Portland Protectors
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Started in 2015 by two moms fed up with their kids being exposed to pesticides in Portland, Portland Protectors has grown to a network of thousands of Portland residents. In 2018, we succeeded in convincing the Portland City Council to pass one of the most comprehensive organic land care ordinances in the country. That's a big change from 2015, when the city of Portland spent $10,000 a year to spr
04/29/2026
Railroad W**d Inc., which broadcast sprays high-risk pesticides along railroad tracks in Maine (even in Portland and South Portland because of loopholes in the cities' pesticide ordinances), is being sued by the Portland Water District, which says Railroad W**d Inc. illegally connected to a public hydrant and caused $150,000 in damage to water mains. The out-of-state company has locations in Massachusetts, Ohio and Tennessee. This kind of irresponsible and out-of-date land management is supported by the corporations who own and operate the railroad lines that crisscross our city. Residents get no say. Railroad W**d Inc. is alleged to have inflicted $150,000 worth of damage on our public infrastructure. What no one knows is how much the company's risky and imprudent broadcast spray programs costs us in sickness, lost work days and higher health care costs.
Why do politicians who want more births support pesticides linked to miscarriages, stillbirths, and birth defects?
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