Street Roots talks with acclaimed documentary director Alan Adelson about his latest film, ‘The People vs. Agent Orange’ A merican chemical companies made an enduring mark on the human species with the creation of Agent Orange. While no longer in use, the ...
16 Jun 2021 - Emily Green
Oregon groups shift their focus to the health crisis, but they also see a unique opportunity for change April 22 is the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, and before the coronavirus pandemic shut down public life as Portlanders knew it, local climate groups h ...
2 Apr 2020 - Emily Green
Environmental groups say the Army Corps of Engineers' reallocation plan will hurt threatened fish species The Army Corps of Engineers has proposed a drastic cut to the volume of water stored among its 13 dams and reservoirs in the Willamette River Ba ...
20 Mar 2020 - Emily Green
Her advice for young activists is to remain skeptical and to relish the small victories Carol Van Strum, 78, still lives in the forest she fought to protect. She moved with her family to Five Rivers in Oregon’s Siuslaw National Forest in the 1970s, and s ...
6 Dec 2019 - Emily Green
Oregonians lose hundreds of millions of tax dollars a year subsidizing the forest industry. Enough, says John Talberth, of the Center for Sustainable Economy. The Center for Sustainable Economy is calling attention to how taxpayers subsidize one of the gr ...
18 Oct 2019 - Emily Green
Growing local tree canopies can mitigate climate change and make up for lost habitat. Here's how you can join the effort. Ethiopians planted 350 million trees in a single day this past July. Ireland has committed to planting 440 million trees over th ...
11 Oct 2019 - Emily Green
Author Chandra LeGue hopes her book will inspire hikers to advocate for protecting our ancient forests Half of Oregon’s landscape was once covered in ancient forests, abundant in their diversity of wildlife, trees and plant species. To the west, lush rain ...
19 Jul 2019 - Emily Green
The state has done little to prevent water scarcity as climate change and population growth take hold 2015 was not a good year for water in Oregon. It was the third year in a row of drought. As spring and summer slogged on, 25 counties across the state en ...
5 Jul 2019 - Emily Green
Oregon has had a moratorium on nuclear energy facilities for 40 years, but legislators are considering whether to explore the potential in small modular reactors to meet greenhouse gas reduction goals Tucked into a bill calling for additional data collect ...
7 Jun 2019 - Emily Green
Merkley, Blumenauer will be among speakers at the Sunrise Movement PDX event, aimed at bringing the community together around climate action Since launching in March, Sunrise Movement PDX has grown to more than 300 members and is gearing up for its first ...
31 May 2019 - Emily Green