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Pesticides in the News
- 06/04/09 Eugene Register-Guard Editorial Supports Passage of SB637 (PDF file)
- 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 (5/13/09)
- 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 (Eugene Register-Guard)
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