June 6, 2017
NY Daily News, Eugene Kontorovich, June 2, 2017- In the wake of President Trump’s announcement that the United States will be withdrawing from the Paris Climate Accord, the governors of New York, California and Washington states have announced the formation of a United States Climate Alliance, which will pursue the …
May 18, 2017
Star-Telegram, Max B. Baker, May 18, 2017- Sometimes it takes a little plant food to get a grassroots network to grow. Two years ago, after Texas lawmakers passed House Bill 40 limiting local control over oil and gas activity, activists pledged to form what they called the Texas Grassroots Network …
March 27, 2017
Eugeneweekly.com Camilla Mortensen March 23, 2017- Air quality concerns — after revelations about Portland’s glass factories — bee die-offs and longtime worries about the dangers of aerial sprays, are hopefully being addressed via bills introduced into Oregon’s Legislature this session. Lisa Arkin of Eugene-based Beyond Toxics says House Bill 2669, the …
March 27, 2017
The Texas Tribune Sanya Mansoor March 14, 2017- South Texas rancher Gilbert Saenz remembers the first time he caught one of his sheep nibbling on a plastic grocery bag. It was a few years back. “I thought it was eating some flowers and then I got up closer and saw a plastic bag …
March 27, 2017
Boulder Daily Camera David Hazen March 23, 2017- Seldom have I been more pleased with a Daily Camera editorial than Dave Krieger’s calling out of Gov. Frackenlooper (“Come face the music, governor,” March 19). I watched in dismay last November as Democrats came out in favor of making it more …