries Science Center researchers track ocean ecosystem indicators off Newport, on the Central Oregon Coast. This year, they showed varied oceanogr more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: The Department of the Interior today announced a $849 million investment from President Biden's Investing in America agenda to revitalize aging water delivery systems across the West. The funding supports 77 projects in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah and Washington to improve water conveyance and storage, increase safety, improve hydro more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release: The Department of the Interior today announced a $849 million investment from President Biden's Investing in America agenda to revitalize aging water delivery systems across the West. The funding supports 77 projects in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah and Washington to improve water conveyance and storage, increa more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2024: An Oregon man was sentenced to prison today after he previously pleaded guilty to assaulting law enforcement and other offenses during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election. Jon more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release: Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $700,375 grant to the city of Sweet Home, Oregon, for utility infrastructure improvements to serve businesses in the region. This grant will provide for three power generators, providing uninterrupted service and water to businesses in a region recently impacted by winter s more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release: PORTLAND, Ore. - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has published a final recovery plan for the Oregon spotted frog, a threatened species living in the Pacific Northwest. The plan provides a road map to help recover the frog so it can thrive and ultimately be delisted from the Endangered Species Act. Recovery plans are not regulatory documents, and instead encourage coop more PR