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We all have a moral obligation to care for the people, places, plants and animals that make our great nation “America the Beautiful.”  

It's time for Oregon to transition from polluting energy to a clean energy economy. And you can help make that happen. Regional. C4.

It's time for Oregon to transition from polluting energy to a clean energy economy. And you can help make that happen. Regional. C4.

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Lindsay McCormick, Project Manager and Tom Neltner, J.D., Chemicals Policy Director EDF recently submitted comments to the Oregon Department of Education’s Early Learning Division regarding the state’s proposed rules for lead testing for water in licensed and regulated child care centers. Children are particularly vulnerable to lead exposure: even very low blood lead levels can impair normal brain […]

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Lindsay McCormick, Project Manager and Tom Neltner, J.D., Chemicals Policy Director EDF recently submitted comments to the Oregon Department of Education’s Early Learning Division regarding the state’s proposed rules for lead testing for water in licensed and regulated child care centers. Children are particularly vulnerable to lead exposure: even very low blood lead levels can impair normal brain […]

Lindsay McCormick, Project Manager and Tom Neltner, J.D., Chemicals Policy Director EDF recently submitted comments to the Oregon Department of Education’s Early Learning Division regarding the state’s proposed rules for lead testing for water in licensed and regulated child care centers. Children are particularly vulnerable to lead exposure: even very low blood lead levels can impair normal brain […]

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), led by Administrator Scott Pruitt, is proposing to roll back important safeguards and allow certain heavy-duty freight trucks – commonly known as “glider trucks” – to evade modern pollution standards. Rolling back these protections would have terrible impacts for human health, including as many as 4,100 premature deaths in […]

Earlier this week, Trump announced his decision to impose a 30 percent tariff on imported solar panels. A tariff will have a negative impact on solar – one of the fastest growing industries in the entire country. Environmental Defense Fund released its second annual jobs report yesterday, In Demand: Clean Energy, Sustainability and the New […]

Earlier this week, Trump announced his decision to impose a 30 percent tariff on imported solar panels. A tariff will have a negative impact on solar – one of the fastest growing industries in the entire country. Environmental Defense Fund released its second annual jobs report yesterday, In Demand: Clean Energy, Sustainability and the New […]