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Pesticides in the News
06/04/09 Eugene Register-Guard Editorial Supports Passage of SB637
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04/02/09 Herbicides are Topic of Waldport Meeting (South Lincoln County News)
04/01/09 It's time to reduce pesticides in Oregon Schools (Register-Guard)
03/05/09 Spray Plans Raise Concerns (Eugene Weekly)
02/20/09 Proposed Spraying Gets Cool Reception (Register-Guard)
02/17/09 State to Spray for Gypsy Moth (Register Guard)
11/12/08 Scores of Youth Exposed to Toxins (Register-Guard)
11/11/08 Report Details Pesticides Risk in, near Schools (Statesman Journal)
10/01/08 Poison forces all to pay for timber firms' profits (Register-Guard)
09/24/08 Marcola Neighbors Gather to Protest Forest Spraying (Register-Guard)
09/24/08 Oregon Residents Ask Companies to Cease Spraying (Statesman Journal)
06/29/08 County Right to Stop Use of Herbicides (Register Guard)
06/19/08 County Keeps Ban on Roadside Weedkiller (Register-Guard)
06/18/08 County Board Weighs Herbicide Use (Register-Guard)
06/15/08 Activists Reach Agreement with Timber Company (KVAL)
05/20/08 EU Health Chief Appeals for Ban of Cancer-Causing Pesticides (AP)
04/20/08 Pesticide Suspected in Geese Deaths (Register Guard)
04/14/08 Virginia Town Bans 'Toxic Trespass' (PANNA)
04/10/08 No Justification - An Open Letter to Giustina (Eugene Weekly)
04/08/08 Judge Halts Herbicide Spraying (CAT)
03/27/08 Pesticides Death Brings Calls for Reform (Register Guard)
03/11/08 Pesticides Worry Neighbors (Register Guard)
02/28/08 Let's Keep the Lid on Pesticides (Register Guard)
02/28/08 Small Town, Big Clearcut (Eugene Weekly)
01/15/08 Lane County Considering Herbicide Use (Register Guard)
12/06/07 Concerns Prompt Lane County to Re-evaluate Herbicides (Register Guard)
12/06/07 In Herbicide Fight, the Deck is Stacked (Register Guard)
11/30/07 Herbicide Proposal Worries Residents (Register Guard)
10/18/07 Senate Forms Work Group on Pesticides and Health (Media Release)
10/09/07 Breast Cancer Linked to DDT (Science Daily)
05/17/07 Pesticide Drift (Eugene Weekly)
04/27/07 No-Spray Pilot Project (Newport News-Times)
04/11/07 Pesticide Buffer Bill Brings Out Crowds (Register Guard)
04/06/07 Keep Pesticides Away From Schools (Register Guard Op-Ed)
02/09/07 Spraying Herbicide on Timber Land Has Foul Effects (Register Guard)
09/21/06 School Sprays (Eugene Weekly)
07/15/06 EWEB Examines Herbicides in Watershed (Register Guard)
03/16/06 Pitchfork Rebellion (Eugene Weekly)
Field Burning in the News
03/12/09 Field burning debate reignites (The Statesman Journal)
03/10/09 Field burning returns to legislative agenda (The Statesman Journal)
02/14/09 End open field burning (Oregonian)
02/28/09 Oregon's Sacrifice Zone (Oregonian)
11/19/08 Oregonians Demand an Immediate Stop to Field Burning (WELC)
10/22/08 Truth About the Field Burning Ban (Statesman Journal)
09/30/08 Field Burning Ban Overdue; Why Wait Longer? (Register Guard)
09/10/08 Final Curtain for Field Burning (Oregonian)
09/04/08 Governor Proposes Burning Ban (Register Guard)
09/01/08 A Real Face Behind the Clouds of Smoke (Oregonian)
08/29/08 Medical Studies Make Case to Ban Field Burning (Register Guard)
08/22/08 Advocates Urge Field Burning Warning (Register Guard)
08/07/08 Grass Roots vs. Grass Seed Burning (Eugene Weekly)
07/24/08 Will Kulongoski Put Out the Field Fires (Eugene Weekly)
07/11/08 Seed Farmers Face New Rivals (Register Guard)
07/06/08 Burning Halted During Olympics; Local Activists Cry Foul (KVAL)
07/06/08 Protestors Remind Trails Spectators Burning to Resume (KLCC)
06/26/08 Athletes Won't Feel the Burn (Eugene Weekly)
