Tag: Oregon Rural Action
Groups Demand State and Federal Action on Nitrate Pollution
By Alex Baumhardt/Oregon Capital Chronicle
Nonprofit community groups in Oregon and nationwide are calling on elected leaders and officials at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency...
Agencies Unveil Decades-Long Plan to Cut Pollution in NE Oregon Water
By Alex Baumhardt/Oregon Capital Chronicle
Oregon officials have released a comprehensive plan for curbing years of water pollution in northeast Oregon that “will take decades”...
State Offers More Free Water Testing for Umatilla, Morrow Counties
By Lynne Terry/Oregon Capital Chronicle
The water woes are not over for hundreds of households in eastern Oregon.
The Oregon Health Authority has asked about 1,600...
Gov. Tina Kotek Lays Out New Nitrate Goals Amid Continued Criticism
By Antonia Sierra/OBP
Two months after her return visit to the Lower Umatilla Basin, Gov. Tina Kotek has released goals on how the state can...
28 Groups Call on Kotek to Intervene in E. Oregon Water...
By Alex Baumhardt/Oregon Capital Chronicle
The nonprofit Oregon Rural Action, along with former state environmental regulators and a large coalition of nonprofit groups, is again...
Sen. Merkley Gets Little Slack During Town Hall Meeting in Boardman
Nitrate contamination of residential well water was the hot-button issue at Sen. Jeff Merkley’s town hall in Boardman.
About 20 people came to the event...
Governor, EPA Administrator Meet with Local Leaders on Nitrate Issue
Gov. Tina Kotek and Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 Administrator Casey Sixkiller met Wednesday, April 24, with local leaders and organizers to hear what...
More Fines for Port of Morrow as Wastewater Dumping Continues
By Alex Baumhardt/Oregon Capital Chronicle
The Port of Morrow continued this winter to spread more nitrogen-contaminated wastewater across eastern Oregon farm fields than permitted, further...
Port of Morrow Violated Wastewater Permit 270-Plus Times in Late 2023
By Alex Baumhardt/Oregon Capital Chronicle
The Port of Morrow violated its wastewater permit more than 270 times in the last two months of 2023, overapplying...
Community Organizer’s Truck Catches Fire; ORA Calls It ‘Suspicious’
A pickup belonging to an organizer against nitrate pollution in Eastern Oregon burned at a Boardman home Monday, Nov. 27, shortly after three state...
Oregon House Representatives Learn About Boardman Water Issues
Residents of Boardman sensed increased interest from the Oregon Legislature in the community’s water pollution issues as three members of the House of Representatives...
Counties get $1.7 Million for Nitrate Contamination Solutions
Umatilla and Morrow county officials learned Tuesday that the counties will receive $1.7 million in federal aid to address nitrate contamination in private wells.
According...
M.C. Residents Demand Urgent Aid from State for Contaminated Water
By Alex Baumhardt
More than 100 Boardman residents attended a meeting Thursday evening to demand the state guarantee access to safe drinking water in Morrow...
Mobile Vaccine Units Traveling Oregon Vaccinating Residents
For Oregonians who live and work in rural areas, getting to a COVID-19 vaccine site may be a challenge.
To help make it easier, the...
Free COVID-19 Testing Available on Saturday at Mirasol Health Center
Oregon Health Authority, along with Oregon Rural Action and other Hispanic organizations, are providing free COVID-19 testing on Saturday, Oct. 17 at Mirasol Family...
Immigration Forum to Be Held in Hermiston on Feb. 3
Immigration experts will lead a forum on the U.S. immigration policies in Hermiston on Feb. 3 at the St. John's Episcopal Church.
Representatives from the...
