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Emily Green

Staff Writer

Articles by Emily Green

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    Illustration of a rose with internet cables as a stem

    Should the Rose City have publicly owned internet?

    On the heels of the FCC’s ruling on net neutrality, advocates have renewed their efforts for a city-owned internet utility in Portland
    By
    Emily Green
    January 12, 2018
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    Waiter

    Time served: Portland restaurateurs consider hiring from Oregon’s prison system

    Rising rents are pricing out service industry workers, but jobseekers coming out of prison are ready to work
    By
    Emily Green
    November 24, 2017
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    Jazz Fire in Mt. Hood National Forest

    The thinning debate: Does logging help or hurt fire mitigation?

    Politicians say thinning forests will help prevent ‘catastrophic’ fires. But ecologists say this season wasn’t the worst, and logging won’t stop it from happening again.
    By
    Emily Green
    November 17, 2017
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    Insite safe injection site in Vancouver, B.C.

    Safer Spaces Portland pushes for safe drug consumption site

    Two experts speak with Street Roots about the effort to create a space where people can safely use illicit drugs under the supervision of medical professionals
    By
    Emily Green
    November 17, 2017
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    Portland adopts equitable building plans

    On select public construction projects over $10 million, the city will ensure women and minority workers aren’t left behind
    By
    Emily Green
    November 8, 2017
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    E&S Farms farmworker housing

    'Third World conditions': Many Oregon farmworkers live in substandard housing

    And advocates say new pesticide rules fall short of protecting their living areas
    By
    Emily Green
    November 3, 2017
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    Face painted for Day of the Dead

    Día de Muertos: It’s not ‘Mexican Halloween’

    Portland’s UNA Gallery is taking back Day of the Dead with performance art and celebration
    By
    Emily Green
    October 27, 2017
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    Campsite in the woods

    Portland area advocates, park workers seek solutions to illegal camping

    Regional stakeholders hope to work together to address the impacts of homeless people living in public parks and forests
    By
    Emily Green
    October 27, 2017
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    Honey Bucket porta-potty

    Portland says Honey Bucket jammed sewer; company blames 'homeless folks'

    The city has evidence a drain was rigged, allowing large debris to get through, but the porta-potty company clings to an unlikely theory
    By
    Emily Green
    October 20, 2017
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    Construction workers

    Portland stalled on fair and equitable contracting

    Labor groups demand end to worker exploitation on all publicly funded construction projects
    By
    Emily Green
    October 6, 2017

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