NOTEBOOK FEATURE: South Bay sport fish not such good eating Alastair Bland Ecosystems June 18, 2025By Alastair Bland Long ago, the quiet shores of southern San Francisco Bay featured rich wetlands, streams thick with salmon...
VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: Water agency demands retraction from former board member Voice of San Diego Water quality May 28, 2025By Jim Hinch, Voice of San Diego This story was first published by Voice of San Diego. Sign up for VOSD’s...
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH NEWS: Millions in the U.S. may rely on PFAS-contaminated drinking water Environmental Health News Water quality May 27, 2025As the Trump administration delays limits on forever chemicals in drinking water, a new model predicts the locations of contaminated...
INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: The Trump administration plans to undo standards on toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in the U.S. drinking water supply Inside Climate News Policy and regulation May 25, 2025Last year, the Biden administration set first-ever limits on PFAS. The chemical industry has long argued the compounds are safe....
CAL MATTERS: San Francisco Bay fish are contaminated with levels of ‘forever chemicals’ that could harm anglers Cal Matters EcosystemsWater quality May 20, 2025California has no health standards for these chemicals in fish, so activists are urging action. Found in people and animals...
PRESS RELEASE: Forever chemicals found in fish throughout San Francisco Bay Press Release/Notice EcosystemsWater quality May 20, 2025From the San Francisco Estuary Institute: Ten species of popular fish to eat from San Francisco Bay may contain dangerous...
VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: Water agency toxic chemicals saga continues Voice of San Diego Water quality May 14, 2025By Jim Hinch, Voice of San Diego This story was first published by Voice of San Diego. Sign up for VOSD’s...
INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: Pharmaceutical pollution is widespread across the world’s waterways Inside Climate News Water quality May 14, 2025Antibiotics, antidepressants and other drugs frequently leach into the environment, where they can impact ecosystems and human health. By Kiley...
THE CONVERSATION: Drug pollution in water is making salmon take more risks – new research The Conversation Ecosystems April 12, 2025By Jack Brand, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and Michael Bertram, Stockholm University “Out of sight, out of mind” is...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Pharmaceutical contamination alters wild salmon behavior Courthouse News Service Water quality April 11, 2025By Lily Roby, Courthouse News Service As Atlantic salmon face growing migration challenges due to climate change, a new obstacle...
CAL MATTERS: The high cost of fixing Lake Tahoe: Famed alpine lake still murky after decades of efforts Cal Matters Policy and regulationWater quality March 19, 2025Reporting by Julie Cart, Data analysis by Natasha Uzcátegui-Liggett This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their...
EOS: Unregulated industrial contaminants detected in some U.S. drinking water American Geophysical Union Policy and regulation February 11, 2025Communities of color are more likely to have higher levels of these contaminants in their drinking water. by Adityarup Chakravorty...
GRIST: Wildfire smoke is always toxic. LA’s is even worse. Grist Ecosystems January 18, 2025Los Angeles residents are breathing bits of “cars, metal pipes, plastics.” By Zoya Teirstein, Grist This story was originally published...
USGS: New maps identify legacy mercury contamination in the Sierra Nevada USGS News articles October 30, 2024A series of USGS interactive maps have recently been published. The maps identify locations and levels of mercury contamination resulting...
ARMY CORPS: Cold war cleanup in the Central Valley US Army Corps of Engineers Groundwater News October 25, 2024From the Army Corps of Engineers: Attacks by Germany and Japan thrust two emerging world powers — the Soviet Union...
