Salem

The U.S. Department of the Interior has announced the launch of an oral history project that, for the first time, will document stories of generations of…

When toxins from algae made Salem’s drinking water potentially hazardous earlier this year, the city was unprepared to deal with both the public relations fallout from the breach and the more concrete matter of helping citizens access clean water.

Nearly 100 public water systems around Oregon—including the state’s largest—will be required to begin testing for harmful contaminants from algae blooms under new rules unveiled by the Oregon Health Authority.

After extending the advisory over potentially harmful cyanotoxins for two weeks on June 11, Salem, Oregon, officials now say it’s unlikely the warning will be lifted June 25.

Gov. Kate Brown is declaring an emergency and mobilizing Oregon National Guard soldiers in response to an ongoing water quality situation in and around Salem.