We’re entering what’s typically the driest part of the year, which makes staying hydrated even more important, and keeping kids hydrated can be difficult.
On Wednesday, the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality awarded $380,000 in drinking water emerging contaminant construction loan funding for two projects.
The Ag community is worried proposed changes to how water wells are governed in Washington could lead to a shortage of farmworker housing. The proposal from the Washington Department of Health would add small shared water wells including those used for farmworker housing. Dillion...
Earlier this week, senators Tammy Baldwin and Susan Collins introduced the bipartisan Healthy Drinking Water Affordability Act, or The Healthy H2O Act. Baldwin, a Wisconsin Democrat and Collins, a Maine Republican, say the bill will provide water testing and treatment technology grants directly to individuals and non-profits in rural communities. Current...
A new report from the Oregon Secretary of State’s Office reveals big gaps in the state’s management of water resources. Secretary Shemia Fagan said this basic human need is at risk.
"Our federally recognized tribes are unable to ensure that their people have access to clean water, and across the state we are not immune to the mega-drought that is incapacitating other parts of the western U
Oregon has fined the Port of Morrow, in the NE corner of the state, $1.3 million for repeatedly over-applying agricultural wastewater on nearby farms in an area that already has elevated levels of groundwater nitrates. The state Department of Environmental Quality made the announcement last week
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