WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The Animal Welfare Institute posted the following news release: * * * Oregon Adopts New Protections Against Deadly Whale Entanglements Measures Include Improved Monitoring, Testing for Safer Fishing Gear - Salem, OR--The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission adopted new regulations today aimed at reducing whale entanglements in the state's commercial Dungeness crab fishery. The measures include requirements for electronic vessel monitoring and experimental fishing permits that will facilitate the testing of whale-safe, more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, Aug. 14 -- Lewis and Clark College posted the following news: * * * Building a Bridge Between Palatine Hill and Capitol Hill * By 7 a.m. on a typical weekday this summer, Alexi Kremer BA '29 is already scanning media hits for developments in the Middle East and international trade. Kremer is a communications intern at Signal Group, a public affairs and communications firm in Washington, D.C. She researches issues ranging from tariffs to regional security, develops background reports, attends policy-related events, and hel more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release: * * * Coast Guard Northwest District holds change of command ceremony * SEATTLE -The Coast Guard Northwest District held a change of command ceremony at Coast Guard Base Seattle, Friday. Vice Adm. Joseph R. Buzzella, commander, Coast Guard Pacific Area and Defense Force West, presided over the ceremony in which Rear Adm. Michael E. Campbell relieved Rear Adm. Arex B. Avanni as the Northwest District commander. Avanni served as  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 [Category: Environment] -- Earthworks issued the following news release: * * * Communities and Environmental Groups Sound the Alarm as Oregon Issues Permits for the McDermitt Lithium Exploration Project * The State of Oregon issued permits on Wednesday that will allow HiTech Minerals, a subsidiary of Australian-owned Jindalee Lithium Limited, to begin drilling in the southeastern part of the state. The lithium exploration project received its federal permits late last year. The federal permits are currently being chall more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Rep. Maxine Dexter, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Dexter, Randall Make Unannounced Oversight Visit to Northwest Detention Center After Reports of Hunger Strike and Unsafe Conditions * TACOMA, Wash. - Today, U.S. Reps. Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03), and Emily Randall (WA-06), conducted an unannounced oversight visit to the Northwest Detention Center after reports of 140 detained immigrants participating in a hunger strike, inedible food and unsafe living conditions. Detention center officials made  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued the following action in the Federal Register. * * * Responsible Agency: Office of Federal Activities, General Information 202-993-3272 or https://www.epa.gov/nepa. Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) Filed August 3, 2026 10 a.m. EST Through August 10, 2026 10 a.m. EST Pursuant to CEQ Guidance on 42 U.S.C. 4332. Notice: Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Act requires that EPA make public its comments on EISs issued by other Federal agencies. EPA more PR

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Aug. 14 -- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University posted the following news: * * * Former Aggie with Deep D1 Roots is A&T's New Athletics Director * Katreshia Louis-Verrett, currently deputy athletics director for the University of Alabama-Birmingham, joins A&T as its new athletics director on Sept. 1. North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has chosen a familiar face to serve as its director of Intercollegiate Athletics in one of the most dynamic periods in collegiate spor more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Oregon Adopts New Protections Against Deadly Whale Entanglements * SALEM, Ore.-The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission adopted new regulations today aimed at reducing whale entanglements in the state's commercial Dungeness crab fishery. The measures include requirements for electronic vessel monitoring and experimental fishing permits that will facilitate the testing of whale-safe, pop-up fishing gear. "I'm pleased that O more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 (TNSLrpt) -- The Veterans Affairs Inspector General issued the following report (No. 25-04102-182) entitled "Review of Facility Leaders' Oversight of Care Coordination Services within Homeless Programs at the VA Portland Health Care System in Oregon." Here are excerpts: * * * Executive Summary The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) initiated a healthcare inspection to evaluate allegations that a lack of leadership oversight contributed to staff not conducting care coordination services, as required, for veterans within more PR