Resources

Photo courtesy of Carla Hervert

Beyond Toxics Reports – organized by subject

• Pesticide Reform

• 10 Steps You Need to Take When Suspecting Pesticide/Herbicide Drift  by Lisa Arkin (PDF)
• Gardeners Beware – “Bee-friendly” plants may be poisoning your garden (a Friends of The Earth, USA program)
• Oregon’s Industrial Forests and Herbicide Use: A Case Study of Risk to People, Drinking Water and Salmon (Full Report – 15 Mb PDF)
• Assessing Environmental Impact Quotients for Pesticide Use on State Highways in Lane County
• LAURELWOOD GOLF COURSE: Non-Compliance with the Integrated Pest Management Policies of the City of Eugene, Oregon
• Washington Park and Pesticides-City of Eugene
• Protecting Health in Your Community: A Guidebook for Organizing for Pesticide Reform
• WARNING! Hazards to Children: Pesticides in Our Schools

Environmental Justice

• A 5-Point Plan to Protect Public Health from Air Toxics and Improve Permitting and Reporting by Lisa Arkin (PDF)
• Environmental Justice in West Eugene: Families Health and Air Pollution (PDF)
• Brownfield Redevelopment and Community Involvement: A Case Study in the City of Eugene, Oregon (June 2013 – a Beyond Toxics and Centro Latino Americano Environmental Justice White Paper)
• ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE IN WEST EUGENE: Families, Health and Air Pollution (2012 data report)
• Environmental Justice campaign report to the U.S. EPA (2010-2011)

Save Oregon’s Bees

• • As bees die, we must act swiftly to end the poisoning of our world (PDF)
  • Support the Oregon Pollinator Protection Act (PDF)
  • Join Oregon Pollinator Protection Alliance: Individual Interest
  • Join Oregon Pollinator Protection Alliance: Business/Non-profit Interest
  • Cultivating a Bee-Friendly Wildflower Garden (PDF)
  • TOP 10 home garden bee-killing products to avoid (PDF)

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Our Campaign Resources (reports, news, opinion, brochures)

• Forestry Pesticides (home page)
• Environmental Justice
• Save Oregon’s Bees
• Healthy Air Oregon
• Healthy Homes

VIDEOS

Professor Deke Gundersen shares knowledge both in and out of the classroom about the chemicals used by the timber industry and the health risks to fish and other animals that result from their use. This YouTube video was posted on May 28, 2020…

“Timber’s Cover-Up: The Truth About Oregon Forests” (4:35)
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A YouTube video of Tyrone Hayes’ University of Oregon keynote address, “From Silent Spring to Silent Night: Of Toads and Men” (1 hr., 40 min.) recorded by University of Oregon

• “A Poisoned Paradise” – documentary about Cedar Valley pesticide trespass by Nick Sanchez: A Poisoned Paradise (11 min.)
• Poisoned Roads (6 min.)
• A Toxic Legacy: Environmental Justice in West Eugene (12 minutes)
• An interview with Dr. Sandra Steingraber (3 clips):
  Parenting & Chemicals in Our Environment (2:20)
  Human Rights & The Environment (2:49)
  The Role of Government in Protecting Us from Chemical Trespass (1:22)

Opinion (Beyond Toxics staff)

• Read our BLOGS (chronological order)
• Read blogs by Lisa Arkin
  Read blogs by Krystal Abrams

Beyond Toxics in The News (organized by subject in alphabetical order)

OTHER RESOURCES OF VALUE

• We are proud members of the Oregon Conservation Network, a group of over 40 non-profits working together on shared environmental priorities. | OLCV Education Fund
• Pesticide Factsheets from Northwest Center for Alternatives to Pesticides (NCAP)
• People for Puget Sound have a great set of Fact Sheets to help you find alternatives for the toxics you might find in and around your home
• Locally Grown Guide by Willamette Farm and Food Coalition – Locally Grown is your premier guide for sourcing local foods.
• Chemical Policy Reform database from the Environmental Working Group (consumer products oriented)
• Environmental Working Group “Skin Deep” cosmetics database
• Problems with mold? These publications might help…
  “A Brief Guide To Mold, Moisture and Your Home” (PDF)
  MORE on mold from the state Office of Environmental Public Health
  Home Moisture Problems (OSU Extension Service) – PDF

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