Press Releases

Oregon Department of Environmental Quality

BOARDMAN, Ore. — The Oregon National Guard and U.S. Navy broke ground Sept. 9 on a new Multi-Purpose Machine Gun (MPMG) Range at the Naval Weapons Systems Training Facility, marking the start of construction on a project more than two decades in...

Oregon Department of Environmental Quality

Salem, OR – Today, Governor Tina Kotek announced the release of the Plan for a Resilient Oregon (PRO), a statewide strategy designed to help Oregon communities prepare as disasters grow more frequent and severe. "Resilience is not the work of one...

GlobeNewswire, Inc.

BUTLER, N.J., Sept. 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Environment, Inc., a leader in independent greenhouse gas verification with more than 20 years of experience, announced today the expansion of its verification team with eight newly qualified...

DVIDS - Georgia

BOARDMAN, Ore. — The Oregon National Guard and U.S. Navy broke ground Sept. 9 on a new Multi-Purpose Machine Gun (MPMG) Range at the Naval Weapons Systems Training Facility, marking the start of construction on a project more than two decades in...

Oregon Department of Environmental Quality

Salem, OR – Attorney General Dan Rayfield is standing up for endangered and threatened species in Oregon and across the country and will be filing two lawsuits today against new federal rules that strip away core protections under the Endangered...

Oregon Department of Environmental Quality

Date: Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026 Starting this fall, DEQ will begin accepting applications for pre-approved Supplemental Environmental Projects.

Washington State Office of Attorney General

Attorney General Nick Brown and a coalition of two dozen states have reached a settlement that stops the Trump administration’s most recent attempt to dismantle AmeriCorps, a widely popular program that funds and places volunteers in urban and...

Office of the Attorney General California Department of Justice

Settlement ensures funding will flow without interruption for FY26-27 OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, co-leading a coalition of 23 attorneys general and two governors, announced a settlement that stops the Trump...

Oregon State Fire Marshal

Over Labor Day weekend in 2020, historic wildfires fueled by severe winds burned over a million acres across Oregon's Cascade and Coast ranges in days.

Oregon Department of Environmental Quality

Salem, OR – Today, Governor Tina Kotek announced that after discussions with Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) Administrator Travis Kavulla, the federal agency will reverse its decision to immediately end funding for the Select Area Fisheries...

U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources

Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.), Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chairman Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) and fifteen Committee members launched an investigation into nineteen radical environmental...

Oregon Department of Environmental Quality

Over Labor Day weekend in 2020, historic wildfires fueled by severe winds burned over a million acres across Oregon's Cascade and Coast ranges in days.

Oregon Housing and Community Services

As communities nationwide grapple with shortages of both affordable housing and child care, a new development on the Oregon coast is bringing the two together in one place.

Oregon Department of Environmental Quality

As communities nationwide grapple with shortages of both affordable housing and child care, a new development on the Oregon coast is bringing the two together in one place.

Office of Illinois Attorney General

Chicago – Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined a multistate comment letter opposing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposal to loosen regulations that control the emissions of smog-forming nitrogen oxides (NOx) from semi-trucks...

Oregon Occupational Safety and Health

Workplace safety and health will take the spotlight in southern Oregon in October thanks to a three-day event offering employers and workers workshops and presentations designed to strengthen their safety and health programs.

Oregon Department of Environmental Quality

Statewide, Ore. – The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued 12 penalties totaling $430,292 in July for various environmental violations.

Oregon Department of Environmental Quality

This week the United States District Court for the District of Oregon ruled that Oregon’s Plastic Pollution and Recycling Modernization Act is constitutional, allowing the state to continue implementing the landmark recycling law. In its decision...

Office of the Attorney General California Department of Justice

Refutes inaccurate assertion that climate and energy transition risks are no longer valid concerns OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta last week joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in sending a letter to the Securities and...

Oregon Department of Environmental Quality

Workplace safety and health will take the spotlight in southern Oregon in October thanks to a three-day event offering employers and workers workshops and presentations designed to strengthen their safety and health programs.