By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water A state water quality agency hopes to tackle a problem as old as civilization itself...
By Jamie Parsons, Center Square Two environmental groups are suing SeaWorld San Diego for allegedly failing to follow its Clean...
by Robin Meadows In 2019, the San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI) published a three-year study of microplastics in the San Francisco Bay that was―and still is―among the most thorough assessments of these tiny contaminants globally. The study was also groundbreaking....
New Data Collected by Waterkeeper Alliance Found 98% of Surface Waters Tested Across the Country Were Contaminated by Dangerous PFAS...
In some coastal counties, a bathtub of ocean water holds 10 or more tiny plastic fragments, which researchers link to...
North Coast Water Board makes historic move with vineyards to protect water quality, safeguard aquatic life Press release from the North Coast Regional Water Board: The North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board voted to approve a first-of-its-kind order to...
State’s first-ever wastewater administrator appointee will oversee East Orosi sewer system From the State Water Board: Exercising new authorities under...
Researchers have found sharp increases in mercury levels in ecologically sensitive areas, including bird flyways in East Asia and North...
Press release Pebble Beach Company, California Coastkeeper Alliance, The Otter Project, and Monterey Waterkeeper announce a historic alliance to enhance the protection of water quality in the Carmel Bay, which is designated as an Area of Special Biological Significance (ASBS)....
By Jim Hinch, Voice of San Diego This story was first published by Voice of San Diego. Sign up for VOSD’s...
By Nina Dietz, Inside Climate News This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that...
As the Trump administration delays limits on forever chemicals in drinking water, a new model predicts the locations of contaminated groundwater, exposing potential widespread health risks and monitoring gaps. By Mackenzie White, Environmental Health News Last year, the U.S. Environmental...
AB 1313, currently under consideration in Sacramento, includes incentives to clean up runoff from large commercial properties Press release from...
California has no health standards for these chemicals in fish, so activists are urging action. Found in people and animals...
From the San Francisco Estuary Institute: Ten species of popular fish to eat from San Francisco Bay may contain dangerous levels of “forever chemicals”—but where they’re caught in the Bay can make a big difference. A team of scientists with...