Oregon’s system of water rights was established when the thirst was to unlock the potential of the state. Now the urgent ...

Federal staffing cuts to the Natural Resources Conservation Service could have an impact on the accuracy of data used by the ...

Public interest considerations couldn’t weigh on water rights transfers under an Oregon House bill, clashing with Senate ...

Oregon legislators are trying to further restrict single-use plastic in the state and prevent tiny plastic ... which provides Salem’s drinking water. The researchers, led by the nonprofit Environment ...

SALEM — Oregon farm organizations are leery of a bill that would buttress the state government’s authority to require irrigators to measure and report water use. State regulators have been ...

Oregon lawmakers are advocating for a bill that would ban non-essential use of toxic chemicals found in common household ...

Open water swimmers in Oregon will soon be able to take a dip in picturesque Lake Oswego, after a long-awaited ruling allowing access to the water The 395-acre lake is surrounded by private properties ...

A bipartisan group of Oregon lawmakers urged the rehiring of federal employees that track the state's snowpack and water supply, saying they provide "critical services that benefit Oregonians ...

The water testing, commissioned by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, shows a grim picture of a rural aquifer relied upon by scores of residents living outside of Prineville.