The Environmental Center

Help end the use of Chlorpyrifos in Oregon!
2020-08-26 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Chlorpyrifos is an insecticide that damages the brains of infants and children, and can cause neurological harm, cancer and other serious impacts. Unsafe levels of residues are found in drinking water and common foods such as beans, vegetables and fruit. Research overwhelmingly shows that chlorpyrifos kills and harm bees, butterflies, and birds and is a serious threat to our food, public health, and wildlife.
Hawaii, California, New York and Maryland have taken action to ban or severely restrict chlorpyrifos. Oregon must take action, but the Oregon Department of Agriculture’s proposed rules on chlorpyrifos need to be stronger! We need your help to pass effective rules. Please send your written comments or speak at one of two remaining virtual public hearings in August. If you can’t make it to one of those hearings, see below for public comment details, our policy analysis and suggested talking points.
There are two easy ways you can get involved:

Attend one of the scheduled virtual public hearings:
Aug. 26, 2020, 6-8 PM
(Real-time Spanish translation provided.)
Submit your written comments to the ODA record by October 1st.
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The Right to a Healthy Workplace
2020-09-16
Environmental Justice Pathways next webinar is “The Right to a Healthy Workplace”
This webinar will shed light on the intersections between environmental degradation and unhealthy working conditions experienced by frontline communities. Impacts are unique due to the type of work, place, ability, access, nationality, and race and the application of workplace safety protocols. We will hear from environmental justice and workers rights advocates on how they are navigating unsafe or unhealthy workplaces, and actions that are being taken to address inequities, and achieve environmental and worker justice for all.
Panelists:
Martha Sonato, Political Director, Pineros y Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste (PCUN).
Susan Sygall, CEO and Co-Founder of Mobility International USA.
Moderated by:
Kate Suisman, Attorney and Campaigns Coordinator, Northwest Workers’ Justice Project

InFARMation - Working Together: Coalition Partner Legislative Priorities
2023-01-05
No organization is an island, and when it comes to making systemic change, there is most certainly strength in numbers. But beyond the numbers, working collaboratively makes sure that the solutions we put forward for Oregon respect the diverse goals of groups within the food system. FoFF’s builds programs and policies to provide a path to viability for small and mid-size, socially and ecologically responsible farmers while balancing the needs of food security, education, and equity to make sure they create a future food system that serves all Oregonians. From Double Up Food Bucks to an all species Tier 2 CAFO Moratorium, come hear from FoFF’s partner organizations about what they are working on in the 2023 legislative session.
