Jan. 23—"What would you do if you discovered a state agency was contributing to contamination of drinking water?" This was ...

After decades of farm and food processing pollution contaminating groundwater in northeast Oregon, state regulators are ...

The Oregon Health Authority since 2024 found that at least 634 domestic drinking water wells in the area contain unsafe ...

The Yakima Health District will survey more than 500 residents about nitrate contamination in Lower Yakima Valley groundwater as part of a pilot project. The survey aims to collect information on ...

In a Jan. 12 release, the Minnesota Department of Agriculture asked for evidence-based feedback on whether the rule, adopted ...

An ongoing groundwater crisis in the Lower Umatilla Basin has long been linked to the local agricultural industry. Well into the third decade of this crisis, the industry says it should be part of the ...

PRATT —Nitrate pollution has forced a central Kansas town to shut off two wells that make up nearly one-quarter of its total permissible water supply. The state of Kansas will help Pratt afford the ...

FILE Gov. Tina Kotek tours Boardman with local organization Oregon Rural Action on May 3, 2023. The group stops near the Port of Morrow, where a recent leak allowed thousands of gallons of wastewater ...

Articles in this project are edited by Carey Gillam, managing editor of The New Lede. Responding to pervasive farm-related toxic water pollution, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has directed ...

The MDA updated the Fall Nitrogen Fertilizer Application Restrictions Map, available on the MDA website. One Drinking Water ...