Oregon Wild hopes results will be a wake-up call for lawmakers on public policy Results of a cross-sectional survey conducted across Oregon in early May reveal the majority of both Republicans and Democrats within the state agree on several pertinent envi ...
22 Jun 2018 - Emily Green
Center for Food Safety and Cultivate Oregon take on the Trump administration for killing a regulation that would have bolstered organic-labeling standards Attorneys at the Center for Food Safety’s Portland office have taken the lead in a lawsuit filed aga ...
30 Mar 2018 - Emily Green
The Real Junk Food Project combats food poverty by taking food deemed inedible and cooking it up into delicious meals When Adam Smith speaks about his stand against food waste and poverty, he is passionate, unstoppable and completely unequivocal. “We shou ...
12 Jan 2018 - Tony Inglis
Leonard Higgins faces up to 10 years for his role in the nation’s biggest takeover of fossil fuel infrastructure On Nov. 20, 350Montana.org hosted a mock trial of “Valve Turner” Leonard Higgins at the University of Montana in Missoula. One of the witnesse ...
8 Dec 2017 - Thacher Schmid
COMMENTARY | A proposed ballot measure would fund local and equitable investments in renewable energy and efficiency by imposing a tax on large corporations In the coming weeks, a diverse coalition of grassroots organizations will put forward a unique bal ...
27 Oct 2017 - Stephen Quirke
Julian Matthews and Elliott Moffett help organize a flotilla to advocate for removing four dams from the lower Snake On the morning of Saturday, Sept. 9, about 100 people descended on the Snake River near Lewiston, Idaho, paddling toward the Lower Granite ...
15 Sep 2017 - Stephen Quirke
Sen. Alan Olsen joins the legislature’s advisory council on climate change Oregon’s Democratic Senate president appointed a climate change denier, Sen. Alan Olsen (R-Canby), to the Oregon Global Warming Commission last week. The commission was formed a de ...
31 Aug 2017 - Emily Green
How legal battles behind the label are defining what it takes to be certified Updated on Jan. 1, 2018. Ongoing legal battles over the laws governing the USDA Organic label could be cause for concern among consumers paying a premium price for organic produ ...
4 Aug 2017 - Emily Green
He publicly walked away from an adviser role for the Environmental Protection Agency, but he's still dedicated to smart housing and healthy communities As a civil engineer, Carlos Martín could expect to get a few “likes” now and again on his social m ...
2 Jun 2017 - Joanne Zuhl
Environmental activists turn to local organizing to fight corporate interests In the battle to protect the environment, activists are increasingly turning to a model of local organizing that mixes face-to-face democracy with the power to create law. Not e ...
26 May 2017 - Stephen Quirke