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Water Crisis In Eastern Oregon Puts Rural Community At A Crossroads

By Emily Cureton January 2, 2020

John Thelen's home well near Burns, Ore., produced this pile of black sand before it ran dry. He dug deeper only to reach drinking water contaminated with arsenic. Emily Cureton/Oregon Public Broadcasting

Groundwater in southeastern Oregon is drying up. Farming, which uses a lot of that water, could decimate the region unless communities make drastic changes soon.Read More

Impasse Over Water Rights Issue Likely To Sink School Construction Budget

By Austin Jenkins July 20, 2017

Washington State Capitol in Olympia. PHOTO CREDIT: WIKIMEDIA USER JAY8G / WIKIMEDIA COMMONS Listen Washington Governor Jay Inslee says lawmakers have reached an impasse over a contentious water rights issue. That […]Read More

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