Legislation – Policy

Who Pays to Get Forever Chemicals Out of Drinking Water? It Could Be You

Officials say settlements with 3M and DuPont won’t cover all of the costs of building new filtration systems Photo: Wausau,…

11 months ago

PRESS RELEASE: Baykeeper Sues Federal Agency for Failing to Meet Endangered Species Act Requirements

Fish and Wildlife Service Missed Congressional Deadlines to Protect Longfin Smelt San Francisco Baykeeper late last week filed a lawsuit against the…

11 months ago

The ridiculously stupid reason the US is letting animals spiral toward oblivion

Art: Eleanor Taylor for Vox Good God, give this US agency a few more dollars to stop a mass extinction. Exactly…

12 months ago

NCA5: Drought and Climate Change in 10 Maps

Map: Under an intermediate scenario, soil moisture is projected to decrease during the summer months for most of the country…

12 months ago

Military firefighters’ ‘forever chemical’ exposures remain unrecognized by the VA.

In the late 1960s and early 1970s, the armed forces began employing aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF) on many U.S. military…

12 months ago

Opinion: The Logjam in Biden’s $50 Billion Dollar Wildfire Plan

Photo: Night operations on the Caldor Fire in September, 2021. Acacia England/USFS The administration’s plan to thin forests ignores an…

1 year ago

CV-SALTS

Providing safe drinking water and managing water quality in the Central Valley for long-term sustainability. The CV-SALTS Program is a…

1 year ago

Flood risk for millions in USA from the ageing network of levees

There are nearly 2,000 kilometres of levees in the Joaquin River delta in northern California. Image: Jeffrey T Kreulen/Shutterstock Nationwide,…

1 year ago

Opinion: Our water is polluted with ‘forever chemicals.’ Here’s how some agencies are stepping in.

In this June 7, 2018, file photo, PFAS, or perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, foam gathers at the the Van Etten…

1 year ago

Upcoming Deadlines for Water Agencies for PFAS Settlements

Deadlines are upcoming related to the multi-district per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) litigation. The relevant settlements are with DuPont, Chemours,…

1 year ago