pollution

Pesticides are likely impacting invertebrate life essential to our nation’s streams

A new nationwide study by USGS scientists provides additional scientific evidence that pesticides are likely negatively impacting aquatic invertebrate community…

10 months ago

Gastrointestinal Issues Increase In South Bay With Possible Ties To Transboundary Flows

Photo: South Bay Urgent Care has seen an increase in gastrointestinal issues during spikes in transboundary flows. Photo by Alessandra…

11 months ago

Toxic chemical reactions fuel crises at L.A. County landfills

Photo: The Sunshine Canyon landfill lies just beyond the Granada Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles. Area residents have complained of…

12 months ago

Stricter Microplastics Regulations Are on the Horizon. Here’s How California Manufacturers Should Prepare

According to the American Chemical Association, the average American consumes up to 121,000 microplastic particles each year—through air, water, and soil—and…

12 months ago

KNOWABLE: In the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, new marine ecosystems are flourishing

In the Pacific Ocean, between Hawaii and California, at least 79,000 metric tons of plastic has coalesced to create the Great Pacific…

1 year ago