Press Room
For the press: to contact OTA, please call or email:
Lisa Arkin, Executive Director
Oregon Toxics Alliance
Phone 541-465-8860
info@oregontoxics.org | www.OregonToxics.org
Pesticides in the News
- Study measures spraying reduction (9/2/11) – by Stefan Verbano, Eugene Register Guard
- Report Calls for Reduction in Chemical Spraying on Oregon Highways ( 8/31/2011) by Rachael McDonald
- Neighbors Upset About Pesticide Spraying at Laurelwood Golf Course (KEZI-TV)
- Golf course sprayed with chemicals (Eugene Weekly - Aug. 11, 2011)
- Triangle Lake/Hwy 36 Chemical Exposure Investigation - Precious Dirt blog
- Officials to hear pesticide concerns...Triangle Lake residents will meet with state and federal agencies By Susan Palmer, Register-Guard (July 12, 2011)
- BLM rethinks herbicide use. Public comment is being taken by the Eugene district about potential sprays to fight invasive weeds - by Susan Palmer, Register-Guard (July 5, 2011)
- State will investigate pesticide case by Susan Palmer (Eugene Register-Guard)...a group presented proof that herbicides were found in the urine of residents in the Triangle Lake area (PRINTABLE version)
- Residents tested for pesticide...Susan Palmer (Eugene Register-Guard)
Activists tell the state Board of Forestry that Triangle Lake residents’ urine samples came back positive (April 30, 2011)- Becoming Carcinogen Abolitionists
Blog post by Eugene, OR-based blogger Abby Quillen, New Urban Habitat- 12/17/10 10 Environmental Groups File Appeal to Stop Herbicide Treatments on Public Lands
- 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)
Benzene Reduction in the News
- Multnomah County promotes summer "Idling Gets You NoWhere" (a campaign linked to Healthy Air Oregon)
- "Idling Gets You Nowhere" Campaign Launched July 27th (Multnomah County web site)
- Oregon Legislature says no to idling commercial trucks - OregonLive (June 02, 2011)
- Bill to curb idling shows how Oregon Legislature just keeps on truckin' (Oregonian article--May 7, 2011)
- 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
- TOXIC WATER IN WEST EUGENE? Eugene Weekly 7/21/11
- Executive Director Lisa Arkin speaks about asthma and children on local TV news show hosted by Shelley Kurtz
- EPA has removed confidentiality claims for more than 150 chemicals in the U.S.
- Bad Air Coming From Baxter? (Eugene Weekly Feb. 2010)
- 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)
Biomass Power Generation In The News
- Battle Over Biomass: Does Seneca’s plant violate pollution regs?
Story & Photos By Camilla Mortensen, Eugene Weekly- We can't afford to ignore the science on bioenergy
Oregonian - December 08, 2010 / Guest column by Franz A. Matzner, Lisa Arkin [OTA Executive Director] and Jeanne Roy- Biomass is not Oregon's clean-energy future as currently promoted
Oregonian - October 20, 2010 / Guest column by Lisa Arkin, OTA Executive Director- 04/20/09 GUEST VIEWPOINT: Seneca’s power plant far from green (Eugene Register-Guard)
(PDF file)- Register-Guard GUEST VIEWPOINT: Burning biomass to generate energy is a dirty business
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)
What we do
Oregon Toxics Alliance's mission is to work for all Oregonians to expose root causes of toxic pollution and help communities find solutions that protect human and environmental health. We adhere to two proactive commitments. Our first goal is to systematically challenge the root causes of toxic pollution in Oregon by changing policies and laws, and our second is to provide grassroots, direct-action on local projects to preserve the environment and protect public health. We build advocacy for changes in statewide public policy by supporting grassroots partnerships on local toxics issues. By involving affected residents, OTA creates larger public support for fundamental changes in chemical use policy.What we believe in
Oregon Toxics Alliance believes that communities should have the right to clean air, land and water. Our organization was founded on the underlying principle that communities have a right to participate, with informed consent, in the decisions that affect their own health.How we do our work
Communities are often confronted with a false dichotomy: choose between economic growth or a healthy environment. Oregon Toxics Alliance works to see that job growth does not, in reality, lead to pollution growth. When an Oregon community faces a potentially harmful activity or facility, we can help them address the risk for harm by:
- Working to ensure a strong consideration of environmental justice and everyone's right to clean air, water, land and food
- Exercising the community’s right-to-know about what is released into their air, water and soil
- Employing alternative assessments that lead to toxics use reduction and elimination
- Infusing the precautionary principle into all policy decisions.
Join us! Show your support for making Oregon Toxics Alliance a strong and clear voice for better environmental policies and public health protection in Oregon!
Become a member of Oregon Toxics Alliance! 2 ways available:
Contribute Online:
or...PRINT this PDF form, fill it out and send it in with your check made out to:
Oregon Toxics Alliance
P.O. Box 1106
Eugene, OR 97440OTA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and all contributions are fully tax-deductible. Please consider giving a gift of an OTA membership to a friend or family member!
 |
They are providing OTA with webhosting and e-mail services. Thank you, Cybernos!