Alanna Madden
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Portland, OR, United States
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Oregon fishing season called off due to dwindling salmon populations
The National Marine Fisheries Service said “extraordinary measures” are needed to address the deficient populations of California Chinook salmon stocks in ocean seasons for 2023. → Read More
Blue states sue FDA over restrictions on abortion pill access
The states say the Biden administration's new rules regarding abortion pills are illegal and could put women at risk of prosecution in states where abortion is now criminalized. → Read More
Evidence of brain surgery found in Bronze Age brothers
Wednesday's research highlights one of the oldest trephination surgeries in the region and serves as a notable case study of social class and medicine. → Read More
Ninth Circuit restores Trump-era gut of Clean Water Act rule
Judges cannot vacate agency rules without first finding them unlawful. → Read More
U.S. agrees to pay boating accident survivor $875,000
The consent judgment comes days after the discovery that the government withheld vital documents for over a year before attempting to dismiss the boater's negligence case. → Read More
Ninth Circuit hears case over tribal hunting rights
The Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation never got their day in court to argue why their members are entitled to hunting and fishing rights under the 1868 Fort Bridger Treaty. → Read More
Lawsuit over Coast Guard calling off rescue may head to trial
While the U.S. Coast Guard is not required to rescue anyone, lawyers for one Washington man argue that once it begins a search and rescue operation, it’s under duty to act with due care. → Read More
Judge to consider future of Oregon Big Summit wild horses
In 2020, the U.S. Forest Service released a new territory plan addressing the overpopulation of wild horses in Oregon’s Ochoco National Forest, which proposed removing individuals over the next five years until there remained 47-57 horses from 135. → Read More
Conservation groups sue over predator killing program in Montana
Conservation groups claim Wildlife Services’ predator killing program in Montana is not based on the best available science and fails to adequately analyze the cumulative effects of its program on threatened grizzly bears. → Read More
Preliminary hearing set for University of Idaho student murder suspect
Until the preliminary hearing takes place in late June, the public shouldn't expect much more information about the murders of four students from the University of Idaho. → Read More
Global ocean temperatures hit new record in 2022
The world's oceans are also becoming so stratified that mixing is happening less — meaning the sun-heated water stays on top and keeps the ocean from absorbing greenhouse gases. → Read More
National Park Service proposes bear baiting ban in Alaska
Experts say bear baiting will increase the likelihood of defense of life and property kills of bears, and will alter the natural processes and behaviors of bears and other wildlife. → Read More
Eastern Oregon group readies bid to secede to Idaho
They just have to convince Oregon, Idaho and the United States Congress to let them do it. → Read More
Washington state sets sights on gun control in next legislative session
Washington state is doubling down against gun violence with two new measures that — if passed by lawmakers — would join the state's bans on ghost guns and high-capacity magazines. → Read More
Portland State professor continues lawsuit over block on Twitter
The PSU professor sued the University of Oregon’s communications manager in August for blocking him after he retweeted an “off topic” reply. → Read More
Strict voter-backed gun measure remains shelved in Oregon
The new gun restrictions, set to take effect Thursday, will remain on hold until state and federal courts determine the constitutionality of the measure. → Read More
Company wins bid to unlock secrets of 1875 SS Pacific steamboat disaster
To date, the sinking of the S.S. Pacific remains the deadliest maritime disaster in the history of the Pacific Coast of the continental United States. → Read More
Battle on to block voter-backed gun restrictions in Oregon
Supporters tout Oregon Measure 114 as the strictest set of gun laws in the country. → Read More
Idaho transgender athlete ban heads back to Ninth Circuit
The ban demands something of women athletes that isn't required for men: testosterone and chromosomal screenings to verify their gender. → Read More
Advocates for northern spotted owl appeal Southern Oregon logging project at Ninth Circuit
Is there a reasonable way to remove habitat from a federally protected species? A Ninth Circuit panel will decide. → Read More