/tags/water-pollution water pollution en-US Copyright Wed, 09 Apr 2025 13:59:26 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2025-04-09/oregon-lawmakers-punt-on-bill-to-prohibit-new-livestock-farms-in-states-most-polluted-areas The biggest livestock farms could have been prohibited from building new or bigger facilities in some of Oregon’s most polluted groundwater regions under a state legislative bill environmental groups were backing. But it won’t happen this year. Wed, 09 Apr 2025 13:59:26 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2025-04-09/oregon-lawmakers-punt-on-bill-to-prohibit-new-livestock-farms-in-states-most-polluted-areas Alejandro Figueroa /environment-energy-and-transportation/2025-01-23/oregons-nitrate-ground-pollution-became-notably-worse-in-past-10-years-report-finds The last time the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality compiled comprehensive data on nitrate ground pollution in the Lower Umatilla Basin was 2012. More than a decade later, Oregonians have their first fresh look at nitrate levels in the region, and it’s concerning. Fri, 24 Jan 2025 00:56:26 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2025-01-23/oregons-nitrate-ground-pollution-became-notably-worse-in-past-10-years-report-finds Ryan Haas /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-10-15/eastern-oregon-agriculture-industry-defends-itself-against-lawsuit-with-nitrate-plan Defendants argue that the new state plan means federal courts don’t need to get involved. Tue, 15 Oct 2024 13:39:10 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-10-15/eastern-oregon-agriculture-industry-defends-itself-against-lawsuit-with-nitrate-plan Antonio Sierra /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-08-25/wildfires-increase-mercury-in-pacific-northwest-headwater-streams-usgs-study-shows A new study from the U.S. Geological Survey looked at how wildfires impact mercury concentrations in headwater streams in Oregon, Washington and Idaho. Sun, 25 Aug 2024 14:59:11 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-08-25/wildfires-increase-mercury-in-pacific-northwest-headwater-streams-usgs-study-shows Mia Maldonado /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-07-18/oregon-livestock-farmers-will-soon-face-more-oversight Oregon farmers raising sheep, chicken or cows will soon have to comply with new state rules. Thu, 18 Jul 2024 13:47:18 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-07-18/oregon-livestock-farmers-will-soon-face-more-oversight Alejandro Figueroa /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-05-25/klamath-river-water-improving-according-to-california-water-board Water quality levels on the Klamath River are continuing to improve amid dam deconstruction work, according to the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board. Sat, 25 May 2024 14:01:04 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-05-25/klamath-river-water-improving-according-to-california-water-board Erik Neumann /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-04-01/high-concentration-of-forever-chemical-found-in-red-bluff-residents-water A community in Red Bluff, California was recently notified that their water had alarming concentrations of chemicals called PFAS. Data shows that the site has had high levels of contamination for several years. Mon, 01 Apr 2024 13:06:52 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-04-01/high-concentration-of-forever-chemical-found-in-red-bluff-residents-water Justin Higginbottom /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-02-29/fed-up-with-slow-fix-oregon-residents-sue-businesses-over-nitrate-pollution “If this pollution was happening in an affluent Portland suburb, it would be stopped,” attorney Steve Berman said. Thu, 29 Feb 2024 13:51:58 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-02-29/fed-up-with-slow-fix-oregon-residents-sue-businesses-over-nitrate-pollution Antonio Sierra /environment-energy-and-transportation/2023-11-14/reddings-water-supply-does-not-currently-have-high-levels-of-forever-chemicals-says-water-manager Recent federal data shows that the water supply in Redding, California had around three times the recommended level of toxic chemicals in the water. But that data was taken out of context, and the city’s water supply is safe, according to officials. Wed, 15 Nov 2023 01:26:41 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2023-11-14/reddings-water-supply-does-not-currently-have-high-levels-of-forever-chemicals-says-water-manager Roman Battaglia /environment-energy-and-transportation/2023-11-14/epa-moves-on-petition-from-west-coast-tribes-to-investigate-tire-toxin-linked-to-fish-deaths The Yurok, Port Gamble S’Klallam and Puyallup tribes, and the attorneys general of Oregon and Washington, want the chemical banned to save salmon. Tue, 14 Nov 2023 14:50:14 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2023-11-14/epa-moves-on-petition-from-west-coast-tribes-to-investigate-tire-toxin-linked-to-fish-deaths Alex Baumhardt