06/25/08 Stamp Out Field Burning (Oregonian)
06/24/08 Our Health Shouldn't Be Going Up In Smoke (Oregonian)
06/22/08 Ban Sought on Burning State's Grass Seed Fields (Register Guard)
02/22/08 Politicians Ponder Smoke-Black Summer Skies (Register Guard)
11/15/07 Seeking Ban to Field Burning (KVAL)
11/14/07 Field Burning Ban Debate Will Continue (Daily Emerald)
11/08/07 Field Burning Town Hall (Eugene Weekly)
11/08/07 Bend, Sisters Ponder Backyard Burn Bans (KTVZ)
10/08/07 Public Pays Field Burning Price (Register Guard)
09/16/07 Not Another Field Burning Study (Oregonian)
09/07/07 Field Burning Study Questioned (Register Guard)
08/30/07 State Missed Chance on Field Burning (Register Guard)
08/23/07 No Ban on Burn (Eugene Weekly)
08/18/07 Field Burning Faces Constraints (Register Guard)
08/16/07 Study Tracks No-Burn Methods (Register Guard)
08/17/07 EQC Fails to Act (Register Guard)
08/15/07 An Idaho Summer without Smoke (Register Guard)
08/08/07 Agency won't Discuss Field Burning this Month (Register Guard)
07/19/07 Field Burning Under Fire (KLCC)
07/19/07 Burning Smokes Out Citizens (Eugene Weekly)
07/15/07 County Could Sue to Force Ban (Register Guard)
07/11/07 Field Burn Smokes Out Valley (Register Guard)
06/28/07 Coughing Blood (Eugene Weekly)
06/23/07 County Takes Field Burning Case to State (Register Guard)
06/20/07 County Weighs Field Burn Suit (Register Guard)
05/03/07 Field Burning Under Fire (Register Guard)
04/14/07 Health Panel OKs Field Burning Ban (Register Guard)
04/07/07 Speakers Clash on Health Ills of Field Fires (Register Guard)
03/22/07 County Commissioners Back Field Burning Ban (Register Guard)
01.28.07 It's Time to End Field Burning (Register Guard)
Benzene Reduction in the News
01.14.09 Ban on Tank Topping in the Pipe (Register Guard)
01.10.09 'Topping off' to be Prohibited (Statesman Journal)
07.24.08 We're Inhaling a Toxic Cloud of Benzene from Gas (Statesman Journal)
07.13.08 Less Idling Can Add Up to Savings (Register Guard)
05.09.08 South Lane School District Passes Benzene Reduction Plan (Press Release)
03.12.08 Benzene Concerns South Lane School District (Cottage Grove Sentinel)
01.17.08 Idle Threat (Eugene Weekly)
11.08.07 Hidden Danger (KGW)
09.25.07 Save Gas, Clean the Air (Register Guard)
09.22.07 Change in County Pump Protocol (Register Guard)
09.19.07 Lane Commissioners Pass Anti-Benzene Policy (Register Guard)
09.14.07 Health Advocate Wins Award to Improve Air Quality
02.09.07 EPA Bows to Northwest Senators' Concerns on Benzene Levels
11.22.06 Special Report: Pumping Poison - Gas Station Workers and Toxic Fumes (KGW)
07.25.06 Going the Extra Mile to Cut Truck Vapors (Register Guard)
01.13.06 OpEd: Parents Should Know What Their Children Are Breathing (Register Guard)
Toxics In the News
Chemical cocktail 'risk to boys' BBC News Online
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11.26.08 No Toxic Toys for Your Tots (Eugene Weekly)
07.31.08 How's Your Lawn's Carbon Footprint? (Statesman Journal)
04.29.08 Candidates Concerned About Baxter Plant's Fumes (Register Guard)
04.29.08 West Eugene Neighborhs Call for Emissions Notification (KLCC)
04.26.08 Candidates Concerned About Emissions After Industry Fire (OTA Press Release)
11.12.07 Oregonians Test Positive for Toxic Chemicals (OEC Press Release)
11.07.07 A Chance to Clear the Air (Mail Tribune)
10.31.07 DEQ Should Protect Oregonians, Not Corporate Polluters (Letter to the Editor)
11.04.07 Off Target in the War on Cancer (Washington Post)
09.18.07 We Can Reduce Toxic Exposure (Register Guard)
Proposed Seneca Power Plant In The News
04/20/09 GUEST VIEWPOINT: Seneca’s power plant far from green
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