Farms + Forests

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  Oregon Legislature Considers Pesticide Reform Bills

  The public can weigh in on potential chlorpyrifos ban, restrictions on "neonics," and a ban on aerial spraying

  Mar 22, 2019
  March 22, 2019

  John Abbotts

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  EPA Slow to Regulate Neonic Pesticides That May Be Killing Off Bees

  A growing body of research indicates these insecticides are killing “beneficial insects" as well as pests.

  Mar 19, 2019
  March 19, 2019

  John Abbotts

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  Pesticide Proponents Aim to Keep Power Out of Locals’ Reach

  But residents in Lincoln County, Oregon, are fighting to rise about preemptive restrictions.

  Mar 12, 2019
  March 12, 2019

  John Abbotts

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  Why Couldn’t Washington Stop a Soda Tax Ban When Oregon Could?

  The passage of a soda tax ban in Washington reveals a void in the state’s food advocacy.

  Dec 21, 2018
  December 21, 2018

  Ethan Schaffer

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  EPA Refuses to Ban Pesticide that Causes Brain Damage in Children

  The history of Chlorpyrifos: alarming science and inadequate public health safeguards.

  May 8, 2017
  May 8, 2017

  John Abbotts

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  What Do Immigrant Farmers Need?

  Lessons learned from the 30-years-old Hmong experience

  Nov 13, 2012
  November 13, 2012

  Jennifer Langston

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  Farm Workers, Arctic Tribes, and Pesticides on Northwest Crops

  A long road to ending a persistent toxic pesticide--Endosulfan.

  Oct 18, 2012
  October 18, 2012

  John Abbotts

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  Betting on a Farm

  A Somali Bantu farmer with high hopes runs into market realities.

  Oct 9, 2012
  October 9, 2012

  Jennifer Langston

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  Who Farms?

  How can we grow more non-white farmers?

  Oct 1, 2012
  October 1, 2012

  Jennifer Langston

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  Farm Workers and Pesticides in Northwest Orchards

  A long road to safer apple growing.

  Oct 31, 2011
  October 31, 2011

  John Abbotts

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