Why Groundwater Matters
It has been an unusually warm winter in the Western United States, allowing meteorologists to coin the delightful and descriptive phrase “snow drought.” California is more fortunate than other western states — after three consecutive years of robust rain and snowfall, our reservoirs began the winter
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Help Us Solve California’s Nitrate Problem
Agriculture was a $54 billion industry in California in 2014, and the numbers have continued to grow each year despite the drought. But that profit comes at a cost and one of those costs is water quality in our farming communities. Plants need nitrogen to grow, and the advent of chemical fertilizer
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At First Glance the Beach Looks Clean, but When You Take a Closer Look, It Really Isn’t
California is renowned for its miles of pristine beaches, but look a little closer, and you’ll uncover the symptoms of a global plastics problem, right under our noses.
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How ReThink Disposable Overcomes Challenges Faced by Businesses in Single-use Disposable Reduction
As part of my work with ReThink Disposable it is my job to sign up businesses to our program. By far, the most satisfying aspect of my job is when I connect with a business owner and together, we build the business the owner has always wanted. My team and I, and the businesses we have worked with
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Drilling Down Into The Health Impacts of Oil and Gas Production: Los Angeles-style
California is the third leading producer of oil in the country and although Kern County produces most of the state's oil, the Los Angeles area is the nation's largest urban oilfield. Oil production facilities are sited immediately next door to homes, schools, and shopping centers. One in three LA
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The Murky World of Subsistence Fishing in the San Francisco Bay
It's 11 am on Sunday April 17 on a wooden pier near the ferry building in downtown San Francisco, and the sun is streaming down on an 80-degree weekend. There aren't many locals around. A teenage couple hold hands on a bench giggling over something on the young man's iPhone, and a family of four
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Turn the Tide on Plastic Pollution — Take the Bag Ban Pledge!
I've been snorkeling all my life, and a few years ago I realized a life-long dream and became certified SCUBA diver. I don't recall ever seeing plastic in the ocean as a kid, and only recall an occasional bag or errant piece of fishing gear in the water when I was a young adult. Then a few years ago
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We All Live Downstream - Clean Water Action Podcast
Welcome to We All Live Downstream: a Clean Water Action Podcast available on Spotify, iTunes, Google Play or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts.
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