Water Quality

Cross-border water pollution between Tijuana and South San Diego is not new, but in recent years, the problem has grown worse. The reasons are complicated: There is Tijuana’s topography, with its steep hillsides and canyons that drain towards the border; the factories that get away with illegal dumping; the city’s rapid population growth, aging wastewater infrastructure and inadequate garbage collection. In the U.S., funding cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency have prevented improvements to the Borderlands’ sewage system.

Cal Fire currently estimates the fire has destroyed 18,793 structures, including 13,696 single residences, primarily in and around Paradise, a town of 27,000 in the foothills east of Chico. … Water advisory: Water boil advisories are in place for customers of the following water districts/systems: Paradise Irrigation District Berry Creek School Forest Knolls water system Crain Park

November wildfires in California exacted a terrible toll, from the horrific devastation of the Camp Fire up north to the destruction wreaked by blazes in the greater Malibu area. Here we provide a detailed FAQ about how the Woolsey Fire affected the Santa Monica Mountains area, what the future holds for our region’s largest natural space, and what it all means for the Bay.

While oil companies built seawalls and elevated their oil rigs to protect critical production infrastructure from the rising sea level, they concealed from the public the knowledge that burning fossil fuels could have catastrophic impacts on the biosphere. That’s what citizens and local governments across the United States are asserting in lawsuits against oil, gas, and coal companies.

With more Camp Fire evacuees being allowed to return home this week and next, residents who have homes and working wells are being urged to take precautions. North State Water Treatment, based in Durham, offers tips for residents of burned areas who have been away from home.