WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has released the following public communication dated March 31, 2025, from the Center for Biological Diversity: * * * To: U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Dr. Lydia Carpenter, Veterinary Medical Officer, Aquaculture, Swine, Equine, and Poultry Health Center, VS 920 Main Campus Drive, Suite 200 Raleigh, NC 27606 Re: Proposed Rule, U.S. Swine Health more ST

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * As Trump Pushes Toward Recession, Heinrich & Lujan Demand Answers on Cuts to New Mexico Manufacturing Center WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) are demanding answers on the Administration's decision to cancel funding for ten National Institute of Standards and Technology Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Centers across the country, including in more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated March 24, 2025, from Portland Bureau of Environmental Services, Oregon: * * * Docket ID: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2024-0403-0001 To: The Honorable Lee Zeldin, Administrator U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20460 * * * Dear Administrator Zeldin, The City of Portland, Oregon, Bureau of Environmental Services (BES) appreciates the o more ST

WASHINGTON, April 17 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Foreign-Trade Zones Board (FTZB) has received a notification from SSI Shredding Systems, Inc. regarding its proposed production activity within Subzone 45J in Wilsonville and Portland, Oregon. The notification, which was submitted on April 11, 2025, complies with the Board's regulations outlined in 15 CFR 400.22. SSI Shredding Systems, Inc., known for manufacturing industrial shredders and compactors, has requested to conduct produ more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families has released the following public communication dated March 31, 2025, from Kate Cooper Richardson, director of the Oregon Child Support Program: * * * To: Office of Child Support Services Administration for Children & Families Department of Health & Human Services Washington, D.C. RE: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Name Change From Office of Child Support Enforcement to Office  more ST

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Colleagues: Trump Administration Must Reverse Decision to Limit Americans' Access to Life-Saving Obesity Medications Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today led a group of Senators to urge the Trump Administration's U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make it easier for millions of Americans to access prescription anti-obesity medications known as GLP-1s more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wyden Join Senate Democrats to Warn About Republicans Raising Food Costs to Give Tax Breaks to Billionaires Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, Ranking Members of the Senate Budget and Finance Committees, respectively, joined their colleagues in sending an open letter to the American public warning that Congressional Republicans are trying to take food away  more PR

SALEM, Oregon, April 17 -- Gov. Tina Kotek, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on April 16, 2025: * * * Governor Kotek Convenes Oregon Business Roundtable to Discuss Tariffs, Trade, and the Economy Food, beverage, shipping, agriculture, and apparel industries talk about the impacts of tariffs in Oregon; Business Oregon launches survey to hear from more businesses Today, Governor Tina Kotek convened Oregon businesses to discuss the potential impacts of President Trump's U.S. tariffs  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Hoyle to Host Senior-Focused Town Hall on Social Security and Medicare at Lane County Community College For Immediate Release: April 16, 2025 EUGENE, O.R. - Today, U.S. Representative Val Hoyle (OR-04) announced she will host a Senior-focused town hall focused on issues impacting Social Security and Medicare at Lane County Community College on Wednesday, April 23 at 3:30pm. Representative Hoyle more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Blunt Rochester, Tillis, Merkley, and Cramer Introduce the Bipartisan National Nursing Workforce Center Act Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) introduced the National Nursing Workforce Center Act. This bipartisan and bicameral legislation would help address nursing workforce shortages across o more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The Social Security Administration has released the following public communication dated April 1, 2025, from Assertive SSI Service Team, Portland, Oregon: * * * To: Leeland Dudek, Acting Commissioner of Social Security Social Security Administration 6401 Security Blvd. Baltimore, Maryland 21235 Docket No: SSA-2025-0003 Re: Comments in response to 90 Fed. Reg. 9488 Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Reconsideration--Disability Cessation * * more ST

WASHINGTON, April 17 (TNSFR) -- The Surface Transportation Board has received a verified notice of exemption from CSX Transportation, Inc. to discontinue rail service over a 7.51-mile stretch of its Northern Running Track in the Albany Division's River Subdivision. The affected line runs from milepost QRN 15.09 in Bergen County, New Jersey, to milepost QRN 22.6 in Rockland County, New York, crossing multiple ZIP Codes including 07670, 07626, 07627, 07624, 07648, 07647, and 10983. CSX Transpor more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- NASA issued the following news release on April 16, 2025: * * * Testing in the Clouds: NASA Flies to Improve Satellite Data In February, NASA's ER-2 science aircraft flew instruments designed to improve satellite data products and Earth science observations. From data collection to processing, satellite systems continue to advance, and NASA is exploring how instruments analyzing clouds can improve data measurement methods. Researchers participating in the Goddard Spac more PR