Severely Polluted Waters

• Rapid test strips detect swimming water contamination 05.02.2012
• Alliance Claims Magic Mountain Pollutes River With Cleaning Practices 04.27.2012
• Six Flags Magic Mountain polluting river, coalition alleges 04.27.2012
• Environmentalists, farmers take water quality fight to state 04.23.2012
• California fracking bill would protect industry 'trade secrets' 04.20.2012
• Water issues, struggling dairies cloud California agriculture 04.19.2012
• Herbicide regulations tighten over salmon protection 04.16.2012
• Port appeals bay cleanup order 04.13.2012
• Fracking bill moves forward in California Legislature 04.12.2012
• Feds say 3 pesticides harmful to salmon 04.11.2012
• Scarce water spreads disease on waterfowl refuge 04.11.2012
• Challenge Filed to End Destructive Suction Dredge Mining in California's Rivers 04.04.2012
• S.B. Channelkeeper Settles Lawsuit with Santa Barbara 03.28.2012
• Judge gives feds 6 months to clean up border plant 03.23.2012
• Maker of methyl iodide scraps controversial pesticide 03.21.2012
• Regulators want Avalon to clean up its deceptively clear water 03.20.2012
• Spotlight on nitrate in Salinas drinking water 03.19.2012
• EPA mystified by stingy DDT pollution in SF Bay 03.19.2012
• Water quality board approves new ag rules: Contentious issue likely to face a higher court 03.16.2012
• Oil extraction method widely used in California with little oversight 03.16.2012
• Regulators ready to force bay cleanup 03.14.2012
• New rules aim to reduce ag pollution 03.13.2012
• Describe your local beach 03.12.2012
• Mercury in fish at area lakes raises alarm; new regulations sought for Shasta, Whiskeytown 03.09.2012
• State, Salinas-area strawberry growers grapple with pesticide reduction 03.08.2012
• Ocean water quality testing may be limited this fall 03.08.2012
• Ag industry and environmentalists wrestle over new runoff rules 03.05.2012
• Scientists Establish Links Between Agricultural Use and Transport to Streams 03.02.2012
• Limits planned for suction dredging; gold miners upset 02.24.2012
• Water Board sets hearing to adopt agricultural order 02.23.2012
• Russian River science panel created 02.22.2012
• State water-quality board approves plan for restoring ocean waters near ports 02.08.2012
• New beach water rules: Enough to make you sick 02.07.2012
• Ag runoff center of water quality debate 02.03.2012
• EPA Proposal Allows 1 in 28 People to get Sick at U.S. Beaches 01.31.2012
• Public Health improves oyster quality control 01.23.2012
• Judge Puts Onus on State to Prove It Considered Methyl Iodide Alternatives 01.13.2012
• EPA cracks down on Redwood City company polluting San Francisco Bay 01.11.2012
• Toxic releases rose 16 percent in 2010, EPA says 01.06.2012
• Another appeal attempts to block America's Cup 01.06.2012
• Water quality boards seek to manage nitrate contamination 12.20.2011
• USDA Revises National Nutrient Management Standard to Achieve Maximum Agricultural, Environmental Benefits 12.15.2011
• Colfax hurt by regulation or irresponsible stewards? 12.06.2011
• Urban 'cesspool' turns to showpiece over decades 11.29.2011
• Algae blooms' sudden spread stumps scientists 11.28.2011
• Congressional panel eyes fracking wastewater rules 11.22.2011
• Elkhorn Slough teeters on 'algal mess' 11.15.2011
• California pioneers plan for trimming toxins 11.14.2011
• Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors may enter methyl iodide debate 11.08.2011
• Stalled Malibu Lagoon restoration gets go-ahead 10.28.2011
• Methyl Iodide Approved under Industry Pressure 10.24.2011
• California waters show widespread pollution 10.18.2011
• Upgrading water systems can reduce pollution - and put nearly 1.9 million people to work 10.04.2011
