Reports Prepared by EHRA

Reports Prepared for Government Agencies

• Title: A Human Rights Assessment of Hydraulic Fracturing for Natural Gas

  Date: December 12, 2011
  Press release: Earthworks' press release about the report
  Prepared for: Earthworks' Oil and Gas Accountability Project, Washington, DC, and New York State's Department of Environmental Conservation
  

  Matter of concern: Environmental and Human Health Impacts Associated with Hydraulic Fracturing Operations

  Purpose of the report: to provide the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC)and Earthworks’ Oil and Gas Accountability Project a list of human rights norms of concern associated with hydraulic fracturing operations for natural gas, to outline DEC’s potential liabilities and to outline measures DEC can take to reduce those liabilities.
  Outcome: pending
  
  
• Title: A Human Rights Assessment of Aerial Herbicide Applications Near and Adjacent To Triangle Lake, Oregon
  Cover letter: to the Oregon Board of Forestry, et al
  Date: July 18, 2011
  Prepared for: Beyond Toxics and the Oregon Board of Forestry, Department of Forestry and Department of Agriculture
  Matter of concern: Aerial herbicide applications over forested areas near and adjacent to family residences near Triangle Lake, Oregon
  Purpose of the report: to provide the Oregon Board of Forestry (BOF), the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF), the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA), and the residents of Triangle Lake, Oregon a list of formal human rights norms of concern associated with aerial herbicide applications over forested areas near and adjacent to Triangle Lake, to outline BOF’s, ODF’s and ODA’s potential liabilities and to describe pathways BOF, ODF and ODA can take to reduce those liabilities.
  Outcome: pending
  
  
• Title: Human Rights and Lane County's Proposed Roadside Spray Program

  Date: March 9, 2008
  Prepared for: Lane County Vegetation Management Program and the Oregon Toxics Alliance, Eugene, OR
  

  Matter of concern: Lane County's Proposed roadside herbicide applications and human health effects

  Purpose of the report: to provide Lane County officials a list of human rights norms of concern in the county’s proposed roadside herbicide spray program, to outline potential liabilities of the county vegetation management program and to describe pathways the county could take to minimize those liabilities
  Outcome: Spray plans rescinded
  
  
• Title: The LBAM Aerial Spray Program and Human Rights

  Date: April 3, 2008
  Prepared for: California Department of Food and Agriculture and the California Alliance to Stop the Spray, Santa Cruz, CA

  Matter of concern: Aerial pheromone/pesticide sprays over urban areas of California’s Central Coast and San Francisco Bay Area

  Purpose of the report: to provide the California Alliance to Stop the Spray and the California Department of Food and Agriculture a list of international human rights norms of concern associated with CDFA’s proposed aerial spray program, to outline CDFA’s potential liabilities and to describe pathways the Department could take to minimize those liabilities
  Outcome: Aerial spray plans temporarily rescinded
  
  
• Title: ODOT's Herbicide Applications Along State Highways: Human Rights Concerns

  Date: April 23, 2008
  Prepared for: The Oregon Transportation Commission, Concerned Citizens for Clean Air and Oregon Toxics Alliance
  

  Matter of concern: Oregon Department of Transportation's road shoulder herbicide applications and human health effects

  Purpose of the report: to provide the Oregon Transportation Commission, Concerned Citizens for Clean Air and the Oregon Toxics Alliance a list of international human rights norms of concern in respect to the ODOT’s road shoulder herbicide spray program, to outline ODOT’s potential liabilities with respect to the program and to describe pathways ODOT could take to minimize those liabilities.
  Outcome: ODOT implemented a 25 mile herbicide-free pilot project on US Highway 101 on the central coast, and a second herbicide-free pilot project on state Highway 36
  
  
• Title: A Human Rights Assessment of ODA's Proposed Aerial Gypsy Moth Spray in Eugene, Oregon

  Cover letter: to Oregon Department of Agriculture
  Date: March 2, 2009
  Prepared for: The Oregon Department of Agriculture and Oregon Toxics Alliance
  

  Matter of concern: Oregon Department of Agriculture's proposed aerial application of Foray 48B over urban neighborhoods in Eugene, Oregon

