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    An Oregon City Banned Natural Gas. The Gas Company Fought Back

    Lisa ArkinApril 25, 2023Air Pollution, Climate Justice, Consumer Awareness, Energy, Environmental Justice
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    Beyond Toxics releases report on potential environmental and health impacts of gas stoves

    Lisa ArkinApril 18, 2023Air Pollution, Climate Justice, Consumer Awareness, Environmental Justice
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    What’s next for homes contaminated by the J.H. Baxter wood treatment plant in West Eugene

    Lisa ArkinApril 2, 2023Air Pollution, Environmental Justice, Government
    By Makenzie Elliott, Register-Guard Photo by Chris Pietsch Neighbors and agencies tasked with cleaning up yards, gardens and soil contaminated with dioxins from the J.H. Baxter & Co. plant in West Eugene are still waiting for work to get underway more than a year after the wood treatment plant closed. J.H. Baxter "mothballed" its facility…
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    Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment Held in Cottage Grove

    Lisa ArkinMarch 24, 2023Climate Justice, Government
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    Overlaying a Toxic Problem

    Lisa ArkinMarch 23, 2023Air Pollution, Environmental Justice, Government
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    We Fought the Lawn…and the Bees Won

    Lisa ArkinMarch 23, 2023Bees, Consumer Awareness, Food Issues
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    Oregon Legislature debates medical waste burning at Covanta incinerator in Marion County

    Lisa ArkinMarch 22, 2023Air Pollution, Government, Legislation
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    State warns Eugene neighborhood of dioxin contamination in soil

    Lisa ArkinMarch 7, 2023Environmental Justice, Soil Health, Toxic Chemicals, Water Quality
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    Toxic chemicals in schools, toys and personal care products could soon be banned in Oregon

    Lisa ArkinFebruary 28, 2023Consumer Awareness, Environmental Justice, Government, Legislation
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    Going Up in Flames: Beyond Toxics Study Shows The Dangers of Gas Appliances

    Lisa ArkinFebruary 22, 2023Air Pollution, Climate Justice, Consumer Awareness, Energy
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