Windblown dust from the shrinking Salton Sea harms the respiratory health of children living nearby, triggering asthma, coughing, wheezing and disrupted sleep, USC research shows. The findings also indicate that children living closest to the sea, who are exposed to more dust in the air, may be the most affected.
California is in the very early stages of making it easier for desalination plants along the coast. The State Water Resources Control Board took the first step today toward changing its ocean protection standards to make it faster to permit desalination plants and to clarify how and when developers measure and mitigate the harm to […]
Walter Byrd remembers the first time sewage came bubbling out of his toilet like it was yesterday. “It was just pumping up through there,” Byrd says. “One of the bathrooms was so full of waste, at least 4 inches high in there. It smelled just like a hog pen.”
State water regulators are in the early stages of easing environmental rules for desalination plants along California’s coast to boost water supplies as the climate changes. The State Water Resources Control Board kick-started its process to amend its ocean protection standards for desalination plants at a scoping meeting Monday after Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered the […]
It is almost impossible to be against a rule announced by the Environmental Protection Agency this month requiring utilities to replace all lead pipes within a decade. After all, who opposes the swift removal of a deadly toxin from drinking water? But there’s a tricky road ahead, and it’s an expensive one to travel. The […]
The Biden and Newsom administrations will soon adopt new rules for California’s major water delivery systems that will determine how much water may be pumped from rivers while providing protections for imperiled fish species. But California environmental groups, while supportive of efforts to rewrite the rules, are criticizing the proposed changes and warning that the […]
Salton Sea, an Area Rich with Lithium, is a Hot Spot for Child Respiratory Issues
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kylie Capuano /Science Xby Leigh HopperWindblown dust from the shrinking Salton Sea harms the respiratory health of children living nearby, triggering asthma, coughing, wheezing and disrupted sleep, USC research shows. The findings also indicate that children living closest to the sea, who are exposed to more dust in the air, may be the most affected.
Newsom Goes North for a Climate Fight
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kylie Capuano /Politicoby Jordan WolmanCalifornia is in the very early stages of making it easier for desalination plants along the coast. The State Water Resources Control Board took the first step today toward changing its ocean protection standards to make it faster to permit desalination plants and to clarify how and when developers measure and mitigate the harm to […]
PODCAST: How Aging Water Systems are Pushing Sewage into U.S. Homes
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kylie Capuano /New York Public RadioWalter Byrd remembers the first time sewage came bubbling out of his toilet like it was yesterday. “It was just pumping up through there,” Byrd says. “One of the bathrooms was so full of waste, at least 4 inches high in there. It smelled just like a hog pen.”
California Looks to Streamline Desalination Plants
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kylie Capuano /E&E Newsby Camille von KaenelState water regulators are in the early stages of easing environmental rules for desalination plants along California’s coast to boost water supplies as the climate changes. The State Water Resources Control Board kick-started its process to amend its ocean protection standards for desalination plants at a scoping meeting Monday after Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered the […]
OPINION: A New Rule Requires Lead Pipes to be Gone Within a Decade. It Won’t be Easy
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kylie Capuano /The Washington PostIt is almost impossible to be against a rule announced by the Environmental Protection Agency this month requiring utilities to replace all lead pipes within a decade. After all, who opposes the swift removal of a deadly toxin from drinking water? But there’s a tricky road ahead, and it’s an expensive one to travel. The […]
Amid Controversy, California and the Biden Administration are Preparing New Water Plans
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kylie Capuano /Los Angeles Timesby Ian JamesThe Biden and Newsom administrations will soon adopt new rules for California’s major water delivery systems that will determine how much water may be pumped from rivers while providing protections for imperiled fish species. But California environmental groups, while supportive of efforts to rewrite the rules, are criticizing the proposed changes and warning that the […]