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Oregon Rural Action releases interactive maps illustrate Lower Umatilla Basin water pollution crisis

Interactive maps of Umatilla and Morrow Counties show concentration and severity of groundwater & air pollution in Oregon’s rural “sacrifice zone” For over two decades, residents of eastern Oregon’s Morrow and Umatilla Counties have been poisoned by nitrates in their groundwater. According to the National Institutes of Health, nitrate exposure above the legal limits can lead to cancer, birth defects, thyroid problems, and other health problems including methemoglobinemia, a deadly…