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Yahoo
17-04-2025
- General
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DEQ says cyberattack made them not receive emails April 9-11. Here's what to know
PORTLAND, Ore. () — The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality says it didn't receive any emails sent to them from April 9 through April 11 due to a . DEQ officials said that if anyone had sent an email to them during that time, they should go into their 'sent' folder and 're-send the same email to the same email address.' VIDEO: Tula-Tu makes first outdoor public appearance A number of DEQ projects and proposals have an active public comment period that may have been affected by the outage. Due to this, the below public comment periods were extended to April 25: Sundown Sanitary District water quality permit, submit comments to: Terrebonne Sanitary District's proposed categorical exclusion, submit comments to: The public hearing for the City of Molalla's water quality draft permit will be rescheduled. The hearing date and the preceding public comment period will be announced through GovDelivery as soon as possible. Some Portland-area DEQ locations morning after the cyberattack shuttered its network operations, including vehicle inspection stations. DEQ officials said they to address the issue. DEQ officials said only comments sent by email during the timeframe of April 9-April 11 need to be resubmitted. Comments sent via Your DEQ Online were received by DEQ and do not need to be resubmitted. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
02-03-2025
- Politics
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Local activists urge Oregon Zoo to transfer newborn elephant, mother to sanctuary
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — While some are visiting the Oregon Zoo in droves to get a glimpse of new baby elephant Tula-Tu, others showed up advocating for her freedom. Free the Oregon Zoo Elephants (FOZE), a local activist group formed in 2008, recently launched a campaign to transfer the newborn elephant and her mother Rose-Tu from the zoo to an established sanctuary they claim 'has offered its space.' Tula-Tu is Rose-Tu's third baby. Her firstborn, 16-year-old Samudra, also lives at the zoo. Her second calf, Lily, passed away from a virus in 2018, just before she turned 6 years old. Mercy Corps warns of 'devastating consequences' after Trump cuts 41 programs The zoo's vet said there's now a special lab at Oregon State University that's developing an experimental vaccine to help them treat elephant disease. But the group said Lily's death – followed by the euthanizing of pack members Tusko, Rama and Packy soon after – brings them concern about the zoo breeding too quickly 'under the guise of conservation,' when they claim the elephants are dying of preventable diseases. FOZE members stood outside the zoo's entrance Saturday morning, holding up signs saying 'Elephants suffer in zoos' and 'Free the Oregon Zoo elephants.' 'They have a new baby here and everyone's very excited about her and I can understand – she's adorable,' said FOZE member Courtney Scott. 'But she's going to grow up and be an elephant and suffer and die just like all the other elephants, like Packy did.' 'Hard decisions': Portland city administrator unveils proposed budget amid $93 million shortfall She continued, 'We're encouraging this zoo, like 38 zoos have already done, to close their elephant exhibit.' FOZE said they have also submitted a formal petition to the Metro Council. Asian elephants reside in India and Borneo, but they're highly endangered. There are only about 40,000-50,000 still in existence and much of their habitat overlaps with some of the most human populated regions on earth. KOIN 6 News has reached out to the Oregon Zoo for comment but has not responded at this time. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
