Clean Water Act
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When every drop Count$

Proposed changes to the Clean Water Act could affect the health of rivers—and drinking water in Central Oregon and nationwide
Chris Miller

Flint, Mich. might be considered the modern-day poster child for contaminated water; images of murky brown fluids, pouring out of taps like chocolate pudding, splattered all over the news. Then-President Barack Obama called a state of emergency over the city’s water supply. Children contracted mysterious illnesses. Lead, byproducts of disinfectants and a cancer-causing slurry of […]

Posted inOpinion

Don’t allow the notion of short-term financial gain threaten the Endangered Species Act

Jim Anderson

Editor’s note: Our Dog Days of Summer issue conveniently—or perhaps, unfortunately—coincides with the U.S. Department of Interior and Department of Commerce’s recent announcement that the agencies would seek to weaken some of the provisions of the Endangered Species Act. In light of the proposed changes, we could imagine no one more qualified than our Natural […]

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In Search of a Cooler River

Deschutes River Alliance files suit against PGE
Avatar photo Nicole Vulcan

To the average houseboater dipping her toes in Lake Billy Chinook, the water might feel relatively warm and inviting. Well below the surface, however, the temperatures take a nosedive. The frigid waters of the Metolius River flow into the reservoir and sink to the bottom, while the warm waters of the Crooked River stay near […]

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