Wildfires and domestic animals; fire risks and factory farming

Mapping pesticides: Beyond Toxics provides map of major spraying

On this edition, we talk with Jennifer Davis of Beyond Toxics about their mapping tool which lets residents see where pesticides and herbicides are sprayed in the community. Then, we talk with Miranda Cyr of the Register Guard about the latest controversy at Springfield Public Schools - the surprise resignation of a board member.

Balcony solar: The next big thing in solar electricity?

On this edition we talk with Cora Stryker, Co-founder of Bright Saver a nonprofit advocating for the expansion of balcony solar energy and we talk to Oregon Representative Sarah Finger McDonald who is sponsoring a bill in Oregon to change regulations to make it easier for Oregonians to utilize this technology.

A river of words: The River Road Anthology collection of local authors

On this edition we talk with Joan Dobbie and Erica Goss, two editors and creators of the River Road Anthology which compiles more than 150 local author's works in the state. We also talk with Rebecca Hansen-White about an outbreak of parvo in dogs along the coast.

Astounding tragedy: Update on the Longview papermill disaster

On this edition, we talk to OPB's Erik Neumann about the unfolding news coverage of the implosion at the Longview papermill which claimed the lives of eleven people and is being considered one of the worst industrial accidents in Washington State history. We also talk with KlCC's Zac Ziegler about new upgrades coming to the Eugene Airport.

The fine print: Corporations forcing consumers away from lawsuits

On this edition we talk with Brendan Ballou, the CEO of The Public Integrity Project and former federal prosecutor about the secretive world of force arbitration, which takes away a consumers right to sue and creates a legal system that is often stacked in favor of corporations.