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NEWS FLASH:
47 Schoolchildren Poisoned in Ohio Offers Evidence That Kids Are Silently Poisoned Every Day – Oct. 29, 2011 (SafeLawns.org Blog)
Report calls for reduction in chemical spraying on Oregon highways (NPR report)
Register-Guard Editorial Board (Sept. 6, 2011):
EDITORIAL: Measuring sprays’ effects
Scoring herbicides’ impacts provides useful tool
OTA publishes a new report that provides Oregonians with an assessment of the environmental impact of pesticides on five state highways:
Read more about “Assessing Environmental Impact Quotients for Pesticide Use on State Highways in Lane County,” written by OTA Exec. Director Lisa Arkin
View a copy of the report (print resolution PDF)
To view The Register-Guard’s 9/6/2011 editorial, click here to open Measuring Sprays’ Effects. For the scanned pdf version, click here.
In the news…
Study measures spraying reduction – By Stefan Verbano, Eugene Register Guard
A local toxics organization monitors state efforts to reduce the amount of herbicides applied along roads in Oregon…
KLCC-radio news report: Report Calls for Reduction in Chemical Spraying on Oregon Highways (8/31/2011) By Rachael McDonald
ODOT spokesperson, Rick Little: “…we enjoy working with Oregon Toxics Alliance and we find their work to be very helpful in providing us with perspective that they bring and they’re very creative and have very good ideas.”
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OTA Executive Director on Jefferson Public Radio’s “Jefferson Exchange Show” aired 9/1/2011: “Pesticides, their effect on humans, and their use alongside highways” (download the mp3 file of the 9/1/2011 interview)
Local media coverage of pesticide overuse at Laurelwood golf course:
* Eugene Weekly news brief
* KEZI-TV news report
NEW slide show:
LAURELWOOD GOLF COURSE: Non-Compliance with the INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT POLICIES OF EUGENE, OREGON – compiled by Oregon Toxics Alliance, July 2011 (PDF slide show)
Please take the survey titled “Your Thoughts on Pesticide Exposure!”
August 6th (Saturday): Volunteers Gather for the 20-Year Celebration of the Williams, OR No-Spray/Mow-Day Program (read News Release)
Highway 36/ Triangle Lake Area Community Meeting on Pesticide Issues
(Read the flyer from the hosting agency: Pesticide Analytical Response Center)
WHEN: Thursday, July 14, 2011 / 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
WHERE: Triangle Grange Hall / 20264 Blachly Grange Rd., Blachly, OR
(google map)
7/12/11 Register-Guard news report: Officials to hear pesticide concerns
Triangle Lake residents will meet with state and federal agencies
By Susan Palmer, Eugene Register-Guard
BLM rethinks herbicide use…
Public comment is being taken by the Eugene district about potential sprays to fight invasive weeds By Susan Palmer, Eugene Register-Guard (7-5-2011)
What you can do…
** Read the BLM Press Release (PDF)
** Take action to stop the spraying of glyphosate and other hazardous synthetic chemicals
** Read the NEW report about the hidden dangers of RoundUp!
Roundup and birth defects: Is the public being kept in the dark? published by Earth Open Source in June of this year
** Factsheet on glyphosate (from Beyond Pesticides)
The Democratic Party of Oregon supports State IPM!!
(read their resolution)
ALSO: As part of a continuing effort to protect Americans’ health by increasing access to chemical information, the EPA has removed confidentiality claims for more than 150 chemicals in the U.S.
Hear Sandra Steingraber interviewed on Jefferson Public Radio’s “Jefferson Exchange” show on April 22, 2011 (mp3 file)…Topic: Raising Children in the midst of an Environmental Crisis
Now is our chance to restore Oregon’s leadership and commitment to children’s health and environmental protection…
The Safe Public Places campaign
Do you have a pesticide exposure story?
Write to us: info@oregontoxics.org or call the Oregon Toxics Alliance office in Eugene: 541-465-8860.
Building on our 2009 legislative victory to require all public schools in Oregon to use the least toxic methods for pest control, Oregon Toxics Alliance established a new campaign to take the next logical step. The Safe Public Places campaign seeks to require all state agencies to do the same for public spaces we all share.
The issue:
You care about organics, so you work hard to keep pesticides away from your family and the food you eat. But there’s still a problem. A danger you can’t see…
Pesticides are routinely sprayed in the places you thought were safe…in public parks, in and around public buildings and on public roads. As a consequence, we are often exposed to poisons without even knowing it! To make things worse, pesticides drift away from the areas where they are applied. If you’re an organic farmer whose property is adjacent to public land, the integrity of your crops could be at stake.
Twenty years ago, the State of Oregon was a national leader in pesticide reduction. Unfortunately, the Oregon Integrated Pest Management law was dropped in 2001 due to outside political pressure.
OTA is leading the way for a simple solution. Now we can take action to restore Oregon’s leadership in the wave of change underway in America’s thinking!
Our campaign solutions seek these benefits for all Oregonians:
- Protect Children’s Health
- Save Oregon Money
- Help protect our natural environment
- Protect Oregon’s Growing Economic Market in Organic Farming
- See our complete campaign flyer (2-page PDF document) for more…
Find out more about how you can get involved…
See the Oregon Toxics Alliance web site