• State uses more muscle against mussels 09.27.2011
• Red tide killing abalone off California 09.19.2011
• Environmental toxins in San Francisco Bay could increase with Delta water plan 09.16.2011
• Abalone die-off plagues the coast 09.08.2011
• Banned Pesticide Use Remains High in CA Strawberry Fields 09.07.2011
• Memos show staff questioned rationale for pesticide approval 08.25.2011
• A fracking mess 08.25.2011
• Ventura Water and Public Interest Groups Protect Santa Clara River Estuary with Settlement 08.19.2011
• 'Frack' oil wells draw California into debate 08.17.2011
• Toxins troubling in fish caught in local waters 08.15.2011
• Federal panel urges greater tabs on 'fracking' 08.11.2011
• Launching a new vision of the L.A. River 08.09.2011
• Invader invited to defend Delta 08.08.2011
• Local Eyesores Leaching Toxics Into Bay 07.19.2011
• Agricultural water discharge approval is challenged 07.13.2011
• E. Coli Can Survive in Stream Sediments for Months 07.06.2011
• EPA sued over state toxic waste dump sites 07.06.2011
• Senate Hold Placed on Aquatic Pesticides Bill 07.05.2011
• California's new pesticide plan sparks protest 06.27.2011
• Water Wars 06.20.2011
• Petaluma River cleanup kicks off 06.13.2011
• Coalition to sue U.S. over toxic farmland runoff 06.09.2011
• Sport fish contaminated along California's urban coastline 06.01.2011
• Water quality worsens at L.A. County beaches, annual report card finds 05.27.2011
• Most Bay Area beaches rated high for water quality 05.26.2011
• Delta salt removal order on hold 05.17.2011
• Neighbors, farmworkers ask EPA to ban use of fumigant in California strawberry fields 05.13.2011
• Crews to clean up dumping ground along Petaluma River 05.03.2011
• Ag industry decries over-regulation 04.20.2011
• State may approve farm water runoff cleanup 04.07.2011
• Despite regulations, irrigators are still polluting ground surface water 04.06.2011
• House repudiates NPDES permitting 04.04.2011
• Good News, Bad News About Nitrogen and Phosphorus in Major California Rivers 03.30.2011
• EPA Updates Web Tool Providing Clean Water Violation Trends and State Enforcement Response 03.24.2011
• EPA opens public comment period on strawberry pesticide 03.23.2011
• Victorville compost company to monitor toxin in dead sardines 03.21.2011
• Chevron, San Juan settle water contamination dispute 03.16.2011
• Poisoned fish: An old mercury mine taints California waters 03.14.2011
• Delta waterway nearly clear of junk, toxic debris 02.22.2011
• EPA diving into the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta 02.11.2011
• Korbel continues trash cleanup along river 02.10.2011
• Volunteers begin river cleanup of Korbel dump debris 02.07.2011
• San Diego Makes ‘Worst Drinking Water’ List 02.04.2011
• Farmers fight new water quality regulations: Proposed regulatory program comes before regional water officials in March 02.02.2011
• Oregon poised to adopt the strictest standard for toxic water pollution in the U.S. 01.06.2011
• Methyl iodide's use in state challenged by suit 01.04.2011
• Julia 'Judy' Bonds, 58, dies; outspoken foe of mountaintop strip mining 01.04.2011
• Farmworkers challenge approval of methyl iodide on strawberry fields 01.03.2011
• Owner of Metal Recycling Facility Plant to Pay for Study of Santa Clara River Estuary Pollution 12.28.2010
• Can methyl iodide be used as a pesticide? 12.28.2010
• EPA Analysis Shines New Light on Toxic Pollution 12.20.2010
• California water quality officials consider regulations to control agricultural runoff 12.14.2010
• States Pursue Radon Limits in Drinking Water as EPA Action Lags 12.07.2010
• Group sues Monterey County Water Resources Agency over polluted runoff 10.28.2010
