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STATE OF THE ESTUARY: Microplastics Everywhere: Understanding Microplastics in the Bay and Recommended Actions

January 16, 2020

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Microplastics are ubiquitous and persistent pollutants in the ocean, and a pervasive and preventable threat to the health of marine ecosystems. Microplastics, defined as particles less than 5 mm, come in a wide... Read More...

STATE OF THE ESTUARY: CA’s Safer Consumer Products Program: Overview and efforts to protect aquatic health

Maven

December 12, 2019

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In 2013, the Department of Toxic Substances Control’s Safer Consumer Products regulations outlined a framework for the Department to regulate product-chemical combinations that require manufacturers to evaluate... Read More...

STATE OF THE ESTUARY: An overview of Department of Pesticide Regulation’s Surface Water Protection Program

Maven

November 21, 2019

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Department of Pesticide Regulation staff sample an urban waterway for pesticides. Dr. Jennifer Teerlink discusses pesticide regulation, monitoring, assessments, and outreach efforts The mission of the Califo... Read More...

PFAS EXPLAINED: The growing crisis of ‘forever chemicals’

Maven

July 24, 2019

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PFAS are a group of chemicals that have become ubiquitous in consumer goods - and the environment. What are they and what can be done about them? PFAS, or poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances have received a l... Read More...

David Sedlak: 4 ways we can avoid a catastrophic drought

WATER QUALITY: A basic primer on water quality regulation

ACWA CONFERENCE: Adapting to Flood, Fire, and Drought: A Case Study of the American River

GSA SUMMIT: Addressing environment, disadvantaged communities, and domestic wells in the 2022 Groundwater Sustainability Plans

DAM REMOVAL UPDATE: Klamath Dams, Matilija Dam, and the Potter Valley Project

GSA SUMMIT: Setting Sustainable Management Criteria: It’s easy, isn’t it?

TIM QUINN: Forty Years of California Water Policy: What Worked, What Didn’t, and Lessons for the Future

STATE OF THE ESTUARY: Microplastics Everywhere: Understanding Microplastics in the Bay and Recommended Actions

STATE OF THE ESTUARY: CA’s Safer Consumer Products Program: Overview and efforts to protect aquatic health

STATE OF THE ESTUARY: An overview of Department of Pesticide Regulation’s Surface Water Protection Program

PFAS EXPLAINED: The growing crisis of ‘forever chemicals’

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