2011
Sub-archives
Food and Fun in the Field
A free dinner and workshop on sowing seeds with congress and harvesting farm bill conservation dollars. read more...
School Compost and Fruit Flies
How to manage fruit flies in compost, from guest blogger Anne Donahue, Compost and Urban Agriculture Program Coordinator, City of Eugene read more...
Help Protect Threatened Salmon and Steelhead from Pesticides
Amending FIFRA through S. 718
Background info on a current Senate bill that proposes to remove pesticide regulations protecting water quality. read more...
Farmers to the Rescue
Organic farmers converge on the Capitol in a fight to preserve the nation's organic programs. read more...
A New List of Cancer-causing Pesticides
EPA's 2010 List of Chemicals Evaluated for Carcinogenic Potential read more...
A House Divided...
The House Committee on Natural Resources has sent conflicting messages to the White House and EPA regarding the impacts of pesticides on endangered salmon. read more...
Round 1 Comments Complete
Comments on the Endangered Species Act Section 7 Consultation Draft Biological Opinion for the Environmental Protection Agency’s Registration of Pesticides Containing 2,4-D, Captan, Chlorthalonil, Diuron, Linuron, and Triclopyr BEE. Docket No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0654 read more...
Is Triclosan a Wash?
Information on the popular anti-bacterial agent, triclosan and the citizen petition to remove it from consumer products. read more...
Support Clean Water! Oppose HR 872
NRDC and Baykeeper's analysis of FIFRA vs. CWA, along with talking points for contacting your representatives in congress in opposition to HR 872. read more...
