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Disagreement Over Portland Water's Future
 For several years Portland has been involved in a controversy regarding the Environmental Protection Agency and the city’s drinking water. The federal government has pressed the city to invest millions to treat the water in the Bull Run system. Portland officials say it’s unnecessary because the water at Mt. Tabor reservoir is “clean.” EPA wants proof. But apparently the idea of “proof” is changing.   To get a variance from the federal Safe Drinking Water ... [More]

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