Alissa Keny-Guyer Takes Toxics Fight to Washington
While she plans to keep fighting for toxics disclosure at the state level, the state legislator has her eyes set on toxics disclosure reform nationwide
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Bill Disclosing Toxics in Children’s Products Survives Budget Test
Fierce lobbying by the chemical and toy industries fails to kill the Toxics Disclosure for Healthy Kids Act, as the bill passes to the full House on a party-line vote.
Sen. Jeff Merkley Urges Physicians, Nurses to Raise Their Voices
Healthcare reform, environmental legislation wouldn't have been possible without the voices of providers, he told those attending the Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility event
January 22, 2013 -- According to public opinion polls, U.S. Senators are less well-liked and less well-respected than cockroaches, Sen. Jeff Merkley told a small crowd of physicians, nurses and community members last week. Doctors and nurses, on the other, consistently rank at the top of public opinion polls – so when it comes to public policy, their opinions often hold more sway.
Legislature Should Approve DEQ Air Toxics Grant
We owe it to our children whose schools have among the worst air quality in the nation which has the potential to cause unnecessary cancer deaths
OPINION May 20, 2011 – The Ways and Means Committee agenda in Salem on Monday is a topic of great discussion among many concerned Oregon parents.
With the simple act of putting a DEQ grant request on its agenda, the Ways and Means Committee will help Oregon take a giant step closer to cleaner air for our children. This is a DEQ request for federal dollars to provide additional air quality monitoring. No match from Oregon is required. Toxic air near our schools is an Oregon-wide problem, and it's time for Salem to take actions to protect Oregon's children.
Senate Ban on BPA Isn’t Enough, Advocates Say
They believe the legislature needs to overhaul the state’s entire chemical policy
Toxic Emissions Impact People Living in West Eugene
A survey conducted by the Oregon Toxics Alliance finds that residents can detect air pollution which is causing respiratory and cardiovascular problems
Dec. 1, 2010 -- Oregon Toxics Alliance (OTA), a Eugene-based environmental health advocacy organization, recently surveyed 329 families, of whom 11 percent were Latino, about the health effects of living in a heavily industrial area of Eugene.
