Items by Rebecca Clarren — 10 items
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Farming's Toxic Legacy
Long-banned pesticides linger in the soils of neighborhoods built on former agricultural land in central Washington.
by Rebecca Clarren, Dec 13, 2010 -
How to Play Safely in the Soil
High Country News offers tips on how to garden safely if your home is built on at-risk former farmland.
by Rebecca Clarren, Dec 05, 2010 -
Backyard poisons?
Soil samples from the yards of two Yakima families showed intriguing but not always comforting results.
by Rebecca Clarren, Dec 05, 2010 -
Dairy injuries and deaths 2003-2009
Dairy work is dangerous, but lax laws and reporting requirements make it difficult to tell how many people are hurt or killed in dairies each year.
by Rebecca Clarren, Aug 27, 2009 -
The dark side of dairies
A combination of lax laws and poor oversight leaves dairy workers vulnerable to exploitation and on-the-job dangers.
by Rebecca Clarren, Aug 24, 2009 -
Paddling toward shore
The Suquamish Tribe is resurrecting the old ways of Northwestern Indians – particularly their traditional canoe journeys – to improve the health of its young people.
by Rebecca Clarren , May 27, 2009 -
Busted in Rio Blanco
Rio Blanco County, Colo., which was just recently buzzing with oil and gas development, now faces an unexpected slowdown as the national economy tanks.
by Rebecca Clarren, May 06, 2009 -
The sick and tired West
The EPA under George Bush has put the health of Westerners at risk in order to make life easier for big industry.
by Rebecca Clarren, Dec 20, 2008 -
Female farmworkers are the most vulnerable
Rebecca Clarren takes a close look at the sexual harassment faced by women farmworkers, most of them non-English speaking immigrants.
by Rebecca Clarren, Sep 12, 2008 -
'Si, se puede'
Latino activist Dolores Huerta continues to inspire and organize after 50 lively years.
by Rebecca Clarren, Jul 18, 2008
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