Category: Public health
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Does California Have a ‘Lead in Drinking Water’ Problem?
More testing and proper lead service line replacement is needed throughout the state. It has been nearly eight years since the Flint water crisis and yet we continue to see how lead-contaminated drinking water threatens human health and disproportionately impacts vulnerable communities across the country. As headlines of lead in drinking water continue to make…
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Waterkeeper Alliance Responds to EPA’s Latest Plan for Regulating PFAS Discharges
Points to New Great Lakes Study as Reason for More Urgency Waterkeeper Alliance is responding to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) release of its latest plan for controlling PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) discharges under the Clean Water Act in United States waterways. Shared nine months after the agency’s self-imposed deadline, the Alliance is…
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New Hawaii Governor Plans A Tougher Stance On Red Hill
As Hawaii’s new governor promises enhanced oversight of the Navy’s Red Hill fuel facility, environmental advocates hope that means his administration will press for faster action and increased transparency from the military. Gov. Josh Green’s commitment in his State of the State address last week comes amid community criticism that federal regulators haven’t done enough…
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Battle for safe drinking water heated amid drought in California’s Central Valley
For people in the nation’s breadbasket, a historic drought’s impacts are visible in every moment of daily life — but the fight for water rights is just beginning. In agriculture country like Tulare County, California, farmers often place signs blaming Governor Gavin Newsom for water shortages. (Natalie Hanson/Courthouse News) WEST GOSHEN, Calif. (CN) — Thousands…
