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‘A Ticking Time Bomb’: Why California Can’t Provide Safe Drinking Water to All Its Residents
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /Los Angeles Timesby Dorany Pineda, Hayley Smith, Ian James, Gabrielle Lamarr Lemee, Katie LicariIn the Mojave Desert community of North Edwards, 5-year-old Adam Ezelle knows never to drink water from the tap, which contains dangerous levels of arsenic.
In the tiny farming and oil refining community of Fuller Acres, where a potent carcinogen has tainted groundwater wells, Maria Martinez and her family say they feel neglected by a state that has pledged clean water for all of its residents.
US is Coming Clean on PFAS in Drinking Water
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /Engineering News-Recordby Pam McFarland, Mary B. Powers, Debra K. RubinCongress has allocated billions of dollars to address contamination caused by the ubiquitous class of “forever” chemicals known as PFAS—with billions also earmarked in recent legal settlements with manufacturers—but drinking water managers, construction sector experts and other stakeholders say the true cost of cleanup could be much higher.
Opinion: California’s Regulated Water Utilities Work Constantly to Provide Safe, Clean Water
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Desert Newsby Jennifer CapitoloWater is a precious resource, essential to life and requires our utmost care. As drought, climate change, wildfires and other natural disasters become more impactful, it is more important than ever that we are meeting our everyday and emergency water needs.
San Diego Coastkeeper Welcomes East Coast Transplant to Helm
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Joshua Emerson SmithSan Diego Coastkeeper announced this week that Phillip Musegaas will take over in October as the water-quality nonprofit’s new executive director. He’s moving from Washington, D.C., where he worked for more than seven years as the Potomac Riverkeeper Network’s vice president of programs and litigation.
Opinion: California Has Work to Do to Provide Clean Water for All
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The Mercury Newsby Robert Rivas and Cristina GarciaOn the 50th anniversary of the Clean Water Act, we should celebrate its successes. San Francisco has stopped the dumping of raw sewage into the Bay. Rivers no longer catch on fire due to flammable contaminants. Wildlife has returned to once abandoned estuaries and wetlands. California has made great strides in protecting our waters for swimming, fishing, and other human activities — in affluent areas.
Solar Panel Water Systems Could Be Headed to Central California
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /ABC 30by Kassandra GutierrezSince 2014, SOURCE Global has been aiming to provide clean drinking water to thousands of people across the world.
The company has reached 53 countries. Now, they are looking to help the Central Valley.
“I think it is very important to avoid ingesting contaminants like uranium, arsenic and nitrates that are very common in the Central Valley,” says Clara McBane, Senior VP or SOURCE Global.
Biden Administration Acts to Restore Clean-Water Safeguards
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /PBS News Hourby Suman Naishadham, Matthew Daly,The Biden administration took action Thursday to restore federal protections for hundreds of thousands of small streams, wetlands and other waterways, undoing a Trump-era rule that was considered one of that administration’s hallmark environmental rollbacks.
San Diego’s Project Clean Water Wins Gold MarCom Award
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /The Coronado TimesProject Clean Water, San Diego County’s initiative dedicated to protecting water quality won a gold award at the MarCom Awards, an international creative competition that recognizes outstanding achievement by marketing and communication. The award is for the “52 Ways to Love Your Water” video that was created as part of the 5-year county-wide public education and outreach initiative around stormwater pollution and water quality.
Opinion: Clean Water in California is Overdue
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /CalMattersby Sean BothwellForty-nine years ago this week, Congress passed the federal Clean Water Act, with the goal of restoring America’s waters. Yet today, 95% of California’s rivers, lakes, bays and wetlands are plagued by pesticides, metals, pathogens, trash and sediment, making it unsafe to swim, fish or drink. As we approach the 50th anniversary of this landmark environmental legislation, it is time for the state to get on track toward ensuring swimmable, fishable and drinkable waters for all Californians.
Underserved communities of color shoulder far too much of the cost of unsafe water. But the state has increasingly treated these communities as water quality “sacrifice zones.”
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