NOTEBOOK FEATURE: California agencies advance strategy for emerging contaminants and tire-derived 6PPD-quinone Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWater quality July 15, 2026State Water Board update highlights new monitoring tools, a statewide mapping effort, Caltrans stormwater research, and DTSC’s search for safer...
HIGH COUNTRY NEWS: Wildfires make soils poisonous High Country News Wildfires and watersheds April 20, 2026New research shows how severe blazes can transform a harmless trace metal into a carcinogen. by Kylie Mohr, High Country...
MONGABAY: Should potentially harmful chemicals be appraised by class, not one at a time? Mongabay Water quality March 21, 2026By Liz Kimbrough, Mongabay Key ideas: Everyday household items very likely contain synthetic chemicals that were never tested for long-term...
UC RIVERSIDE: Coastal ocean chemistry now substantially shaped by humans UC Riverside Ecosystems March 17, 2026By Iqbal Pittalwala, UC Riverside A global analysis of more than 2,300 seawater samples from more than 20 field studies...
CAL MATTERS: EPA touts bipartisan efforts to clean up Tijuana River Cal Matters Water quality February 9, 2026EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin met with local and congressional leaders in San Diego on Thursday to tout the U.S. and...
USGS: Elevated geogenic contaminants common in drinking water aquifers across the US USGS Water quality February 9, 2026New comprehensive analysis of groundwater quality from 1988 to 2022 can help water-resource managers and the public health community assess...
CAL MATTERS: Residents of a polluted California town pinned hopes on new state rules. They’re still waiting Cal Matters Water quality January 27, 2026A 2015 law required the state Department of Toxic Substances Control to overhaul its permitting process to consider how multiple...
UTA research helps Los Angeles understand hidden water impacts long after fires end Guest Contributor Wildfires and watersheds January 26, 2026Why California turned to University of Texas at Arlington after devastating wildfires By Brian Lopez, University of Texas at Arlington...
SFEI: The Storm Chasers: How stormwater reveals more than ever about pollution in San Francisco Bay San Francisco Estuary Institute Water quality January 15, 2026Highlights Stormwater runoff is the rainwater that washes off landscapes, including cities, and flows towards water bodies. It’s a major...
THE CONVERSATION: The US used to be really dirty – environmental cleanup laws have made a huge difference The Conversation Water quality January 5, 2026By: James Salzman, University of California, Santa Barbara; University of California, Los Angeles Growing up in the 1970s, I took...
CAL MATTERS: The U.S. is committed to cleaning up Tijuana River pollution. Will California follow through? Cal Matters Water quality December 17, 2025San Diego leaders are calling on California to take stronger action to address the ongoing environmental crisis caused by sewage...
THE CONVERSATION: When the world’s largest battery power plant caught fire, toxic metals rained down – wetlands captured the fallout The Conversation Water quality December 1, 2025By Ivano W. Aiello, San José State University When fire broke out at the world’s largest battery energy storage facility...
SJV WATER: Report shows Kern’s water systems have “alarming trend” of contamination violations SJV Water Water quality September 12, 2025By Lois Henry, SJV Water Rural Kern County residents have a higher likelihood of drinking water tainted with unhealthful levels...
EOS: When disaster science strikes close to home American Geophysical Union Wildfires and watersheds August 27, 2025How have scientists across Los Angeles used their skills to help their communities recover from the 2025 fires? by Kimberly...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Keeping microplastics out of the San Francisco Bay: A conversation with environmental toxicologist Ezra Miller Robin Meadows Water quality June 30, 2025by Robin Meadows In 2019, the San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI) published a three-year study of microplastics in the San...
