COURTHOUSE NEWS: Phillips 66 charged with illegally dumping industrial wastewater in LA County sewers Courthouse News Service News November 22, 2024 130Wastewater from the refinery in Carson contained more than 300 times the permitted concentration of oil and grease, prosecutors claim....
LAist: New study raises questions about heavy metals in fire retardants Maven News October 31, 2024 203By Jacob Margolis, LAist This article was originally published by LAist on 10/30/2024. Over the past decade, about 67 million...
PRESS RELEASE: Oil giant Valero, Amports settle SF Baykeeper lawsuit over Bay pollution San Francisco Baykeeper Press Release/Other October 8, 2024 31Repeated pollution violations result in $2.38 million in mitigation payments From the San Francisco Baykeeper: Valero oil refinery and Amports,...
NREL: The (in)visible plastic pollution problem National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) NewsScience October 2, 2024 25WaterPACT Project to quantify and reduce plastic waste in US rivers By Anna Nixon, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Rivers...
AG ALERT: Sonoma livestock farms face threat in ballot measure Ag Alert News October 2, 2024 55By Caleb Hampton As voters cast their ballots in the coming weeks, farmers in Sonoma County say the future of...
COURTHOUSE NEWS SERVICE: AT&T agrees to settle case over abandoned lead cables beneath Lake Tahoe Courthouse News Service News September 19, 2024 181The communications giant said it had agreed in 2021 to remove the cables, but paused that process to have further...
PRESS RELEASE: California Sportfishing Protection Alliance secures AT&T’s removal of toxic lead-containing phone cables from Lake Tahoe CA Sportfishing Protection Alliance Press Release/Other September 19, 2024 93Press release from the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance: Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe, California. September 18, 2024 – California Sportfishing Protection...
INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: Aquatic ecosystems aren’t immune to wildfire impacts, research shows Inside Climate News News September 16, 2024 75Emerging research is unraveling the complex ways wildfires affect lakes, streams and the ocean. By Kiley Price, Inside Climate News...
THE CONVERSATION: Wildfires don’t just burn farmland − they can contaminate the water farmers use to irrigate crops and support livestock The Conversation News August 13, 2024 77By Andrew J. Whelton, Purdue University The wildfires that burned across Maui, Hawaii, in August 2023 became the deadliest conflagration...
NOTICE: Invitation to discuss the Integrated Report with program staff Maven ANNOUNCEMENTS July 25, 2024 48From the State Water Resources Control Board: The California Integrated Report program staff are available to discuss any aspect of...
VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: Bird activists ignite new war against San Diego fireworks Voice of San Diego News July 16, 2024 124The San Diego Audubon Society calls for SeaWorld fireworks to end when dead eggs, chicks and adult elegant terns washed...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Federal judge approves settlement against Butte County over water contamination Courthouse News Service News July 15, 2024 492As part of the settlement, Butte County agreed to implement new stormwater source-control measures and best management practices following a...
AG ALERT: Climate-smart practices help dairies, nourish crops Ag Alert News June 26, 2024 77By Vicky Boyd, Ag Alert Prompted by drought-induced water allocation cutbacks in 2014, the diversified DeJager Farms began looking at...
PRESS RELEASE: EPA releases information that states and Tribes can use to protect local fish from toxic tire chemicals US Environmental Protection Agency Press Release/Other June 11, 2024 96From the US EPA: Today, June 10, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency published water quality screening values under the Clean...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: EPA water pollution rules will face Supreme Court scrutiny Courthouse News Service News May 28, 2024 80The high court took up San Francisco’s bid to challenge how the government regulates water pollution. By Kelsey Reichmann, Courthouse...
