Eastern Oregon

Farmers in Harney County have come to rely on an aquifer that has long been known to be in serious decline. Now, Oregon water regulators will make drastic changes to how much water they can draw from the ground, following more than two years of meetings to come up with a solution.

The Bureau of Land Management on Monday announced its approval of a controversial lithium mining exploration project in Southeast Oregon’s Malheur County near the Nevada state line.

Reused wastewater is at the center of residents’ latest complaint against industry giants.

Rep. Cliff Bentz, representing Oregon's sprawling 2nd Congressional District, met with constituents in The Dalles this week, where they pressed him on Medicaid cuts, timber revenue and the president’s golf game.

Irene Gilbert is a 76-year-old retired state employee on a mission, fighting energy projects like large wind farms in Oregon’s rural communities.

The last time the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality compiled comprehensive data on nitrate ground pollution in the Lower Umatilla Basin was 2012. More than a decade later, Oregonians have their first fresh look at nitrate levels in the region, and it’s concerning.

The announcements come just days before the start of the Trump administration, which is widely expected to promote extractive industries over conservation.

Five counties in eastern Oregon will get federal help paying for recovery from historic wildfires that destroyed rangeland, homes and other structures in central and eastern Oregon, hitting five counties the hardest.

The bill backed by Ron Wyden would add federal protections to more than 1 million acres centered around Eastern Oregon

Defendants argue that the new state plan means federal courts don’t need to get involved.

A conservation group will pilot a program that uses GPS, collars and cows. The concept could make Eastern Oregon rangelands more resilient against wildfires.

Kotek wants the president to designate the Owyhee Canyonlands in southeastern Oregon a national monument if Congress won’t vote to protect it.