/tags/pesticides pesticides en-US Copyright Wed, 23 Oct 2024 23:47:50 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-10-23/smith-river-residents-frustrated-by-inaction-to-curb-pesticide-use-on-lily-farms Environmental groups and residents in the Smith River region north of Crescent City say state regulators need to do more to curb pesticide use on Easter lily farms. Wed, 23 Oct 2024 23:47:50 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-10-23/smith-river-residents-frustrated-by-inaction-to-curb-pesticide-use-on-lily-farms Roman Battaglia /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-08-17/national-pesticide-program-targeting-grasshoppers-violated-environmental-law-portland-federal-court-rules Earlier this month, a U.S. District judge in Portland issued a ruling about grasshoppers control. The decision has implications for Oregon's public rangelands. Sat, 17 Aug 2024 14:32:46 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-08-17/national-pesticide-program-targeting-grasshoppers-violated-environmental-law-portland-federal-court-rules Alejandro Figueroa /science-technology/2024-06-02/pacific-northwest-orca-discovery-cleaning-up-pesticides-and-a-new-path-to-parenthood-for-same-sex-couples Five of the top illuminating, inspiring and just plain cool Pacific Northwest science stories from “All Science. No Fiction.” Sun, 02 Jun 2024 14:19:50 GMT /science-technology/2024-06-02/pacific-northwest-orca-discovery-cleaning-up-pesticides-and-a-new-path-to-parenthood-for-same-sex-couples Jes Burns /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-01-16/most-uses-of-a-controversial-pesticide-are-now-prohibited-in-oregon Oregon’s Department of Agriculture began phasing out the use of chlorpyrifos in 2020. Now, the state will ban most of its uses this month — with some exceptions. Wed, 17 Jan 2024 00:13:08 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-01-16/most-uses-of-a-controversial-pesticide-are-now-prohibited-in-oregon Alejandro Figueroa /labor-employment/2023-02-05/california-farmworkers-cope-with-wildfire-smoke-pesticides-roaches-and-rodents-survey-says A major UC Merced study and survey detail the harsh conditions many of California’s farmworkers experience at home and work. The issues are under a spotlight following the recent mass shootings at two mushroom farms. Sun, 05 Feb 2023 16:03:34 GMT /labor-employment/2023-02-05/california-farmworkers-cope-with-wildfire-smoke-pesticides-roaches-and-rodents-survey-says Nicole Foy /environment-energy-and-transportation/2022-12-16/oregon-reaches-nearly-700m-settlement-with-monsanto-over-pcb-contamination Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum said compounds in Monsanto's products continued to pollute Oregon's land and waterways many decades after the company knew its compounds were highly toxic. Fri, 16 Dec 2022 13:26:35 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2022-12-16/oregon-reaches-nearly-700m-settlement-with-monsanto-over-pcb-contamination Conrad Wilson, Cassandra Profita /environment-energy-and-transportation/2022-12-15/pesticides-from-illegal-cannabis-are-contaminating-california-waterways-survey-says A newly published study confirms for the first time that heavy pesticide use on illegal cannabis grows in Northern California is contaminating local waterways. Thu, 15 Dec 2022 22:58:13 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2022-12-15/pesticides-from-illegal-cannabis-are-contaminating-california-waterways-survey-says Roman Battaglia /environment-energy-and-transportation/2022-08-18/which-pesticides-are-polluting-oregon-streams-new-site-shares-state-findings Results from 20 years of stream testing show voluntary program has succeeded in some areas, struggles in others Fri, 19 Aug 2022 01:16:58 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2022-08-18/which-pesticides-are-polluting-oregon-streams-new-site-shares-state-findings Cassandra Profita /food-and-agriculture/2022-07-21/california-poised-to-restrict-bee-killing-pesticides California is acting later than many states in regulating neonicotinoids, but its rules would be among the nation’s most extensive. They would change how growers kill pests on nuts, citrus and other fruit crops. Thu, 21 Jul 2022 13:53:20 GMT /food-and-agriculture/2022-07-21/california-poised-to-restrict-bee-killing-pesticides Rachel Becker /2020-12-29/2021-will-bring-new-restrictions-for-aerial-pesticide-spraying-and-stream-protection-for-fish The new year will bring changes to the areas forest managers can spray pesticides in Oregon and how far away timber must be harvested from fish-bearing streams in the Siskiyou region. Wed, 30 Dec 2020 09:46:48 GMT /2020-12-29/2021-will-bring-new-restrictions-for-aerial-pesticide-spraying-and-stream-protection-for-fish Erik Neumann