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3 Nov 2020 SAN FRANCISCO CA

Even Wealthy US Cities Suffer From "Plumbing Poverty"

Widening wealth gaps in some of the richest cities in the US have produced a rise in the number of households without running water. Public information suggests that about half a million households in the US – about 1.1 million people – live without piped water, which places them in “plumbing poverty”...

31 Aug 2020 LOS ANGELES CA

"Superman's Not Coming": Erin Brockovich's New Book Takes On US Water Challenges

Erin Brockovich's new book is about the water that comes from our taps, but it's also about the power that comes from ourselves. Brockovich's new book, "Superman's Not Coming: Our National Water Crisis and What We the People Can Do About It," out Tuesday (Pantheon, 384 pp.), explores problems from contaminated drinking water to water shortages due to climate change...

31 Aug 2020 MOUNTAINVIEW CA

Google Campuses Achieve Alliance For Water Stewardship Certification

Google has achieved the Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) certification at its Mountain View, Calif., Los Angeles, Calif., and Dublin, Ireland campuses under the AWS Standard. Earning AWS certification for commercial office space demonstrates a company’s commitment to understanding the complex issues and opportunities within the watersheds it operates and to work with local stakeholders to achieve the five outcomes of water stewardship to include: sustainable water balance, good water quality, good water governance, the healthy status of important water-related areas (rivers, marshes, etc...

10 Mar 2020 LOS ANGELES CA

Anti-depressants Cause Tap Water Toxins

Antidepressants like Prozac and stimulants like methamphetamine may well be responsible for creating one of the most potent toxins found in tap water.

6 Oct 2019 SAN FRANCISCO CA, United States

Trump Administration Escalates Water Feud With California

In an apparent distraction ploy to increase political pressure on the water-stressed state of California, the US Environment Protection Agency (USEPA) has issued a formal notice accusing the city of San Francisco of a number of violations of the country's Clean Water Act.A letter from the federal agency follows accusations last month that the city allows used needles and human waste to be released untreated into the Pacific Ocean...

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30 Sep 2019 LOS ANGELES CA, United States

Billionaire Owners of Fiji Water Donate $750 Million USD For Environmental Sustainability Research

Funding to understand environmental sustainability challenges received a whopping boost 26 September with the commitment of US philantropists Stewart and Lynda Resnick to support cutting-edge research at California Institute of Technology (CalTech) home to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). The $750 Million USD is the second largest ever to a US academic institution...

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7 May 2019 SACRAMENTO CA, United States

California Adjusts North-South Water Transfer Project

Gavin Newsom, the new Governor of California, United States, has announced that the State will withdraw permit applications to state and federal water and wildlife agencies to build two giant water transfer tunnels under the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta.The two-tunnel transfer project, chamioned by former Governor Jerry Brown, would have cost about $19 Billion USD...

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20 May 2018 LOS ANGELES, CA

Arnold Schwarzenegger Tweets To EPA Chief About Water Contamination: "Drink It Yourself Until You Tap Out Or Resign"

Former Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger has tweeted a proposition to Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt following reports about the administration's handling of a study containing warnings about toxins in water supplies."I'm a simple guy so I have a simple remedy when people like Pruitt ignore or hide pollution: if you don't have a problem with Americans drinking contaminated drinking water, drink it yourself until you tap out or resign," the action star wrote...

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16 May 2018 San Francisco, CA

Santa Clara Valley Water District Approves $650 Million USD For California Water Tunnel Project

The Santa Clara Valley Water District has voted to support State Governor Jerry Brown’s plan to build two massive tunnels to transfer Northern California water to Southern California.The district’s board voted 4-3 May 8 to support the $17 Billion USD project and to commit up to $650 Million USD to help pay for it...

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26 Apr 2018 LOS ANGELES CA

California Set For November Vote on 8.9 Billion USD Water Bond

A proposal to borrow $8.9 billion for improvements to California’s water quality systems and watersheds and protection of natural habitats is eligible for the statewide ballot in November, Secretary of State Alex Padilla announced in a press release Wednesday. Padilla said the measure, which is backed by agricultural interests, had exceeded the 365,800 valid signatures it needed to qualify for the general election ballot.

12 Apr 2018 LOS ANGELES CA

Southern California Commits $11 Billion USD to Tunnels Project

Southern California's largest water wholesaler decided Tuesday to commit nearly $11 billion to build two tunnels under the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta to divert water south to Los Angeles and neighboring counties. The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California's vote was a landmark decision following a decade of study and debate...

14 Mar 2018 LOS ANGELES CA

China Leads $36 Billion USD Global Market for Ecosystems Services Payments

Environmentalists have talked for decades about the value of the clean air, clean water, biodiversity and other “services” provided by nature. Now comes the fullest accounting to date of actual transactions that pay for such services. The headline number: between $36 billion and $42 billion per year, in more than 550 “payment for ecosystem services” programs worldwide.