Tag: Farms and Forests Farms and Forests articles 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/ 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/ 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/ Questions about Use of Glyphosate Start Creeping into Cascadia Use of the weed killer was questioned in Kitsap County after a jury ruled it caused a California man's cancer Nov 9, 2018 November 9, 2018 John Abbotts https://www.sightline.org/author/john-abbotts/ The Long Battle to Protect West Coast Salmon from Pesticides But will the Trump Administration reverse protections? Jul 18, 2017 July 18, 2017 John Abbotts https://www.sightline.org/author/john-abbotts/ 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 https://www.sightline.org/author/john-abbotts/ Will the Trump Administration Cancel an Old, Dangerous Pesticide? Chlorpyrifos, Part 2, and a chance for the public to weigh in. Dec 28, 2016 December 28, 2016 John Abbotts https://www.sightline.org/author/john-abbotts/ 1 2 3 4 Next »
