From the Central Valley Salinity Alternatives for Long-Term Sustainability (CV-SALTS): As we head into summer, both the Salt and Nitrate...
From the US EPA: Today, June 10, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency published water quality screening values under the Clean Water Act related to short-term concentrations of 6PPD and 6PPD-quinone (6PPD-q). These chemicals have been found in freshwater ecosystems and...
The new estimates can help health researchers determine potential connections between lithium exposure and human health outcomes. By the USGS...
Salty discharge problem becomes an asset in new treatment breakthrough By David Danelski, UC Riverside A discovery by UC Riverside...
The high court took up San Francisco’s bid to challenge how the government regulates water pollution. By Kelsey Reichmann, Courthouse News Service The Supreme Court agreed on Tuesday to review water pollution regulations in San Francisco, taking on another challenge...
By Kat Kerlin, UC Davis As much as 70% of California was covered by wildfire smoke during parts of 2020...
By: Sarah Blank, Iowa State University and Timothy Ellis, Iowa State University When you turn on your faucet to get...
From Stanford News Severe wildfires can drive chemical changes in soil that affect ecosystem recovery and risks to human health. A new study finds broader surveillance and modeling of these changes could inform strategies for protecting lives, property, and natural...
Method deals with pollution from fire suppressant foams By David Danelski, UC Riverside As the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency cracks...
The city discharges billions of gallons of untreated sewage water onto its beaches and into San Francisco Bay and its...
From the US EPA: The Department of Justice, on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Attorney General of California, on behalf of the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board, filed a civil complaint in...
By Jesse Vad, SJV Water Water systems will need to comply with new rules on contaminants at the state and...
California’s Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board Permit Vacated The Sierra Club Tahoe Area Group and the California Sportfishing Protection...
From the State Water Resources Control Board: On April 23, 2024, the Executive Director of the State Water Resources Control Board issued a Denial Without Prejudice of Water Quality Certification for the Kanaka Hydroelectric Project License Surrender. The denial without...