• INLAND: Water districts betting on bacteria for cleanup 10.26.2010
• Monterey Coastkeeper Sues Monterey County Water Resources Agency To Protect Water Quality 10.21.2010
• Smartphones used to gather data about San Jose's urban streams 10.19.2010
• Throwing Good Money at Bad Land 10.19.2010
• BREAKING: Mass Arrests in DC: We Shall No Longer Be Crucified Upon the Cross of Coal (PHOTOS) 09.27.2010
• Security National, Baykeeper settle Balloon Track suit; agreement has SN paying Baykeeper $1.8 million, allowing input on cleanup 09.23.2010
• Calif. Sea Otter Deaths Pinned to Freshwater Toxin 09.17.2010
• Fighting Dirty Water Is World's New Ecological Battle 09.08.2010
• Arsenic in Field Runoff Linked to Poultry Litter 08.16.2010
• List of California's polluted waterways getting longer 08.09.2010
• State Water Board Takes Action on 1,700 Severely Polluted Waterways 08.04.2010
• Pigments may be a new source of PCBs 07.09.2010
• Restoring the L.A. River 07.09.2010
• EPA declares L.A. River 'traditional navigable waters' 07.08.2010
• Mercury found in fish from S.F. water supply 07.07.2010
• California State University Channel Island (“CSUCI”) and Wishtoyo Foundation’s Ventura Coastkeeper (“VCK”) Collaborate 07.07.2010
• CSUCI, Coastkeeper pool resources to study water 07.06.2010
• State Water Board to Take Action on 1,700 Severely Polluted Waterways 06.15.2010
• Report finds delta among most vulnerable rivers 06.02.2010
• Supreme Court refuses to hear L.A.'s appeal to let it dump sludge 06.01.2010
• Valley farmers likely to get nine more years for selenium runoff cleanup 05.28.2010
• EPA will limit pesticides near salmon streams 05.17.2010
• Central Coast farmers push back on new runoff rules 05.13.2010
• Fishable, Swimmable, Drinkable? 05.12.2010
• Soapbox: Growers can change our water from polluted to pure 05.11.2010
• Rescue the Clean Water Act 05.05.2010
• State firms praised for purging toxic chemicals 04.16.2010
• Valley landfill violated disposal rules, EPA says 04.09.2010
• Suisun Bay's ghost fleet may finally R.I.P. 04.01.2010
• Ag Water Target of EDC 04.01.2010
• Feds, state reach deal to clear out mothballed ships 03.30.2010
• Environmental regulators will measure levels of plastic chemical in water supply 03.29.2010
• North Coast water board sets action plan for Klamath River pollution 03.25.2010
• Topical Drugs May Pollute Waterways 03.25.2010
• Klamath River fish diseases spreading 03.24.2010
• Coal's Toxic Sludge 03.17.2010
• Is the Clean Water Act Losing Ground? 03.10.2010
• Lawsuit claims PCBs found in 10 fish oil supplements; product labeling sought 03.02.2010
• New study on pesticide's possible role in worldwide frog decline 03.01.2010
• Maritime Administration knew of Mothball Fleet paint pollution in 1997 02.07.2010
• In a California Town, Birth Defects, Deaths and Questions 02.07.2010
• Even if you're careful, drugs can end up in water 02.07.2010
• EPA official visits Kettleman City, meets mothers whose babies had birth defects 02.04.2010
• Pesticides in California Rivers 02.03.2010
• EPA probes its actions in town with toxic-waste dump 01.29.2010
• Klamath TMDL revisions presented to public 01.28.2010
• Mothball Fleet maintenance unlawful, judge rules 01.21.2010
• Something fishy about state agency lawyer's removal, lawmaker says 01.12.2010
• Bay mussels to be studied for contaminants 12.26.2009
• Even at Sublethal Levels, Pesticides May Slow the Recovery of Wild Salmon Populations 12.17.2009
• Ship cleaned in S.F. before heading to Texas wasteland 12.10.2009
• Ethanol, biodiesel linked to water pollution 12.01.2009
• Toxins found in wetlands threaten to quash land swap 11.17.2009
