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LAist: New study raises questions about heavy metals in fire retardantsLAist: New study raises questions about heavy metals in fire retardants

LAist: New study raises questions about heavy metals in fire retardants

Over the past decade, about 67 million gallons of fire retardant have been dropped on wildfires across California, according to…

5 months ago
Boiling Point: Heat, fires, floods — extreme weather has affected 99% of AmericansBoiling Point: Heat, fires, floods — extreme weather has affected 99% of Americans

Boiling Point: Heat, fires, floods — extreme weather has affected 99% of Americans

A firefighter walks through haze as the Park fire burns near Mineral, Calif., in early August. (Noah Berger / Associated…

7 months ago
Protecting communities and watersheds through research in a redwood forestProtecting communities and watersheds through research in a redwood forest

Protecting communities and watersheds through research in a redwood forest

Tour group hikes through Jackson Demonstration State Forest in Northern California. Credit: Photo by Hilary Clark, U.S. Forest Service Water…

7 months ago
Drought-driven water pollution hits California Latino communities hardDrought-driven water pollution hits California Latino communities hard

Drought-driven water pollution hits California Latino communities hard

Drought-driven drinking water contamination is disproportionately affecting members of California’s Latino communities, a new study has found. Among the pollutants…

8 months ago
STANFORD NEWS: A new approach to the problem of water affordabilitySTANFORD NEWS: A new approach to the problem of water affordability

STANFORD NEWS: A new approach to the problem of water affordability

Soaring water utility bills force many households to ration water use for essential needs while still falling behind on payments.…

8 months ago
Turning agricultural waste to treasureTurning agricultural waste to treasure

Turning agricultural waste to treasure

New funding will help Berkeley Lab and partners improve how the diverse agricultural waste in California’s Northern San Joaquin Valley…

8 months ago
Dragonflies Reveal Surprising Insights into Mercury PollutionDragonflies Reveal Surprising Insights into Mercury Pollution

Dragonflies Reveal Surprising Insights into Mercury Pollution

Public Participants Make Monitoring Possible in Uncharted Locations Sources/Usage: Public Domain. View Media DetailsThe map above shows sites where dragonfly larvae…

8 months ago
EPA releases information that states and Tribes can use to protect local fish from toxic tire chemicalsEPA releases information that states and Tribes can use to protect local fish from toxic tire chemicals

EPA releases information that states and Tribes can use to protect local fish from toxic tire chemicals

From the US EPA: Today, June 10 [2024], the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency published water quality screening values under the…

9 months ago
‘Grey infrastructure’ can’t meet future water storage needs‘Grey infrastructure’ can’t meet future water storage needs

‘Grey infrastructure’ can’t meet future water storage needs

Photo: Aerial view of the Saint Etienne Cantales hydroelectric dam in France. | Romain Longieras A new study maps how energy and…

10 months ago
Well Data Explorer: Visualizing Contaminated Groundwater in 3DWell Data Explorer: Visualizing Contaminated Groundwater in 3D

Well Data Explorer: Visualizing Contaminated Groundwater in 3D

Map: A 3D view with basemap transparency adjusted to show underground wells, with filtering by chemical and the category of…

11 months ago