  Purpose of the report: to provide the Oregon Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Toxics Alliance a list of international human rights norms of concern associated with ODA’s proposed aerial pesticide application in Eugene, Oregon, to outline ODA’s potential liabilities and to describe pathways the Department could take to minimize those liabilities.
  Outcome: ODA conducted aerial sprays over someEugene neighborhoods in April/May 2009

  
  
• Title: A Human Rights Assessment of Lincoln County’s Proposed Herbicide Sprays on Seal Rock and Cross Streets
  

  Cover letter: to Lincoln County Department of Public Works
  Date: June 18, 2009
  Prepared for: The Lincoln County Department of Public Works and Concerned Citizens for Clean Air
  

  Matter of concern: Human health impacts of Lincoln County’s proposed herbicide applications on road shoulders of Seal Rock and Cross Streets, and herbicide label violations.

  Purpose of the report: to provide the Lincoln County Public Works Department and Concerned Citizens for Clean Air a list of human rights norms of concern regarding Lincoln County’s proposed herbicide sprays on Seal Rock and Cross Streets in Seal Rock, Oregon, to outline potential liabilities of the County’s proposed spray and to describe practical measures the County could take to minimize those liabilities.
  Outcome: Spray plans rescinded
  
  
• Title: A Human Rights Assessment of the Proposed Seneca Biomass Power Generation Plant in Eugene, Oregon
  

  Cover letter: to Lane Regional Air Protection Agency
  Date: August 28, 2009
  Prepared for: The Lane County Regional Air Protection Agency and Oregon Toxics Alliance
  

  Matter of concern: Health impacts of Seneca power plant emissions and disproportionate impacts on adjacent low income neighborhoods.

  Purpose of the report: to provide Lane Regional Air Protection Agency, Seneca Sustainable Energy, LLC and Oregon Toxics Alliance with a list of formal human rights norms of concern associated with the permitting of Seneca’s proposed power generation plant, to outline LRAPA’s and Seneca’s potential liabilities and to describe pathways that can be taken to reduce those liabilities.
  Outcome: Seneca biomas power plant in operation
  

Reports Prepared for Private Corporations

Reports Prepared for Environmental Organizations

• Title: Georgia-Pacific Air Emissions and Human Rights
  Date: February 12, 2008
  Prepared for: Concerned Citizens for Clean Air, Seal Rock, OR
  Matter of concern: Georgia-Pacific Toledo Air Emissions and Adverse Human Health Effects
  Purpose of the report: to enumerate for CCCA some of the human rights norms and documents that may apply in their work with Georgia-Pacific, to offer suggestions about possible human rights actions and to provide resources that may be useful in future dealings with Georgia-Pacific and the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality.
  Outcome: Informal agreement that Georgia-Pacific eliminate burning of tires and reduce air emissions over ten years
  

• Title: The LBAM Aerial Spray Program and Human Rights

  Date: February 21, 2008
  Prepared for: California Alliance to Stop the Spray, Santa Cruz, CA

  Matter of concern: Aerial pheromone/pesticide sprays over densely populated urban areas of California’s Central Coast and San Francisco Bay Area

  Purpose of the report: to enumerate for CASS some of the human rights norms and documents that may apply in their work with the California Department of Food and Agriculture, to offer suggestions about possible human rights actions, and to provide resources that may be useful in efforts to stop the aerial sprays
  Outcome: Aerial spray plans temporarilyrescinded
  
  
• Title: ODOT Herbicide Applications Along State Highways: Human Rights Concerns

  Date: March 12, 2008
  Prepared for: Concerned Citizens for Clean Air, Seal Rock, OR

  Matter of concern: ODOT road shoulder herbicide applications and human health effects

  Purpose of the report: to enumerate for CCCA some international human rights norms that may apply in their work with ODOT, to offer suggestions about possible future human rights actions, and to provide resources that may be useful in efforts to stop or significantly reduce roadside sprays
  Outcome: ODOT implemented a 25 mile herbicide-free pilot project on Highway 101 on the central coast, and a second herbicide-free pilot project on state Highway 36