A new study shows microplastics in the gut could be linked to an array of health issues such as depression and colorectal cancer. By Carly Nairn Microplastics are seemingly everywhere now: in soil, food packaging, health care products and tap...
By Ching Lee, Ag Alert In what has been described as a resounding legal victory for agriculture, a federal appeals court has ruled that irrigation return flows discharged to waters of the United States through agricultural drains remain exempt from...
From the US Department of Energy: The Department of Energy (DOE) recently received the go-ahead to move forward with a groundwater pilot study. In July, the California State Water Resources Control Board approved a permit for a pilot study at...
By Jane Sooby The August 21, 2025, meeting of the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board was devoted mostly to discussion on developing an Alternative Water Supply Program (AWS). The meeting, characterized as the first “public workshop” on the...
By Jane Sooby Day 2 of the Second Statewide Agricultural Expert Panel’s “Kick Off Meeting” convened August 14, 2025, at Sacramento State University Downtown Campus. The panel has been convened to advise the State Water Board on next steps for...
