Should Oregonians be concerned about privatized water? Since NW Natural announced its expansion into the water utility sector this past December, the company has begun buying small water companies in Oregon, Idaho and Washington through a holding company ...
10 Aug 2018 - Emily Green
The president of the United Farm Workers of America has won union contracts with large growers, but conditions for laborers must improve or we won’t have any more agricultural workers, he warns Since Cesar Chavez’s passing in 1993, Arturo Rodriguez has be ...
3 Aug 2018 - Emily Green
While farmworker advocates say new rules don't go far enough, growers say they're too restrictive After nearly two years of factious debate between Oregon’s agriculture sector and farmworker advocates, the state’s Occupational Safety and Health ...
2 Jul 2018 - Emily Green
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
Mary DeMocker’s new book highlights 100 things families can do to join the climate revolution without breaking the bank, losing sleep or terrifying kids Time-strapped parents often approach Mary DeMocker at fossil fuel blockades and pipeline protests, wan ...
6 Apr 2018 - Emily Green
Mary DeMocker, author of 'The Parents’ Guide to Climate Revolution,' shares her favorite online resources In “The Parents’ Guide to Climate Revolution,” author Mary DeMocker points to a plethora of online resources for parents. These are her fav ...
6 Apr 2018 - Street Roots
Mary DeMocker, author of 'The Parents’ Guide to Climate Revolution,' shares her reading list for inspiring and motivating youths In “The Parents’ Guide to Climate Revolution,” author Mary DeMocker lays out 100 approaches to cultivating a climate ...
6 Apr 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 climate activist is ordered to pay restitution for his role in the nation’s biggest takeover of fossil fuel infrastructure Leonard Higgins, 66, is not going to prison for his role in the most expansive takeover of fossil fuel infrastructure ever attem ...
30 Mar 2018 - Emily Green
Advocates want Mayor Ted Wheeler to promote greener logging when he speaks at the International Mass Timber Conference A rally aimed at highlighting what organizers say are weak logging laws in Oregon will be held Tuesday, March 20, outside the main entra ...
16 Mar 2018 - Emily Green