Legislation – Policy

Scope Of Heavy Pesticide Use On Oahu — Finally In The Public Domain

Photo: Sally Paulson, owner of the Pahipahi’alua Walking Horse Ranch, pets one of her Tennessee walking horses. She lost three…

2 years ago

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…

2 years ago

THIS JUST IN … State Water Project allocation increased to 30%

Photo: A drone view of low water conditions at West Branch Feather River Bridge along Highway 70 located at Lake…

2 years ago

$8B settlement between First Nations, feds in clean water class action

Photo: Two class actions over lack of clean water in First Nations were filed in 2019 and then combined in…

3 years ago

Safe drinking water remains out of reach for many Californians

An estimated 370,000 Californians rely on drinking water that may contain high levels of arsenic, nitrate or hexavalent chromium, and…

3 years ago

Florida begins emergency feeding, rescue of starving manatees

Record numbers of endangered manatees are dying as polluted waters kill off their food sources Florida wildlife officials will undertake…

3 years ago

California’s Central Valley may never recover from past and future droughts

Water in the San Luis reservoir, which was constructed as a storage reservoir in California’s Central Valley. Groundwater in this…

3 years ago

Agribusiness focuses on drought, not climate change

Arizona Capitol Times You will never hear the words “water crisis” said aloud in the in the chambers of the…

3 years ago

‘Like It Never Happened’: Federal Judge Tosses Trump Attack on Clean Water Rule

Denying a Biden administration request to temporarily retain the rule, the judge reestablished "the careful balance of state and federal…

3 years ago

‘Water is a human right,’ Democrats say…

…with new bills addressing Flint crisis, Detroit shutoffs Photo: State Rep. Stephanie Chang, D-Detroit, introduces a package of water quality…

3 years ago