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A water pollution crisis has been unfolding in Eastern Oregon for decades. Contamination of the Lower Umatilla Basin’s groundwater with excess nitrates - a naturally occurring chemical also found in fertilizer - has meant residents of Morrow and Umatilla Counties who get their water from private wells are struggling to access clean drinking water. Though the issue has been a known problem for over thirty years, nitrate pollution there is only getting worse, and some residents are still just learning about the risks to their health.
Monica Samayoa (www.opb.org/author/monica-sam...) , OPB’s climate and environment reporter, and Antonio Sierra (www.opb.org/author/a-sierra/) , OPB’s rural communities reporter, have been covering the area’s worsening nitrate pollution for years. They join us to talk about how we got here (www.opb.org/article/2022/05/0...) , what’s being done about it (www.opb.org/article/2024/04/2...) , and what locals without clean water still need.
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