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Race to the bottom: How big business took over Oregon’s first protected aquifer

By Zach Altman | March 16, 2022

In Malheur County’s Cow Valley, state regulators have ignored known issues with overpumping groundwater, leaving the region at risk of economic and ecological damage that will be difficult to reverse.

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