Retailers Ask Trump To Stop Tariff Threats On China
A group of more than 600 companies and trade associations have signed a letter to the president asking him to end the trade war with China and to drop tariffs. Retail giants like Walmart, Target, Macy's and Gap wrote that they are worried tariffs will lead to job loss and will harm consumers and the U.S. economy. "We remain concerned about the escalation of tit-for-tat tariffs," the companies wrote in the letter, which also went to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Commerce Secretary...
JPR Live Sessions Presented by Sierra Nevada Brewing Company: Ben Dickey
For a guy whose career has evolved more by serendipity than design, Ben Dickey ’s professional journey has turned into one heckuva ride. It’s not every day an obscure musician’s famous actor/ director friend hands him the lead in a passion-project indie film, and he not only winds up sharing the screen with one of his musical heroes, he also wins a Sundance Film Festival Special Jury Prize for Dramatic Achievement in Acting — and a Variety magazine “ for your consideration ” plug for a Best Actor Oscar nomination.
Oregon State establishes hemp research center amid surge in farmer interest
Oregon State University has established what it considers to be the nation's largest hemp research center. This comes amid a surge of farmer interest in the Pacific Northwest to grow the non-psychoactive cousin of marijuana.
Trump Administration Seeking To Overhaul Forest Management Rules
Updated at 3:22 p.m. ET Federal land managers on Wednesday proposed sweeping rule changes to a landmark environmental law that would allow them to fast-track certain forest management projects, including logging and prescribed burning. The U.S. Forest Service, under Chief Vicki Christiansen, is proposing revisions to its National Environmental Policy Act regulations that could limit environmental review and public input on projects ranging from forest health and wildfire mitigation to...
Mind if we drop off a dead whale on your beach? Asking for a friend.
The tally of dead gray whales washing up on Pacific Northwest beaches during this year's northbound migration keeps going up. That's prompting an unusual request for volunteers from a federal agency.
