pesticides

Although pesticides can rid your home of cockroaches or farm fields of unwanted insects, they also can harm fish and potentially even people, according to a new study from Oregon State University.

Lincoln County officials are speaking out against a plan to use helicopters to spray herbicide near a local source of drinking water. But they said the company behind the proposal could now be backing down.

A group that’s trying to ban aerial pesticide spraying in Lincoln County says it’s exhausted its final appeal to have its voter-approved initiative reinstated.

A group that’s been trying to outlaw aerial pesticide spraying in Lincoln County is deciding how to proceed after a court threw out their 2017 initiative…

A judge in Lincoln County has overturned a ban on aerial pesticide spraying. In 2017, voters in Lincoln County narrowly approved an initiative to ban the…

Today, a Lincoln County Circuit Court judge listened to opposing sides in a lawsuit over a voter-approved ban on aerial pesticide spraying. KLCC’s Brian…

In the May 16th Election, voters in coastal Lincoln County are considering a ballot measure that would ban aerial spraying of pesticides and…

A citizens group in Lincoln County will gather signatures for a ballot measure to ban aerial spraying of pesticides. If it qualifies, the initiative would…

As spring gardening picks up in Oregon, state officials want to remind everyone to be mindful of bee populations. Homeowners can take simple steps to…

KELLNER: Earlier this fall a helicopter company lost its license to spray pesticides in Oregon. Then it went out and applied weed-killing chemicals on 800…

Recorded on: Friday December 4th, 2015Air Date: Monday December 7th, 2015Seven times in the past two years, Oregon was the site of bee die-offs involving…

An Oregon company that sprayed pesticides with a suspended license now faces 180 thousand dollars in fines and a five-year license suspension. It’s the…