US environmental regulators have decided they will not put restrictions on perchlorate – a rocket fuel ingredient known to harm fetal brain development – in drinking water. The Environmental Protection Agency argued that the federal government, states and public water systems have already taken proactive steps to reduce perchlorate levels.
As a biologist and environmental advocate, even before the pandemic, I was scared by the headlines about our planet: A 75% decline in insect biomass with a 40% loss of insect species predicted; a United Nations warning of the imminent extinction of 1 million species worldwide; a 3 billion loss of birds in United States and Canada over the past half-century; […]
U.S. House of Representatives Democrats on Thursday unveiled a $1.5 trillion infrastructure bill that they will seek to pass in coming weeks, arguing it has been made more urgent by the coronavirus pandemic. The legislation would spur construction or improvements f roads, bridges, ports, clean energy, schools and other projects that experts say have long […]
Attorneys for 18 states and two major cities were in federal court Thursday asking a judge to grant a preliminary injunction that would prevent the Environmental Protection Agency from removing protections from temporary streams, wetlands and other minor water bodies.
The Trump administration has rolled back dozens of long-standing environmental protections. Now California is trying a new tack: Writing its own rules.
Trump Administration Will Not Regulate Rocket Fuel Chemical in Drinking Water
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /The Guardianby Emily HoldenUS environmental regulators have decided they will not put restrictions on perchlorate – a rocket fuel ingredient known to harm fetal brain development – in drinking water. The Environmental Protection Agency argued that the federal government, states and public water systems have already taken proactive steps to reduce perchlorate levels.
Opinion: California Can Lead the World to a More Sustainable Agriculture Industry
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /Cal Mattersby Steve ShimekAs a biologist and environmental advocate, even before the pandemic, I was scared by the headlines about our planet: A 75% decline in insect biomass with a 40% loss of insect species predicted; a United Nations warning of the imminent extinction of 1 million species worldwide; a 3 billion loss of birds in United States and Canada over the past half-century; […]
U.S. House Democrats Unveil $1.5 Trillion Infrastructure Plan
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Reutersby Richard CowanU.S. House of Representatives Democrats on Thursday unveiled a $1.5 trillion infrastructure bill that they will seek to pass in coming weeks, arguing it has been made more urgent by the coronavirus pandemic. The legislation would spur construction or improvements f roads, bridges, ports, clean energy, schools and other projects that experts say have long […]
California and EPA Tussle Over Water-Quality Protections
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /Courthouse News Serviceby Matthew RendaAttorneys for 18 states and two major cities were in federal court Thursday asking a judge to grant a preliminary injunction that would prevent the Environmental Protection Agency from removing protections from temporary streams, wetlands and other minor water bodies.
Filling Trump Void, California Steps in to Protect Birds, Wetlands
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /Cal Mattersby Julie CartThe Trump administration has rolled back dozens of long-standing environmental protections. Now California is trying a new tack: Writing its own rules.
San Francisco Awarded $513M for Wastewater Upgrades
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /Water WorldEPA announced the second WIFIA Loan supporting San Francisco’s Southeast Treatment Plant, which treats 80 percent of the city’s wastewater.