CAL MATTERS: California sets nation’s first water standard for cancer-causing contaminant

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Water suppliers say the costs will be massive, with rates increasing for many consumers. Known as the “Erin Brockovich” chemical,…

EPA limits six ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water — but there are 15,000

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‘Forever chemicals’ are linked to cancer, birth defects and other serious health problems. Photograph: Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images Rules celebrated for reducing…

Lahaina’s Wildfire Burned So Hot That Many Dangerous Contaminants Likely Vaporized

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USGS scientist Renee Takesue collected sediment in a drainage ditch in Lahaina’s burn zone. Samples are being analyzed by independent…

Marin public health tool gauges sea-levels ‘vulnerability’

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Homes in the Spinnaker Point neighborhood stand alongside wetlands in San Rafael, Calif., on Tuesday, March 19, 2024. Nearly all…

Cherish that hamburger. It cost a quarter of the Colorado River, according to researchers.

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The Colorado River passes through Mesa County, March 7, 2024, near Loma. New research illuminates how water is used in…

Kindergarteners release trout into Feather River

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Photo: Kindergarteners observe steelhead trout recently at Butte Vista Elementary School in Yuba City. Standing on the boat ramp at…

‘Acute Problems’ Plaguing Big Island’s Wastewater Treatment Systems Prompt EPA Crackdown

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Birds make a home in the lagoon system where wastewater is treated in Kealakehe. (David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024) A newly signed…

‘They are dinosaurs’: Tahoe sees return of giant birds

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Once nearly extirpated in California, sandhill cranes are coming back For centuries, there was a familiar spring and summer element…

Tijuana River: ‘on the level of the Flint water crisis,’ warn advocates

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Photo: The Tijuana River sewage crisis has forced some beaches to close for the past 800 days and counting. For…

DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Cutting the green tape with SERP

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The Statutory Exemption for Restoration Projects (SERP), set to expire next year, has facilitated 48 restoration projects totaling over 20,000…