To: President Donald Trump, The Oregon State House, The Oregon State Senate, Governor Kate Brown, The United States House of Representatives, and The United States Senate
Protect our Children from Toxic Chemicals
We the People of Oregon are now demanding the various applications of toxic chemicals into our residential neighborhoods STOP. In particular but not limited to all toxic chemicals sprayed via helicopters.
Why is this important?
Far too many Oregonians are sick and tired of being sick and tired.
In light of our state’s Chemical Exposure Investigation now on hiatus, we urgently need a moratorium, and the Pesticide spraying due to begin as soon as weather permits, stop. In realizing 34+ citizens and their children have tested positive for Atrazine and 2,4-D in their urine, with the state’s investigation not yet able to determine how or why this is happening, surely we are not expected to endure more spraying. Not with the investigation now on hold and peak spray season about to begin? Oregon’s long history of chemical cocktails inundating populated neighborhoods and communities, and trespassing into our air, water, land, bodies and lives is well documented. Thus, the fact the states investigation is on hiatus, during peak spray season, is most distressing.
We have exhausted all avenues in seeking help to prevent these toxic chemicals from trespassing into our lives. What we have discovered however is that Oregon’s laws, rules and regulations appear only to support those either promoting the chemicals, initiating or doing the spraying. Our last recourse is for our Governor to issue a moratorium to stop the spraying. However, our governor is ignoring our pleas for help, and all our efforts to communicate. He has not and does not respond to our letters, e-mails, or phone calls, or our requests for a meeting, including the pleas from the mothers whose children were poisoned.
These toxic chemical sprays need to end, however our seeking, asking, and pleading has not worked. We now face little choice and therefore are demanding our Right to our Health. For these practices have literally taken away our Right to a healthy lifestyle, certainly our Right to the Peace, Safety and Happiness, afforded us in Oregon's Constitution.
Governor, we need a moratorium and all Pesticide spraying needs to stop. At least, until the investigation can determine how citizens are being exposed and prevent it from happening, or best case scenario until these toxic chemicals can be proven SAFE ~ for our air, water, land and bodies, in particular safe for our children, and Oregon's future.
Enough is Enough!