BOARDMAN — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is urging state officials to take more action on nitrate pollution in Eastern Oregon’s Lower Umatilla Basin.
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Smoke around Scio, Stayton and Silverton is from authorized test fires to determine the direction of the smoke and see if weather conditions are favorable for field burning, not from a wildfire, the Oregon Department of Agriculture said in an announcement Friday.
The test burns happen while a burn ban is in effect in Marion County, which includes agricultural burning, such as field burning and agricultural wastes and crops. The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality states that people must apply for a permit to burn industrial and commercial waste and must receive permission from the local fire department to burn demolition waste, yard debris and other materials.