“The fact that it’s been ongoing for so many years has changed the reality — people are getting sick, and...
December 17 listening session added to panel schedule By Jane Sooby The Second Statewide Agricultural Expert Panel met for working group meetings number 3 and 4 on November 14 and November 19, 2025. Upcoming Expert Panel Meetings and Public Comment...
The city is hoping to take its suit alleging PFAS contamination of the city’s groundwater, by more than 40 companies,...
Excess sediment in the South Delta puts the water supply and the ecosystem at risk by Robin Meadows In 1962,...
By Derek Lemoine, University of Arizona; Ashley Langer, University of Arizona, and Bo Guo, University of Arizona When pregnant women drink water that comes from wells downstream of sites contaminated with PFAS, known as “forever chemicals,” the risks to their...
Stormwater runoff allegedly exceeds contaminant limits From the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board: Los Angeles Regional Water Quality...
By Ivano W. Aiello, San José State University When fire broke out at the world’s largest battery energy storage facility...
By Grace van Deelen, EOS Rising sea levels have put thousands of facilities containing hazardous materials at risk of flooding this century, according to a new study published in Nature Communications. Global sea level rise is accelerating, leading to an...
Flooding from surging seas is likely to inundate thousands of U.S. hazardous sites in coming years as global temperatures rise,...
By Jane Sooby The Second Statewide Agricultural Expert Panel continued to deliberate on its charge questions during a Halloween meeting...
A new study finds that a microplastic concentration of just 0.4% alters the drainage of soil, which could affect the growth of crops and other plants. By Mark DeGraff, EOS As global plastic production has ballooned, small fragments of plastic...
Next Meeting is Friday, October 31 By Jane Sooby At its October 22 Working Group Meeting, the Second Statewide Agricultural...
ILRP: Ag expert panel organizes its work and requests additional data at first working group meeting
By Jane Sooby The Second Statewide Agricultural Expert Panel, convened by the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board)...
Results from a nutrient management practices study show that most growers are adopting four or more practices in the same field. From California Agriculture: Nitrogen fertilizers in irrigated agriculture improve cropland productivity, but contribute to groundwater contamination, air pollution, and...
