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June 4, 2009 R-G Editorial
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Pesticides CampaignURGENT: Please send your comments to the EPA on the problem of aerial pesticide spray in Oregon's forestland and rural communities. | Deadline: June 28 Residents of Lane County's rural Coastal Range have succeeded in petitioning the EPA to hold a public comment period on the issue of spraying pesticides on forestry lands by helicopter. These pesticide poisons are sprayed repeatedly year after year on thousands of acres in Oregon. This practice harms fish and other wildlife, families who live in rural areas or travel to these areas to picnic, hike, hunt, fish or gather mushrooms. | MORE->> Take action to help protect the children of farm workers...deadline to contact the EPA: Friday, March 5th! OTA is reaching out to other communities to help parents advocate for laws that get pesticides out of schools and protect children from exposure -------------------------------------------------------- March 2, 2010 from Reuters News Service: --------------------------------------------------------- BEST News of 2009: Oregon House passes pest management for schoolsPesticides = PoisonDid you know over 40 million pounds of pesticides were sprayed in Oregon in 2007(1)? That's bad news.Consider the following:
What Oregon Toxics Alliance is doingOregon Toxics Alliance is working to educate public officials and the public at large to the dangers of pesticides. We’re searching for natural and safe alternatives. We're working to reduce pesticide use and drift in public spaces such as schools, government buildings and public roadways. We're working to protect the health of ourselves, our children, and the planet we live on. Recent Resources The Toxics Issue Relative to Invasive Species Eradication - What are the Concerns for Future Projects? by Lisa Arkin, Oregon Toxics Alliance (PDF file) - a lecture given during the annual meeting of the Oregon Invasive Species Council during a joint session with Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and California Invasive Species Councils
To learn more about our multi-faceted Pesticide Campaign, select your area of interest:
What You Can Do
(1) 2007 PURS Report
*Tom Kerns, PhD is a board member of the Oregon Toxics Alliance and Executive Director of Environment and Human Rights Advisory. Dr. Kerns is also Philosophy Professor at Seattle Community College and teaches online courses, including Introduction to Bioethics and Environment and Human Rights. He is author of Environmentally Induced Illnesses: Ethics, Risk Assessment and Human Rights (McFarland, 2001) and served as commissioner on the New Zealand People’s Inquiry in 2006.
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