Posts by California Watch
Nitrates in Groundwater Pose Health Risk to Rural Farming Communities
From California Watch, a newly published UC Davis study on nitrate pollution in groundwater draws some grim conclusions. The study examined the sources, impact, costs and potential solutions in five California counties, representing the biggest agricultural producers in the state, and found 10% of the 2.6 million residents of those counties might be drinking nitrate-contaminated [...]
Update on Methyl Iodide Use
Lose the battle, but win the war? The bad news was that methyl iodide was approved for use in California in 2011, over the protests of scientists, environmentalists, and health care experts. But activists have been so effective at publicizing the pesticide’s dangers that growers have been reluctant to use it, and thereby garner bad [...]
Environmental Justice Groups Challenge Global Warming Solutions Act, AB 32
Just as California’s Climate Change legislation AB 32 is getting ready to be implemented, some Bay Area environmental justice groups have filed a motion against the Air Resource Board, concerned that the legislation might make situations worse for low-income and minority communities: “AB 32 requires 360 businesses representing more than 600 facilities to limit greenhouse [...]
Goodbye, incandescents!
The state of California has begun a phase-out of incandescent light bulbs that will result in an eventual ban by 2012. Incandescent bulbs will be replaced by compact fluorescent bulbs and halogens. Read more here. And don’t forget to bring your expired CFLs to your nearest hazardous material drop-off site! StopWaste provides a thorough list [...]
