We have four areas of program work to pursue our goals:

Pesticide Reform Campaign Forestry Pesticide Project Save Oregon's Bees Project Chemical Trespass and Human Rights (includes videos and written stories of chemical trespass) The Oregon Pesticide Action Working Group, a network of Oregonians from several rural counties working on pesticide drift, body burden, water quality, highway spray, and more. Safe Public Places Project (successfully passed into Oregon law June 4, 2013; model language for your state)

Environmental Justice Campaign (merges environmental health with social justice) The West Eugene Industrial Corridor Environmental Justice Project Environmental Justice Bus Tour (see the new slide show from April 13th, 2012) Human rights and chemical exposure Rural and worker exposures to pesticides (coming soon)

Air Quality Campaign Healthy Air Oregon Biomass and Air Impacts; Biomass and climate change Stop Coal in Oregon Point Source Pollution

Healthy Homes Campaign Information and alternatives to dangerous household products and chemical cleaners lurking in your home. See our listing-->

How we do our work 

Beyond Toxics 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, at every level of government.
• Helping neighborhoods and communities get educated and organized by holding town halls, forums, film series and rallies.
• Building empowerment through trainings, actions and working groups.

Communities are often confronted with a false dichotomy: choose between jobs or clean air; economic growth or a healthy environment. This is an outdated paradigm.

Summary of Our Campaigns

• Read about ways you can get involved
• See the video about Beyond Toxics
• See what people are saying about us
• Beyond Toxics In the News
• How we are seen…Leadership for a Clean and Just Oregon (2012 flyer of media coverage, testimonials, business support)
• Support our work
• Volunteer with us!
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• We are proud members of the Oregon Conservation Network, a group of over 40 groups working together on shared environmental priorities. Read the highlights of our 2013 agenda.

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Beyond Toxics is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and all contributions are fully tax-deductible. Please consider giving a gift of a Beyond Toxics membership to a friend or family member!