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....
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...
GRIST: Bottled water has up to 100 times more plastic particles than previously thought Grist Water quality January 10, 2024By Joseph Winters, Grist This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. At this...
DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: First dive survey of Lake Tahoe’s lakebed finds high amounts of plastic and other litter Desert Research Institute Water quality January 3, 2024Scientists teamed up with nonprofit Clean Up the Lake to collect and analyze litter found on the bottom of Lake...
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...
CAL MATTERS: California approves microplastics testing of drinking water sources Cal Matters Policy and regulation September 7, 2022The state is the first in the world to require monitoring for tiny pieces of plastic, which contaminate people and...
CAL MATTERS: Premature or precautionary? California is first to tackle microplastics in drinking water Cal Matters Policy and regulation August 3, 2021Huge gaps exist in scientific knowledge, but California is about to set the world’s first health guidelines for microplastics in...
CAL MATTERS: Premature or precautionary? California is first to tackle microplastics in drinking water Cal Matters Policy and regulation March 15, 2021Huge gaps exist in scientific knowledge, but California is about to set the world’s first health guidelines for microplastics in...
DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: New study investigates link between clothes dryers and microplastic pollution in Lake Tahoe Desert Research Institute Water quality July 20, 2020From the Desert Research Institute: Last year, Desert Research Institute (DRI) and the League to Save Lake Tahoe detected microplastics...
MONGABAY: ‘Our life is plasticized’: New research shows microplastics in our food, water, air Mongabay Water quality July 15, 2020By Elizabeth Claire Alberts, Mongabay In 1997, Charles Moore was sailing a catamaran from Hawaii to California when he and...
STATE OF THE ESTUARY: Microplastics Everywhere: Understanding Microplastics in the Bay and Recommended Actions Maven Best of the NotebookDelta scienceNotebook News and Features January 16, 2020Microplastics are ubiquitous and persistent pollutants in the ocean, and a pervasive and preventable threat to the health of marine...
CAL MATTERS: Seabirds eating plastic. Recyclers struggling. This is what California’s waste crisis looks like Cal Matters Water quality August 9, 2019By Rachel Becker, Cal Matters It was more than a year after the seabird died and washed up on a...
