USGS-led study estimates lithium in groundwater that can be used for drinking water USGS Water quality June 5, 2024The new estimates can help health researchers determine potential connections between lithium exposure and human health outcomes. By the USGS...
UC RIVERSIDE: ‘Forever chemical’ discovery can aid drinking water cleanups UC Riverside Water quality May 31, 2024Salty discharge problem becomes an asset in new treatment breakthrough By David Danelski, UC Riverside A discovery by UC Riverside...
STANFORD NEWS: Understanding how wildfires change soil could aid recovery Stanford University ScienceWater qualityWildfires and watersheds May 16, 2024From Stanford News Severe wildfires can drive chemical changes in soil that affect ecosystem recovery and risks to human health....
UC RIVERSIDE: New ‘forever chemical’ cleanup strategy discovered UC Riverside Water quality May 10, 2024Method deals with pollution from fire suppressant foams By David Danelski, UC Riverside As the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency cracks...
CALIFORNIA HEALTHLINE: Tire toxicity faces fresh scrutiny after salmon die-offs Guest Contributor Fish and wildlife April 24, 2024By Jim Robbins, California Healthline For decades, concerns about automobile pollution have focused on what comes out of the tailpipe....
PRESS RELEASE: State Water Board adopts new drinking water regulatory standard to improve protections from hexavalent chromium Maven Policy and regulation April 19, 2024Compliance schedule allows more time for small systems to invest in new treatment options From the State Water Resources Control...
CAL MATTERS: California sets nation’s first water standard for cancer-causing contaminant Cal Matters Policy and regulation April 18, 2024Water suppliers say the costs will be massive, with rates increasing for many consumers. Known as the “Erin Brockovich” chemical,...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Questions abound in case of contamination of Sacramento River tributary Courthouse News Service Water quality April 18, 2024Disputes of fact as to whether contaminated stormwater actually flowed into a Sacramento River tributary precluded summary judgment, a federal...
THE CONVERSATION: Removing PFAS from public water will cost billions and take time – here are ways to filter out some harmful ‘forever chemicals’ at home The Conversation Water quality April 17, 2024Kyle Doudrick, University of Notre Dame, The Conversation Chemists invented PFAS in the 1930s to make life easier: Nonstick pans,...
PRESS RELEASE: Groups urge water boards to investigate elevated toxic selenium releases to refuges, San Joaquin River, and SF Bay-Delta Estuary Conservation organizations & coalitions Policy and regulation April 11, 2024Press release from the Center for Biological Diversity and the Planning and Conservation League: Writing to three water boards April...
CAL MATTERS: ‘Forever chemicals’: Water supplies throughout California will exceed new national limits Cal Matters Policy and regulationWater quality April 10, 2024The nationwide cost to treat or replace contaminated drinking water is estimated at $1.5 billion a year. The ubiquitous chemicals,...
PRESS RELEASE: California adopts health-protective goals for forever chemicals in drinking water Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) Policy and regulation April 6, 2024Public health goals reflect the best current science and will help guide drinking water standards Press release from Cal EPA’s...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Experts urge federal action to keep microplastics out of drinking water Courthouse News Service Water quality February 28, 2024American drinking water has some of the highest concentrations of microscopic plastic waste of anywhere in the world, a group...
CAL MATTERS: California’s polluted communities could miss out on billions under state’s flawed system Cal Matters Policy and regulation February 23, 2024The state’s environmental tool skews which communities are designated as disadvantaged, researchers say. Some immigrant neighborhoods could be left out,...
USGS supports effort to understand impacts on water quality caused by 2018 Camp Fire in Paradise USGS Water qualityWildfires and watersheds February 9, 2024From the USGS: During November 2018, the Camp Fire burned more than 150,000 acres in Butte County, California, including the...
