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OREGON: Hazelnut Orchard Buy Could Save City Drinking Water

November 2, 2025 News Editor Comments Off on OREGON: Hazelnut Orchard Buy Could Save City Drinking Water

EUGENE, Oregon, October 31, 2025 (ENS) – The Upper Willamette Soil & Water Conservation District is planning to acquire a 200+ acre hazelnut orchard located on the lower McKenzie River to protect the drinking water of Eugene, a college city of 178,150 people that hosts the University of Oregon. […]

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Oil, Chemical Firms Pay Millions to Fix Portland Harbor

December 31, 2023 News Editor Comments Off on Oil, Chemical Firms Pay Millions to Fix Portland Harbor

PORTLAND, Oregon, December 31, 2023 (ENS) – People who eat fish that live year-round in Oregon’s Lower Willamette River are taking a big risk, as these fish contain levels of toxic polychlorinated biphenyls high enough to harm health, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has been warning for decades. […]