Name: Gov. Kotek pauses environmental rules for Port of Morrow, citing 'risk of economic shutdown'
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Gov. Kotek pauses environmental rules for Port of Morrow, citing 'risk of economic shutdown'

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In a region rife with contaminated wells due to nitrates, the Port of Morrow is usually restricted in how much wastewater it can spread during the winter. But out of concern that the port's tenants would need to furlough workers, Gov. Tina Kotek intervened this week. Read more: https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/the-story/kotek-port-of-morrow-wastewater-permit-nitrates-emergency-declaration/283-edfc2178-1a0b-4743-8a72-5f8fd6f24364 Watch more The Story videos: http://bit.ly/watchTheStory Follow The Story on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheStoryKGW Follow The Story on Instagram: https://instagram.com/thestorykgw

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the-story eastern-oregon environment local news science tina kotek groundwater contamination nitrate contamination lower umatilla basin nitrates in well water Port of Morrow Tainted Waters

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