industrial waste

It’s Raining Stormwater NOVs in CaliforniaIt’s Raining Stormwater NOVs in California

It’s Raining Stormwater NOVs in California

Photo: Adobe Stock / Romolo Tavani For many California industrial facilities, above average rainfall brought 60-day notices of violation from private…

12 months ago
Water board finds new culprit for cancer-causing chemical released in SLO. What’s next?Water board finds new culprit for cancer-causing chemical released in SLO. What’s next?

Water board finds new culprit for cancer-causing chemical released in SLO. What’s next?

Photo: Greg Mortka, left and Mark Nishibayashi install a passive soil gas probe near the airport fire station. Areas of…

2 years ago
The US is in a water crisis far worse than most people imagineThe US is in a water crisis far worse than most people imagine

The US is in a water crisis far worse than most people imagine

A sample of tap water taken in Flint, Michigan. Photograph: Garrett MacLean/The Guardian Industrial runoff and lax standards have tainted…

5 years ago
State chips in money for project to try to “destroy” PFAS in wastewaterState chips in money for project to try to “destroy” PFAS in wastewater

State chips in money for project to try to “destroy” PFAS in wastewater

Photo: The sample room at the Grand Rapids wastewater treatment facility. DUSTIN DWYER / MICHIGAN RADIO The swirling liquid rushes…

5 years ago
First Clip: Ellen Page’s New Documentary About Environmental RacismFirst Clip: Ellen Page’s New Documentary About Environmental Racism

First Clip: Ellen Page’s New Documentary About Environmental Racism

In There’s Something In the Water, a new documentary premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival this weekend, co-directors and…

6 years ago