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06/12/2018 / By Edsel Cook

The U.S. Forest Service is planning to remove dead ponderosa pine trees along Highway 20; officials suspect the trees died because of herbicides

In yet another example of the dangers of synthetic herbicides, hundreds of ponderosa pine trees that line U.S. Highway 20 have died due to a weed killer. An article in The Bend Bulletin states that the U.S. Forest Service might only be able to start chopping down the standing but dead trees in 2019. The […]

05/14/2018 / By Tracey Watson

Environmentalists take EPA to court to reverse its approval of Dow Chemical’s toxic “Enlist Duo” pesticide

The stated mission of the US. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is to protect both human health and the environment, ensuring that Americans have access to clean land, air and water. They also promise to review all chemicals in the marketplace for safety. More often than not, though, they have failed to uphold these lofty ideals. […]

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