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...
SCIENCE SPOTLIGHT: Pharmaceuticals, pesticides, and contaminants of emerging concern in wastewater discharges to San Francisco Bay Maven Delta scienceWater quality November 16, 2023The issue of water quality in the Delta has become increasingly important in recent years. The drought has made the...
LETTER calling on Water Board to pay attention to lead and not lose millions of dollars to fix our problems Conservation organizations & coalitions Policy and regulationWater quality September 29, 2023From Clean Water Action and partners: Clean Water Action and our allies at NRDC, EWG, and CalPirg have been working...
NOW AVAILABLE: 2010 California Motor Vehicle Brake Friction Material Law (Brake Pad Law) – Update Report State Water Board Policy and regulationWater quality September 19, 2023From the State Water Resources Control Board: The Brake Pad Legislative Report, recently released by The Department of Toxic Substances...
DELTA COUNCIL: Wildfires increasing in acres burned and severity, but total cost to California remains unclear Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWildfires and watersheds July 6, 2023California’s forests are facing a growing threat: wildfires. The severity and frequency of these fires are on the rise, fueled...
USGS: Tap water study detects PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ across the US USGS Water quality July 5, 2023USGS estimates at least 45% of tap water could have one or more PFAS Press release from the USGS At...
STATE WATER BOARD: Proposed standard for hexavalent chromium includes schedule that helps small systems comply State Water Board Policy and regulation June 19, 202310 parts per billion would improve public health protection Press release from the State Water Resources Control Board: Reaching another...
GRIST: The environmental disaster lurking beneath your neighborhood gas station Grist Water quality June 14, 2023Gas stations caused a $20 billion toxic mess — and it’s not going away. By Kate Yoder, Grist This story...
NOAA FISHERIES: Roadway Runoff Known to Kill Coho Salmon also Affects Steelhead, Chinook Salmon NOAA Fisheries ScienceWater quality August 24, 2022Simple filtration columns along roads can remove toxic substances and save fish. By NOAA Fisheries Stormwater runoff containing a toxic...
FEATURE: How Wildfire-damaged Plastic Pipes Contaminate Drinking water – and What We Can Do About It Robin Meadows Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesWater qualityWildfires and watersheds August 3, 2022Written for Maven’s Notebook by Robin Meadows The first time a reporter asked public health researcher Gina Solomon if wildfires...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: New guidance on ‘forever chemicals’ spurs mixed reaction from industry, activists Courthouse News Service Water quality July 8, 2022A government advisory lowered acceptable amounts of certain PFAS chemicals to levels so low they can’t be tested by any...
STATE WATER BOARD: PFAS in California Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation April 28, 2022Staff presents results from the ongoing statewide PFAS investigations Per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (or PFAS) are a group of manufactured...
UC SANTA CRUZ: Researchers study effects of wildfire runoff on steelhead sense of smell UC Santa Cruz ScienceWildfires and watersheds February 2, 2022By Kathleen Wong, UC NRS In 2020, a massive lightning storm ignited wildfires across much of Northern California. Among the...