• Press Release: County Judge Overturns Syar Phase VI Project EIR Approval 11.16.2009
• Clearing the air 11.07.2009
• Suspected Morro Bay pollutant looks more prevalent than previously believed 10.28.2009
• Poison water cleanup efforts bring Erin Brockovich to Oakland 10.20.2009
• Funding to test bacteria in ocean suspended in Seal Beach 10.19.2009
• Health warning at local beaches 10.15.2009
• Bay Area cities must cut trash in storm drains 10.14.2009
• Elkhorn Slough's Troubled Waters 10.14.2009
• S.D. Bay cleanup proposal drags on 10.12.2009
• EPA to brief Boxer on toxic drinking water in schools 10.05.2009
• AP IMPACT: Drinking water at thousands of schools contains unsafe lead, other toxins 09.25.2009
• Strawberry pesticide leaves sour taste 09.24.2009
• AP IMPACT: Review shows gov't rarely intervenes as Calif. mercury mines pollute water, fish 09.18.2009
• EPA to place limits on power plant water pollution 09.15.2009
• Our Plastic Legacy Afloat 08.26.2009
• Health concerns grow over major weed killer 08.23.2009
• California moves toward stringent chromium 6 standard for drinking water 08.21.2009
• Mercury-tainted fish found widely in U.S. streams 08.20.2009
• Central Valley continues marathon fight for clean drinking water 08.19.2009
• PRESS RELEASE: Toxic Algae Blooms Return to Klamath River 08.19.2009
• Fish kill strikes Lake Elsinore once again 08.17.2009
• Ports to look at water pollution guidelines 08.11.2009
• Study: Pollution Causing Cancer in Animals 08.03.2009
• An Underwater Fight Is Waged for the Health of San Francisco Bay 08.01.2009
• Congress considers legislation for quicker testing of water pollution 07.30.2009
• California beaches face a rising tide of pollution, study finds 07.29.2009
• Calleguas Creek among most polluted 07.22.2009
• Parkinson's linked to high levels of pesticide in the body 07.14.2009
• Sacramento area is Delta's top pesticide source, study finds 07.14.2009
• Quality of Bottled Water Questioned in Congress 07.08.2009
• Are fireworks bad for the environment? 06.30.2009
• State expands area toxic fish warning 06.27.2009
• Water quality disclosure not government's job 06.24.2009
• Return of blue-green algae nothing new at Clear Lake 06.24.2009
• EPA plan targets vast DDT deposit off Calif. coast 06.23.2009
• Is the fish you're eating contaminated? 06.22.2009
• New data suggest PBDE byproducts are ubiquitous in U.S. waters 05.27.2009
• Santa Monica, Malibu beaches among state's 10 most polluted 05.21.2009
• Bay Area beaches score high on water quality 05.21.2009
• Report card: S.D. beaches not so great in wet weather 05.20.2009
• Pinto Lake contaminated 05.16.2009
• Wildlife found to be unlikely E. coli culprits 04.11.2009
• Delta rivers top U.S. most-troubled list 04.07.2009
• Ocean mercury on the increase 03.31.2009
• Poll: Drinking water pollution top concern 03.25.2009
• Overrun by waste: Large agriculture operations add billions to our economy but what price are we paying? 03.21.2009
• EPA chief reconsidering ship ballast permit 02.25.2009
• Water board moves to clean up Bay, waterways 02.12.2009
• ENDANGERED SPECIES: Lawsuit aims to protect N. Calif. salmon habitat 02.04.2009
• To save salmon, stop subsidizing toxic farming 01.22.2009
• Metal Levels Found High in Tributary After Spill 01.01.2009
• Local marine-life contaminant levels 'terrifyingly high' 12.22.2008
• Drinking water contamination mapped 12.17.2008
• UC Davis researcher finds contamination in bass 12.09.2008
• L.A. County beaches rank high in contamination 07.29.2008
• Thank You Ocean Report: Polluted Water Bodies of California Podcast 07.07.2008
• California Coastkeeper Alliance Releases Maps of Severely Polluted Waterways on World Environment Day 06.04.2008