Critics say Eastern Oregon nitrates report shows more progress on policies than pollution

Critics say Eastern Oregon nitrates report shows more progress on policies than pollution

Ana Maria Rodriguez, an organizer with Oregon Rural Action, tests water brought from taps in Boardman. (Photo by Julia Shumway/Oregon Capital Chronicle) More than a year after four Oregon agencies released a plan to reduce a decades-long nitrate problem in Eastern Oregon, a lot of work remains, according to the state’s first report on its progress. Overexposure to nitrates is especially harmful to infants, and is linked to cancers and thyroid di…