For decades, many residents of Eastern Oregon’s Morrow and Umatilla counties have relied on well water contaminated by nitrates, chemicals linked to cancers and thyroid disease — and especially ...

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The State of Oregon, through collaboration between the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, the Oregon Department of Agriculture, the Oregon Water Resources Department and ...

For years, Oregon state agencies, local governments and committees have hashed and rehashed plans to clean up a decades-long nitrates pollution problem in northern Morrow and Umatilla counties. While ...

The architects of a water and soil program in Olmsted County say it has made a huge impact in reducing nitrate levels in watersheds and will continue to do so as more farmers join the initiative. Just ...

Agriculture is big business in Iowa, ranking No. 1 in several areas of exports and production. As farmers meet increased demand, high levels of nitrates from our state's farms are ending up in the ...

ST. PAUL (WKBT) -- Minnesota health officials say nitrate contamination is all too common in Winona, Houston and Fillmore County groundwater. Minnesota's Department of Agriculture reported that more ...

The annual net gain from a lower nitrate water standard based on whether the current nitrate concentrations are above or below 3.87 mg/L. Drinking water with high levels of nitrate is a global problem ...

Spinach has long been celebrated as one of the most nutrient-dense foods on the planet. Rich in vitamins A, C, K, folate, iron, and magnesium, it earns its place in salads, smoothies, and cooked ...

Multiple state and local agencies will have a community open house in Sunnyside to provide information on well water safety in the Lower Valley. The open house will take place from 4 to 7 p.m. on ...

DODGE COUNTY, Minn. — Scott Glarner grew up around nitrates. The Dodge Center man, 61, lived his first 50 years on a family farm about a mile north of Berne, Minnesota, on Dodge County Road B — what ...