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Tag: drinking water

Microplastics collected in the San Francisco Bay Area are identified and labeled accordingly for an ongoing study in a lab headed by Chelsea Rochman, an assistant professor at the University of Toronto. Photo by Cole Brookson courtesy of Rochman Lab
Posted inEnvironment

Premature or precautionary? California is first to tackle microplastics in drinking water

Avatar by Rachel Becker March 15, 2021March 15, 2021

Huge gaps exist in scientific knowledge, but California is about to set the world’s first health guidelines for microplastics in drinking water. Yet no one agrees how to test water for the tiny bits of plastic, or how dangerous they are.

Posted inMy Turn

We can find common ground to solve challenging water issues

Avatar by Guest Commentary November 30, 2020November 24, 2020
Posted inWhatMatters

California’s $26B surplus raises tough choices

Emily Hoeven by Emily Hoeven November 19, 2020November 19, 2020
Posted inCalifornia's Toxic Legacy

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

Rebecca Sohn by Rebecca Sohn November 19, 2020November 21, 2020
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, 2020December 4, 2020
Posted inMy Turn

Desalination plant in Orange County will help ensure clean drinking water

Avatar by Guest Commentary October 16, 2020October 15, 2020
natural resources
Posted inMy Turn

Despite unprecedented times, natural resources should remain important to the Legislature

Avatar by Guest Commentary August 28, 2020August 26, 2020
Posted inDisaster Days

Disaster Days: How megafires, guns and other 21st century crises are disrupting California schools

Ricardo Cano by Ricardo Cano September 16, 2019September 17, 2020
Posted inWhatMatters

Safe water, opioid sales, CBD, and a charity runs afoul of Xavier Becerra

Dan MorainAvatar by Dan Morain and Barbara Harvey July 25, 2019July 25, 2019
Photo: Bottles of water on display at a 2018 Sacramento rally. Photo by Antoinette Siu/CALmatters
Posted inCommentary, Environment, My Turn, Water

Californians must pitch in to make drinking water safe for everyone

Avatar by Guest Commentary May 9, 2019

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