Public health

California Assembly advances bill to eliminate lead from school drinking water

New test data shows alarming levels at childcare centers SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Today the California State Assembly handily passed a…

1 year ago

Veterans on Borrowed Time Fume Over Delays on Toxic Water Claims

Photo: More than 45,000 claims from Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune already been filed, but potentially 10 times more are…

2 years ago

EPA Proposes to Establish First-Time Clean Water Act Protections for Over 250 Tribes

EPA’s proposed baseline water quality standards would usher in new Clean Water Act protections for Tribal Nation waterways May 3,…

2 years ago

Red Hill Chemical Leak Caused By Contractor And Navy Failures, Investigation Finds

Photo: Vice Adm. John Wade, commander of Joint Task Force Red Hill, shared findings from the chemical leak investigation on…

2 years ago

Report Adds to Evidence of Widespread PFAS Contamination; Calls for Removal of Products

04 May (Beyond Pesticides, May 4, 2023) One of the most widely used insecticides in California, Intrepid 2F, contains harmful levels of…

2 years ago

Flint STILL Has a Water Crisis—9 Years Later

Jordan Chariton reports from Flint on the 9th anniversary of the Flint water crisis & cover up. “My water has…

2 years ago

Canada oil sands leak heightens First Nations’ calls to clean up tailings

Photo: Demonstrators rally against Imperial Oil’s ongoing tailings pond leak, in Ottawa By Nia Williams (Reuters) - In early February,…

2 years ago

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

One fish, two fish, redfish: Drug fish

Photo: Andy Distrubell tested this large redfish caught near Anna Maria Island. Photo: Captain David White. A recently released study…

2 years ago

An aerial fire retardant is widely used in Northern California. Is it harming the environment?

Photo: Russian Riverkeeper’s Birkin Newell surveys Mill Creek and the now regrowing redwoods, Tuesday, April 4, 2023 that dot the…

2 years ago