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June 4, 2009 R-G Editorial
Supporting SB637
Pesticides Campaign
URGENT: 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->>
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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
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March 2, 2010 from Reuters News Service:
Common Weedkiller Turns Male Frogs Into Females
by Maggie Fox
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BEST News of 2009: Oregon House passes pest management for schools
Pesticides = Poison
Did you know over 40 million pounds of pesticides were sprayed in Oregon in 2007(1)? That's bad news.Consider the following:
- Medical studies show many pesticides cause cancer, asthma, birth defects, and developmental disabilities.
- Pesticide use has been linked to bee die-offs, salmon run extinction, frog reproductive issues, and many more examples of environmental destruction.
- The EPA and other government bodies responsible for regulating pesticide use acknowledge pesticides are damaging to humans and the environment, yet they still allow these pesticides to be used.
- Pesticides are everywhere. They drift beyond the site they were intended for into surrounding areas and beyond. They're found in our streams, our land, and in our bodies.
What Oregon Toxics Alliance is doing
Oregon 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
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Pesticides in Our Schools (a special report prepared by Oregon Toxics Alliance) |
To learn more about our multi-faceted Pesticide Campaign, select your area of interest:
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- Schools and Children’s Health
- Rural Rights and Roadside Spraying
- Human Rights
- Alternatives (IPM/IVM)
- Coalitions and Outreach
- Gypsy Moth Spraying in Eugene
(1) 2007 PURS Report
Multimedia Clips
Tom Kerns, PhD*
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Hear Lisa Arkin, OTA Executive Director, interviewed about pesticides and environmental justice on
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*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.