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We are beyond excited to formally introduce you to Jennifer Davis (she/her), new Executive Director of Beyond Toxics!

Once again we have received numerous, incredible photos during our annual Beauty of the Bee photography contest! We are excited to share the winning photos with you!

This month, we learned that the EPA added the J.H. Baxter site to the Superfund National Priorities List.

We would love to give a huge thank you to everyone who attended our 11th Annual Bee Jazzy celebration! It was wonderful to see both new and familiar faces, coming together to celebrate pollinators and the people who protect them. With your support, we raised over $24,000 to support ongoing pollinator advocacy and education projects! We'd also like to thank…

By now, the whole world knows that seven documented bumble bee kill incidents happened in Oregon during 2013-2014. These bee slaughters were caused by applications of neonicotinoid insecticides.

As we launch another summer of our ever-popular Beauty of the Bee Photo Contest, it offers an opportunity to spread the good word about the inherent, sacred beauty of humanity's constant insect companion, the bee.

What’s Trash Got To Do With It? Toxics! By Mason Leavitt Over the first weekend of March, I had the opportunity to attend the 2024 Public Interest Environmental Law Conference, most commonly referred to as PIELC. Every year, lawyers, policy experts, and activists come from all over the United States and the world to exchange…

This development highlights the power of grassroots action. Oregon’s new law on chlorpyrifos is stronger and more protective than the US EPA.

On Monday, October 23rd, the Eugene City Council voted unanimously to adopt the concept of Public Health Protection Zoning, what we have been calling a Public Health Overlay Zone!

Underground petroleum contamination is a widespread problem that drains public resources and has been routinely mismanaged to the detriment of public safety and environmental integrity. The first of many steps that should be taken to address this problem is banning the construction of new gas stations.