Category: Public health
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Drinking water of a million Californians fails to meet state requirements
Almost 400 suppliers, two-thirds in communities of color, don’t meet safety and reliability standards. Fixing them would cost billions. Almost 400 water systems serving nearly a million Californians don’t meet state requirements for safe and reliable drinking water supplies — and fixing them would cost billions of dollars. More than two-thirds of these failing water…
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CHEMICAL IN THE WATER: Wasco State Prison misses multiple deadlines to clean water supply
California State Water Resources Control Board issues compliance deadline in May 2018. Six years later, the contaminant is still present. Two water wells supply more than 5000 people at the Wasco State Prison with drinking water, but since May 2018, testing revealed that water has been contaminated with 1, 2, 3 Trichloropropane. Water at the prison…
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EPA To Disband Red Hill Oversight Group Amid Navy Complaints
Navy leaders and the EPA, including regional enforcement chief Amy Miller, in blue, have been meeting with community members since last year to discuss the defueling and closure of Red Hill. (U.S. Navy photo/2024) A community-led group formed to provide public oversight of the Navy’s Red Hill fuel facility will be shut down after the…
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PFAS are toxic ‘forever chemicals’ that linger in our air, water, soil and bodies – here’s how to keep them out of your drinking water
Exposure to PFAS during pregnancy can lead to a child’s low birth weight and accelerated puberty. RUNSMART/Digital Vision via Getty Images Close to half of America’s tap water contains PFAS, or perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances. These “forever chemicals” are in thousands of products, from clothing and cosmetics to cleaning products, and are linked to cancers, liver damage, high cholesterol…
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How to minimize your exposure to microplastics
Furniture, clothing and food packaging can all shed tiny particles that can end up in our bodies. (Ryan Jenq/The New York Times) Matthew Campen, a toxicologist at the University of New Mexico, wasn’t surprised when his team found microplastics in human testicles during a new study. The tiny particles had already been found in human…
