Press release This week, Latino community groups were joined by Monterey Waterkeeper and the Environmental Justice and Common Good Initiative...
From the San Francisco Baykeeper San Francisco Baykeeper recently issued a notice of intent to take legal action against the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) and the City and County of San Francisco for repeated violations of the Clean Water Act....
American drinking water has some of the highest concentrations of microscopic plastic waste of anywhere in the world, a group...
At the January meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, interim Delta Lead Scientist Dr. Lisamarie Windham-Myers highlighted recent research on...
From the USGS: During November 2018, the Camp Fire burned more than 150,000 acres in Butte County, California, including the Town of Paradise. The fire was the deadliest and most destructive in California history, causing at least 85 fatalities and...
State officials said a Humboldt County cannabis operation took water from streams and damaged wetlands for years without authorization. The...
By Joseph Winters, Grist This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. At this...
Environmentalists must offer concrete examples of harm in their suit against a modular home builder over river contamination. By Alan Riquelmy, Courthouse News Service A federal judge ruled Thursday an environmental group that sued a Woodland, California, company over contaminated...
Scientists teamed up with nonprofit Clean Up the Lake to collect and analyze litter found on the bottom of Lake...
Sea life, stuck to plastic bottles and other human trash, has journeyed far from coastal habitats — and may threaten...
The issue of water quality in the Delta has become increasingly important in recent years. The drought has made the water quality conditions worse, leading to several harmful algal bloom events. While we have regulations in place for certain aspects...
Conservationists say that a chemical used by the 13 largest car-tire manufacturers in the U.S. — including Bridgestone America, Goodyear...
From Earthjustice: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today granted a petition submitted by the Yurok, Port Gamble S’Klallam, and Puyallup...
They contend that nitrates in runoff from chemical fertilizers and other sources contaminate thousands of drinking water wells, and the Board is refusing to take steps to protect the Central Coast’s polluted rivers and streams Rural Latino community and farmworker...