LAist: Elevated levels of lead found downwind from Eaton Fire burn area LAist Wildfires and watersheds April 12, 2025By Jacob Margolis, LAist This article was originally published by LAist on April 11, 2025. Soil samples taken in and...
LA WATERKEEPER: Boeing Company loses Santa Susana lawsuit; New monitoring detects toxic discharges into Los Angeles River Los Angeles Waterkeeper Water quality February 3, 2025From the Los Angeles Waterkeeper: The Santa Susana Field Laboratory (SSFL), situated in the hills between Simi Valley and Los...
THE CONVERSATION: Urban wildfires disrupt streams and their tiny inhabitants − losing these insects is a warning of bigger water problems The Conversation Wildfires and watersheds August 26, 2024By Lauren Magliozzi, University of Colorado Boulder A tiny, vibrant world thrives along the rocky bottom of most streams. As...
STANFORD NEWS: Wildfires can unlock toxic metal particles from soils, Stanford study finds Stanford University Wildfires and watersheds December 13, 2023New research from Stanford University shows wildfires can transform a natural element in soils into a cancer-causing and readily airborne...
CAL MATTERS: Toxic trash: California’s aging hazardous waste sites have troubling safety records Cal Matters Policy and regulation August 22, 2023Neighbors to one of California’s biggest hazardous waste recyclers say they’re unfairly exposed to pollution, but can California afford to...
FEATURE: How Wildfire-damaged Plastic Pipes Contaminate Drinking water – and What We Can Do About It Robin Meadows Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesWater qualityWildfires and watersheds August 3, 2022Written for Maven’s Notebook by Robin Meadows The first time a reporter asked public health researcher Gina Solomon if wildfires...
