WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Cantwell, Outdoor Rec Reps All Say America's Public Lands Are Not For Sale * 06.24.25 Senate could vote later this week on proposal to force sale of millions of federally-owned acres across Western states, including iconic hiking, climbing, hunting spots WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), a senior member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, join more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Oregon, issued the following news release on June 25, 2025: * * * Congressman Bentz Participates in the Natural Resources Committee's Markup of His Bill Which Would Facilitate Expansion of the City of The Dalles' Drinking Water Supply Washington, D.C.-- This week in the Natural Resources Committee, Congressman Cliff Bentz's (R-OR) bill, The Dalles Watershed Development Act, was included in the full committee markup. This critical legislation, if enac more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Bentz Statement on Public Lands WASHINGTON, D.C.- To be clear - I do support and encourage sale or exchange of parcels of federal land when there is a clear economic or social demand for such disposition, and when that disposition follows appropriate procedure and is generally supported by those affected. I include congressional action as an appropriate procedure. I do not support a mandate more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley Calls for Durable Peace Amid Tentative Israel-Iran Ceasefire * Washington, D.C. - Following President Trump's unconstitutional strikes against Iran over the weekend and the announcement of a tentative ceasefire agreement between Israel and Iran, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley called for sustained de-escalation, a durable peace, and for the United States to use its leverage to lead a renew more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service and Forest Service has issued a notice entitled "Revised Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Oregon State Office and Mt. Hood National Forest; Hood River County, Oregon; Clear Branch Dam Remedial Project." This revised notice updates information regarding a planned environmental review for the Clear Branch Dam Remedial Project. The original intention to prepare an env more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Chemical process more efficiently converts carbon dioxide to methanol, a chemical used in manufacturing and a potential fuel A new chemical process funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation has produced methanol -- a type of alcohol essential for manufacturing many common products and a potential fuel source -- more efficiently than ever before. The method generates methanol from carbon dioxid more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * On Third Anniversary of Roe Being Overturned, Merkley and Wyden Join Bill to Restore Abortion Access Nationwide * Women's Health Protection Act comes as Trump and Congressional Republicans move to restrict a woman's right to choose and toward a national abortion ban WASHINGTON, D.C. - On the third anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ro more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on June 25, 2025: * * * The Senate Republican Tax Plan: Officially Worse than the House Republican Tax Plan New Distributional Analysis Shows Senate Republican Plan Gives More to the Ultra-Wealthy and Less to the Poor than the House-Passed Bill * Washington, D.C. - The Republican megabill is an unprecedented handout to big corporations and the wealthy paid for b more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on June 25, 2025: * * * Senator Murray Opening Remarks at Full Committee Hearing on Trump's Rescission Package Washington, D.C. -- Today, during a Senate Appropriations Full Committee hearing on President Trump's $9.4 billion rescission request--U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, underscored in her openin more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 (TNSLrpt) -- The Veterans Affairs Inspector General issued the following report (No. 24-00609-124) on June 4, 2025 entitled "Healthcare Facility Inspection of the VA Portland Health Care System in Oregon." Here is the executive summary: * * * The Office of Inspector General's (OIG's) mission is to serve veterans and the public by conducting meaningful independent oversight of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Furthering that mission, and building on prior evaluatio more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on June 25, 2025: * * * Vought Refuses to Rule Out More Illegal End-Runs Around Congress & Refuses to Detail How Trump Will Execute Cuts If Rescissions Bill Passes--Murray Urges Congress to Reject Package in its Entirety Washington, D.C. -- Today, during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on President Trump's $9.4 billion rescission request--U.S.  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 (TNSLrpt) -- The Western Governors' Association (WGA), under the leadership of New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, has released a comprehensive report titled "Building Resilient and Affordable New Developments in the West." Issued in June 2025, the report lays out strategies and recommendations aimed at easing the housing crisis across western states and territories by simplifying development, reducing costs, supporting families, and investing in long-term capacity.  more ST

WASHINGTON, June 25 (TNSLrpt) -- The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR), through its Forest Resilience Division, has issued the "Forest Health Highlights in Washington 2024," summarizing the scope and impact of insect, disease, and other disturbance conditions affecting the state's forests. Released in May 2025, the report draws from data gathered by the joint Aerial Detection Survey (ADS) program administered by the DNR and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service.  more ST

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden Blasts HHS Secretary Kennedy for Purging All Experts on Top Vaccine Panel at CDC Despite Public Promise at Finance Committee Hearing Top Finance Democrat Outlines Deep Concern with New Members' Financial and Personal Interest in Anti-Vaccine Views * Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., blasted Department of H more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Hirono Demand Answers on Trump Rescinding Emergency Reproductive Care Guidance * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawai'i, today demanded answers from the Trump Administration about its decision to rescind Biden-era guidance that reaffirmed the obligation of hospitals to provide life-saving, emergency abortion care under the Emergency Medical Treatment an more PR