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The Election You’ve Never Voted in That Matters for the Climate

A Washington bill would give more voters a voice in conservation priorities.

Jan 24, 2020

January 24, 2020

Margaret Morales

https://www.sightline.org/author/margaretmorales/

Researcher
The Colville Tribes Combat Climate Change With Their Forests

Paying foresters for carbon drawdown could help avert climate disaster.

Oct 23, 2019

October 23, 2019

Margaret Morales

https://www.sightline.org/author/margaretmorales/

Researcher
Herbicide Use on Washington Wheat Fields Has Quadrupled. Tech Could Slash That.

Precision sprayers could make conservation tillage more sustainable than ever.

Sep 12, 2019

September 12, 2019

Margaret Morales

https://www.sightline.org/author/margaretmorales/

Researcher
The Tilling Catch-22: Erosion vs. Superweeds

A wheat farmer in the inland Pacific Northwest is looking for a way out. He's not the only one.

Aug 22, 2019

August 22, 2019

Margaret Morales

https://www.sightline.org/author/margaretmorales/

Researcher
Agroforestry Could Help Cascadia’s Farmers and Dwindling Salmon Populations

One Snohomish County apple farmer is spanning the fish vs. farm divide

Aug 15, 2019

August 15, 2019

Margaret Morales

https://www.sightline.org/author/margaretmorales/

Researcher
Adapting to Climate Change Means Farmers Need Each Other More Than Ever

Farmers trust each other most when testing climate-smart techniques.

Jul 11, 2019

July 11, 2019

Margaret Morales

https://www.sightline.org/author/margaretmorales/

Researcher
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

https://www.sightline.org/author/john-abbotts/
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

https://www.sightline.org/author/john-abbotts/
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

https://www.sightline.org/author/john-abbotts/
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

https://www.sightline.org/author/ethanschaffer/

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