Oregon still dragging its feet on polluted northeast Oregon drinking water

Oregon still dragging its feet on polluted northeast Oregon drinking water

Ana Maria Rodriguez with the nonprofit Oregon Rural Action demonstrates how to test for nitrates outside the state Capitol in Salem on April 17, 2023. (Photo by Julia Shumway/Oregon Capital Chronicle)Oregon recently released a progress report on the nitrate reduction plan for the Lower Umatilla Basin, where thousands of people have been living with polluted drinking water for decades. But while the state has been quick to pat itself on the back,…