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Environment Report

Oregonians Fight Over Nestlé’s Grip On Water Rights

At least 1,600 signatures will be delivered Monday morning to the Hood River County elections office by county residents with the Local Water Alliance. Their petition will place the Hood River Water Protection Measure on the 2016 ballot, in response to seven years of planning that would give Nestlé staggering access to vital waters. With each year, more voices […]

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Environment Opinion

Nestling in with Cascade Locks City Administrators

Why all Oregonians should care about Nestlé’s plan with the water supply in Cascade Locks. Water is, of course, the most important raw material we have today in the world. It’s a question of whether we should privatize the normal water supply for the population, and there are two different opinions on the matter. The one opinion, […]