After finding forever chemicals in its drinking water, this Eastern Oregon city stopped testing for them
Written by Eron King
October 15, 2025
Why We Need to Vote Yes!
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An Oregon wood treater kept polluting a town’s water source with a now-banned chemical — but regulators didn’t stop it
Nearby tribe calls on state, federal agencies to end a “decade-long pattern of reckless violations”
Stella-Jones began operating a wood treatment facility in Sheridan, Ore., in 2013. The facility was designated a Superfund site in 2001 and underwent an extensive cleanup after pentachlorophenol pollution caused by a previous owner, Taylor Lumber and Treating. (Amanda Loman/InvestigateWest)
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Cancer-related chemicals found in Oregon water, environmental group says
Alan Torres, Eugene Register-GuardTue, September 23, 2025Hundreds of millions of Americans, including people in Eugene and Springfield, are drinking chemicals tied to cancer, according to researchers at the Environmental Working Group.
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‘Dangerous’ Compounds Found in Oregon Drinking Water
Published Feb 12, 2025 By NEWSWEEK
"Dangerous" levels of nitrates have been found in drinking water in eastern Oregon because of factory farms in the area, a report by Food & Water Watch said.
Written by Eron King
October 15, 2025