COURTHOUSE NEWS: Clean air, water, environment amendment passes first hurdle in California Assembly Maven News April 9, 2024 157Assemblymember Isaac Bryan says possible changes in federal administrations could lead to rollbacks in state protections if environmental rights aren’t...
NOTICE of Water Quality Certification Application for Sites Reservoir Project State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTS April 5, 2024 35From the State Water Resources Control Board: Pursuant to California Code of Regulations, title 23, section 3858, the State Water...
PRESS RELEASE: Groups and Tribe Urge Regulators to Control Toxic Pollution from Selenium Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other April 3, 2024 144From the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance In an April 1, 2024 letter to three water boards, fishing and conservation groups...
UC SANTA CRUZ: Closer water monitoring needed as wildfires increase UC Santa Cruz News March 26, 2024 151By Mike Peña, UC Santa Cruz With climate change leading to increases in the size and frequency of wildfires, UC...
PRESS RELEASE: San Francisco dumps millions of gallons of sewage into Bay every year – Baykeeper issues notice to sue Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other March 14, 2024 151From the San Francisco Baykeeper San Francisco Baykeeper recently issued a notice of intent to take legal action against the San Francisco...
BOOK REVIEW: Water for All: Global Solutions for a Changing Climate Justin Scott-Coe Book Reviews March 3, 2024 90Visit the Water Shelf main page In Water for All: Global Solutions for a Changing Climate (Yale University Press, 2023),...
USGS supports effort to understand impacts on water quality caused by 2018 Camp Fire in Paradise Maven News February 9, 2024 120From 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 science November 16, 2023 163The issue of water quality in the Delta has become increasingly important in recent years. The drought has made the...
NEWS RELEASE: EPA Grants Tribal Nations’ Petition to Restrict 6PPD in Tires Press Release/Notice News November 3, 2023 169From Earthjustice: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today granted a petition submitted by the Yurok, Port Gamble S’Klallam, and Puyallup...
PRESS RELEASE: Groups challenge Water Boards’ orders as harmful to Central Coast disadvantaged communities and fisheries Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other October 30, 2023 770They contend that nitrates in runoff from chemical fertilizers and other sources contaminate thousands of drinking water wells, and the...
THE CONVERSATION: What is seawater intrusion? A hydrogeologist explains the shifting balance between fresh and salt water at the coast The Conversation News October 11, 2023 60By Holly Michael, University of Delaware, for The Conversation Seawater intrusion is the movement of saline water from the ocean...
GUEST COMMENTARY: Governor Newsom Should Sign Legislation to Ensure Equitable Distribution of Water Quality Funding *UPDATED* Sean Bothwell Commentary October 6, 2023 358Note: The Governor vetoed this bill on October 8, 2023. His veto message is here. Commentary by Sean Bothwell, Executive...
GRIST: EVs are a climate solution with a pollution problem: Tire particles Grist News September 25, 2023 85The tiny fragments that tires release into the environment are yet another reason to reduce car use. By Paul Krantz,...
CV-SALTS: Salt and Nitrate Control Programs Breaking New Ground Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other September 15, 2023 238Newsletter from CV SALTS More than mid-way through 2023, both the Salt and Nitrate Control Programs are both entering new...
AG ALERT COMMENTARY: Oversight plan would burden North Coast vineyards Ag Alert Commentary September 5, 2023 74By Dayna Ghirardelli, executive director of the Sonoma County Farm Bureau Regulatory compliance is part of doing business when you...