Hermiston Business Hit with Environmental Fines
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has fined the Lamb Weston potato processing facility in Hermiston $127,800 for overapplying wastewater containing nitrogen to farmland and causing nitrate groundwater contamination in the Lower Umatilla Basin, an area with longstanding groundwater contamination. Lamb Weston exceeded the limits on 90 different occasions, resulting in approximately 446,990 pounds of […]
Read MoreKlamath District Attorney Vacancy Extended
Governor Kate Brown is extending the application deadline for the previously announced Klamath County District Attorney vacancy. Interested applicants should address their completed application forms to Dustin Buehler, General Counsel, Office of the Governor, and email completed forms to Shevaun Gutridge at shevaun.gutridge@oregon.gov. Forms must be received by 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 5th and […]
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