WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Funding for zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles, along with infrastructure and workforce development projects, to tackle climate change, reduce air pollution, and advance environmental justice * * * SEATTLE -- Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has been selected to receive $6,543,857 in funding to assist in the purchase o more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: NOAA Fisheries has completed 5-year reviews of the recovery progress and prospects of four salmon and steelhead species in Northern California and Southern Oregon. We found that all four should remain threatened under the Endangered Species Act. They are the latest reviews completed for the 28 Pacific salmon and steelhead species listed under the ESA. NOAA Fisheries is required to assess their  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Dec. 10, 2024: A federal jury in Maryland convicted two men yesterday for their roles in a scheme to lie to investors in CytoDyn Inc., a publicly traded biotechnology company based in Vancouver, Washington. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Nader Pourhassan, 61, of Lake Oswego, Oregon, and Kazem Kazempour, 71, of Potomac, Maryland, engaged in a scheme to deceive investors abou more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland issued the following news release: Greenbelt, Maryland - A federal jury in Maryland convicted two men yesterday for their roles in a scheme to lie to investors in CytoDyn Inc., a publicly traded biotechnology company based in Vancouver, Washington. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Nader Pourhassan, 61, of Lake Oswego, Oregon, and Kazem Kazempour, 71, of Potomac, Maryland, e more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release: The U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon granted on December 10, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission's request for a preliminary injunction to prevent Kroger Company from acquiring Albertsons Companies, Inc. in what would be the largest supermarket merger in U.S. history. The FTC challenged the $24.6 billion deal alongside a bipartisan group of nine state attorneys general. In response to the distri more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following notice (Docket No. AB 541) entitled "Portland and Western Railroad Inc. - Abandonment Exemption - in Washington County, Oregon": * * * Portland & Western Railroad, Inc. (PNWR), has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR part 1152 subpart F--Exempt Abandonments to abandon approximately 4,111 feet of rail line extending between milepost 31.3 and milepost 32.2 in Tigard, Or. more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release on Dec. 10, 2024: PORTLAND, Ore. - Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced a proposal to reclassify rough popcornflower from endangered to threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) with an accompanying 4(d) rule. The proposed rule will publish in the Federal Register tomorrow, opening a 60-day public comment period that runs through February 10, 2025.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: Low salmon returns have closed salmon fishing in California and limited it elsewhere on the West Coast. But Oregon anglers have enjoyed robust sportfishing on a strong wild salmon species. Oregon Coast coho salmon are a bright spot among West Coast salmon, supporting popular fall recreational fishing over the last 3 years. Oregon Coast coho offers a speciall chance to fish for wild salmon so p more PR