January 16, 2024This development highlights the power of grassroots action. Oregon’s new law on chlorpyrifos is stronger and more protective than the…- November 20, 2023On Monday, October 23rd, the Eugene City Council voted unanimously to adopt the concept of Public Health Protection Zoning, what…
April 3, 2023Every child deserves a safe environment to grow in that allows them to become strong and healthy and develop to…
May 16, 2022(this article was originally published as an opinion editorial in the May 15th edition of the Eugene Register-Guard) For over…
March 7, 2022The Oregon Legislative 2022 session has come to an end with the successful passage of the high-profile Farmworker Overtime Bill,…
January 31, 2022Laurie (left), a West Eugene neighbor, holds her daughter, Savannah in her arms. Standing beside them is her long-time friend…
April 26, 2021“I’m from the coast.” “I own a farm.” “My family have been ranchers for five generations.” Our sense of ourselves…
February 11, 2021We face a future full of challenges about the health of our communities and the impacts of a warming climate.…- October 1, 2020“I can’t breathe!” One man’s dying words, choked to death by a Minneapolis police officer, has become the rallying cry…
September 3, 2020Teams from Beyond Toxics and the NAACP Eugene/Springfield came together in 2018 to start the process of organizing an Environmental…
