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Category: Water

Posted inCalifornia's Toxic Legacy

What happens when a rural area’s only well is contaminated?

Rebecca Sohn by Rebecca Sohn November 19, 2020

As California’s new requirements for forever chemicals kick in, small providers in remote towns struggle to clean up their water.

A water tank serving Buena Vista Migrant Center near Watsonville on Nov. 10, 2020. The tank stores water from a well that exceeds state guidelines for a chemical called PFOA by 3 parts per trillion--the state's new threshold is 10. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
Posted inCalifornia's Toxic Legacy

Well water throughout California contaminated with ‘forever chemicals’

Avatar by Rachel Becker November 19, 2020
Oil money is flowing to many California Democrats this election season. Pumpjacks photo by John Ciccarelli, Bureau of Land Management.
Posted inEnvironment

New state park? Climate catalyst fund? On hold in Newsom’s coronavirus-afflicted budget

AvatarAvatarRebecca Sohn by Julie Cart, Rachel Becker and Rebecca Sohn May 14, 2020
Arial view of Sacramento River and San Joaquin River Delta.
Posted inExplainers

Water is life. It’s also a battle. So what does the future hold for California?

Avatar by Alastair Bland February 27, 2020
Maj. Sonia Walker, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron aerial reconnaissance weather officer, verifies the dropsonde data is accurate before sending it via satellite to the National Hurricane Center. Photo by Rachel Becker for CalMatters
Posted inEnvironment

Drought or dangerous flooding? Research to save California’s rain

Avatar by Rachel Becker February 25, 2020
Posted inReader Reactions

Desalination is a bad investment

Avatar by Guest Commentary February 7, 2020
A view of the Kincade Fire in Sonoma County collected by the Terra satellite on Oct. 27, 2019. Image: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS).
Posted inEnvironment

Fires, floods and more: A view of California from space in 2019

Avatar by Rachel Becker December 31, 2019
Posted inCalifornia Divide

For California well owners, clean water is hard to get as state, local hurdles remain

by Cresencio Rodriguez-Delgado October 31, 2019
Posted inEnvironment

Trump plan could bring growers more water. But will it harm California’s rare salmon?

Avatar by Alastair Bland October 25, 2019
Posted inCalifornia Divide

Central Coast project would raise water bills, endanger aquifer, opponents say

by Kate Cimini October 24, 2019

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