Oregon snowpack thrives despite dry January, all basins over 100% of average levels
The snowpack across Oregon looks good, even following a record-setting dry streak across western Oregon in January.
'Dangerous' Compounds Found in Oregon Drinking Water
"Dangerous" levels of nitrates have been found in drinking water in eastern Oregon because of factory farms in the area, a ...
Hydroelectric Dams on Oregon’s Willamette River Kill Salmon. Congress Says It’s Time to Consider Shutting Them Down.
The newly signed legislation follows reporting from Oregon Public Broadcasting and ProPublica that underscored the risks and costs associated with a plan to migrate salmon past hydroelectric dams ...
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January was dry, but Central Oregon snowpack levels have rebounded
In a mid-winter water update, water managers in Central Oregon say 2025 is shaping up to be one the best years in recent ...
Pressure builds on Army Corps to produce years-late reports on Willamette River Basin dams
Last June, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which operates a series of dams in Oregon's Willamette River Basin, missed a deadline set by Congress to produce a report on how the dams are affecting ...
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Oregon’s nitrate ground pollution became notably worse in past 10 years, report finds
A reading as low as 3 milligrams per liter generally indicates the water is contaminated outside naturally occurring levels, according to the EPA. The median well in Oregon’s testing network had ...
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Maps Show Risks to Drinking Water from Oregon’s Factory Farms
Food & Water Watch released a series of maps that underline the calls from community members for state officials to address the ongoing drinking water crisis in Eastern Oregon. The maps reveal that ...
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North Bend sees highest recorded flu levels in wastewater testing
Flu levels in North Bend have reached their highest recorded levels, according to the latest wastewater testing conducted by ...