President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to run the nation’s health agency, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has railed against the practice of adding fluoride to drinking water, a measure that public health experts and dentists credit with reductions in tooth decay. Seven out of 10 Americans who get their drinking water from public water systems receive fluoridated water, according […]
Juana Valle never imagined she’d be scared to drink water from her tap or eat fresh eggs and walnuts when she bought her 5-acre farm in San Juan Bautista three years ago. Escaping city life and growing her own food was a dream come true for the 52-year-old. Then Valle began to suspect water from her well […]
A recent bit of good news from the western United States is a welcome bright spot in the region’s long-running efforts to conserve precious water resources amid a growing population and an expanding agricultural industry. Water levels in Lake Mead, the country’s largest reservoir, have risen nearly 5 metres in the past two years after […]
The Newsom administration is refining a contentious set of proposed rules, years in the making, that would reshape how farms and cities draw water from the Central Valley’s Delta and its rivers. Backed by more than $1 billion in state funds, the rules, if adopted, would require water users to help restore rivers and rebuild depleted […]
By this time of year, Southern California has usually recorded some measurable rainfall. Santa Ana winds, meanwhile, are typically dying down. But this December, neither is the case.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s skepticism about fluoride has become a focal point in the debate about whether he’s suitable to run the nation’s health department. His pledge that the Trump administration would “advise all U.S. systems to remove fluoride from public water” has sparked outcry among dentists and some public health experts who say that fluoridated water […]
Which States Mandate Fluoride in Drinking Water
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage, News /by Jordan Beane /Washington Postby Hannah RechtPresident-elect Donald Trump’s pick to run the nation’s health agency, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has railed against the practice of adding fluoride to drinking water, a measure that public health experts and dentists credit with reductions in tooth decay. Seven out of 10 Americans who get their drinking water from public water systems receive fluoridated water, according […]
Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ Taint Rural California Drinking Water
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage, News /by Jordan Beane /Times of San Diegoby Hannah NormanJuana Valle never imagined she’d be scared to drink water from her tap or eat fresh eggs and walnuts when she bought her 5-acre farm in San Juan Bautista three years ago. Escaping city life and growing her own food was a dream come true for the 52-year-old. Then Valle began to suspect water from her well […]
Huge Conservation Success Replenishes Water for 40 Million People
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage, News /by Jordan Beane /The Weather Networkby Dennis MersereauA recent bit of good news from the western United States is a welcome bright spot in the region’s long-running efforts to conserve precious water resources amid a growing population and an expanding agricultural industry. Water levels in Lake Mead, the country’s largest reservoir, have risen nearly 5 metres in the past two years after […]
‘No Way, Not Possible’: California Has a Plan for New Water Rules. Will It Save Salmon From Extinction?
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage, News, Uncategorized /by Jordan Beane /Cal Mattersby Alastair BlandThe Newsom administration is refining a contentious set of proposed rules, years in the making, that would reshape how farms and cities draw water from the Central Valley’s Delta and its rivers. Backed by more than $1 billion in state funds, the rules, if adopted, would require water users to help restore rivers and rebuild depleted […]
With Bone-Dry Conditions, Southern California High Fire Danger Could Linger Into the New Year
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage, News /by Jordan Beane /Los Angeles Timesby Grace TooheyBy this time of year, Southern California has usually recorded some measurable rainfall. Santa Ana winds, meanwhile, are typically dying down. But this December, neither is the case.
How to Make Sense of the Fluoride Debate
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage, News /by Jordan Beane /New York Timesby Melinda Wenner MoyerRobert F. Kennedy Jr.’s skepticism about fluoride has become a focal point in the debate about whether he’s suitable to run the nation’s health department. His pledge that the Trump administration would “advise all U.S. systems to remove fluoride from public water” has sparked outcry among dentists and some public health experts who say that fluoridated water […]