Plaintiffs Say Objections To Ore. Water Contamination Case Findings Lack Merit

( April 9, 2025, 11:54 AM EDT) -- PENDLETON, Ore. — A group of residents who sued the port of Morrow and several agricultural companies pursuant to Oregon state law and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) for alleged contamination of groundwater in the Lower Umatilla Basin say a federal magistrate judge’s findings of fact and recommendation stating they can pursue most of their claims for relief should be entirely adopted and that a litany of objections made by the defendants does not have merit....