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In California’s Farm Country, Climate Change Is Likely to Trigger More Pesticide Use, Fouling Waterways

/in , /by /Inside Climate Newsby Liza Gross

Every spring, California farmers brace themselves for signs of wriggling organisms destined to launch multigenerational attacks on their crops.

Many insect species survive the winter as eggs or larvae and then emerge in early spring as the first generation to feed and breed on millions of acres of California vineyards, orchards and row crops. Climate change will complicate farmers’ efforts to control these pests in complex and unpredictable ways.

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L.A.’s Coast Was Once a DDT Dumping Ground. No One Could See It — Until Now

/in , , /by /Los Angeles Timesby Rosanna Xia

Not far from Santa Catalina Island, in an ocean shared by divers and fishermen, kelp forests and whales, David Valentine decoded unusual signals underwater that gave him chills.

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Newsom’s Conservation Order Raises More Skepticism for Farmers and Ranchers

/in , /by /Agri Pulseby Brad Hooker

The order raises more questions about the administration’s agenda when it comes to pesticides and freshwater flows for threatened fish species.

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What Happens When a Drinking Water System Fails? Ask This Small California Town

/in , , /by /The Sacramento Beeby Monica Vaughan

Residents in Earlimart, California, lost water service when a 50-year-old well on Mary Ann Avenue failed in late May.

When it came back on, the main source of drinking water for more than 8,000 residents became a well contaminated with a chemical from banned pesticides. And most residents didn’t know.

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