California’s recycling rate has fallen from a peak of 50% to 40%, well short of the 75%-by-2020 goal established by the Legislature, according to a recent report by CalRecycle, the state agency that manages recycling programs.
The EPA won’t be able to set drinking water limits for two PFAS chemicals in the next year, agency administrator Andrew Wheeler told the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Wednesday. The Environmental Protection Agency determined that it’ll set maximum contaminant levels (MCL) for the two chemicals—PFOA and PFOS—in drinking water, but hasn’t proposed what […]
California isn’t running out of water,” says Richard Luthy. “It’s running out of cheap water. But the state can’t keep doing what it’s been doing for the past 100 years.” Luthy knows. As a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Stanford, as well as director of a National Science Foundation center to re-invent urban water […]
Nine states have sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for curtailing enforcement of rules on air and water pollution during the COVID-19 pandemic, saying the pullback puts the public at even greater risk.
Though the last couple of weekends have seen wet weather, it hasn’t been enough to keep up with the yearly average in time for summer in California. The Sierra Nevada snowpack, which is tested regularly by employees of the California Department of Water Resources, has yielded some grim results so far in 2020 in terms […]
Opinion: As Recycling Rate Drops, California Should Embrace Innovative Recycling Technologies
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /Cal Mattersby Tim ShestekCalifornia’s recycling rate has fallen from a peak of 50% to 40%, well short of the 75%-by-2020 goal established by the Legislature, according to a recent report by CalRecycle, the state agency that manages recycling programs.
Three Signs that Battery Energy Storage is Mainstream Today
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /PV Magazineby Paul DaileyWith the inclusion of battery energy storage into new building codes and safety standards, it’s obvious just how mainstream storage is today.
PFAS Limits in Drinking Water to Take More Than a Year, EPA Says
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Bloomberg Lawby Sylvia CarignanThe EPA won’t be able to set drinking water limits for two PFAS chemicals in the next year, agency administrator Andrew Wheeler told the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Wednesday. The Environmental Protection Agency determined that it’ll set maximum contaminant levels (MCL) for the two chemicals—PFOA and PFOS—in drinking water, but hasn’t proposed what […]
Less Water Could Sustain More Californians If We Make Every Drop Count
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Phys.org (Stanford University)by Edmund L. AndrewsCalifornia isn’t running out of water,” says Richard Luthy. “It’s running out of cheap water. But the state can’t keep doing what it’s been doing for the past 100 years.” Luthy knows. As a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Stanford, as well as director of a National Science Foundation center to re-invent urban water […]
9 States Sue EPA for ‘Blanket Waiver’ As Nation Fights Pandemic
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /The Sacramento Beeby Jennifer BjorhusNine states have sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for curtailing enforcement of rules on air and water pollution during the COVID-19 pandemic, saying the pullback puts the public at even greater risk.
Snow-Water Equivalent Still Down Despite Recent Storms
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /Enterprise Recordby Jake HutchisonThough the last couple of weekends have seen wet weather, it hasn’t been enough to keep up with the yearly average in time for summer in California. The Sierra Nevada snowpack, which is tested regularly by employees of the California Department of Water Resources, has yielded some grim results so far in 2020 in terms […]