Fish Hatchery Furor
Local advocates seek to save Leaburg Fish Hatchery
Drive east out Highway 126, heading for the Cascades, and as the road follows a bend in the McKenzie River, you come upon the Leaburg … Continue reading
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‘You Become Human Again’
Indigenous ways of knowing and federal land management at annual climate law conference
Federal land management isn’t a topic as hot in the public consciousness as others, but for former Arizona state Rep. Eric Descheenie, the way we … Continue reading
(Un)controlled Lethality
A screening of Lethal Control at the Public Interest Environmental Law Conference displays the dangers of cyanide devices
M-44s are lethal devices containing sodium cyanide. They are used by federal Wildlife Services and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection … Continue reading
Pacific Greens Weigh in on Venezuela
Oregon Pacific Green Party says it opposes attempts by the Trump administration to foment a coup in Venezuela
The U.S. has a history of interfering in Venezuelan politics. Who are we kidding? The U.S. has a long history of interfering in all of … Continue reading
A Black History Month Lesson
Walidah Imarisha will speak on racial justice and Oregon’s black history
Writer and educator Walidah Imarisha was in high school when she attended a protest at the University of Oregon that first taught her about incarceration … Continue reading
Building Justice
Commissioner Joe Berney pushes through criteria for construction firms to build courthouse
At a busy diner in Springfield, Commissioner Joe Berney excitedly tries to show Eugene Weekly a video of the Lane Board of County Commissioners passing … Continue reading
Get Dirty
Disciples of Dirt plan film fest to raise the profile of mountain biking as a logging controversy grows
As Lane County mountain biking enthusiasts gear up for the 2019 Oregon outdoors season, local club Disciples of Dirt (DoD) is looking to generate some … Continue reading
Lou Moulder
“I took my first ballet class in Germany at age three,” says Lou Moulder, whose father was serving in the Army. She also took classes in … Continue reading
National Emergency’s First Responders
Trump's declaration brings out a Eugene response on Presidents Day
Washington, D.C. is 2,819 miles from Eugene. Even with the loudest speakers and if President Donald Trump had a super bat-like sense of hearing, he … Continue reading
Pop Goes the Measles
As PNW deals with measles outbreak, Lane County is prepared
In 2000, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced the elimination of measles in the U.S. But earlier this year, the Pacific Northwest sent … Continue reading