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Environment

San Francisco Bay fish are contaminated with levels of ‘forever chemicals’ that could harm anglers

By Rachel Becker | CalMatters | May 20, 2025
Environmental groups say California needs to set guidelines for what levels of the chemicals are unsafe to determine how much people may eat.
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Californians to face steep fines for violating water orders under new legislation

By Rachel Becker | CalMatters | September 4, 2024
Violators could face fines of up to $10,000 per day — a 20-fold increase.
California

Park Fire jeopardizing one of California’s most iconic species: ‘This species could blink out’

By Rachel Becker | CalMatters | July 31, 2024
The fire is moving into areas where salmon are waiting to spawn.
California

Drinking water of a million Californians fails to meet state requirements 

By Rachel Becker | CalMatters | June 24, 2024
The price tag for ensuring safe, affordable and accessible water supplies for all Californians is staggering — an estimated $16 billion over the next five years.
Bay Area

This giant freshwater fish — North America’s largest — gains California protection

By Rachel Becker | CalMatters | June 22, 2024
Die-offs from algae blooms in San Francisco and Delta water diversions have left a giant, shark-like, prehistoric creature at risk.
California

‘Simply catastrophic’: California salmon season to be restricted or shut down — again

By Rachel Becker | CalMatters | March 11, 2024
Fall-run Chinook salmon populations are a fraction of what they once were.
California

The Klamath River salmon die-off was tragic. Was it predictable?

By Rachel Becker | CalMatters | March 6, 2024
The suspected cause is pressure changes in a Klamath dam tunnel.
Bay Area

Can drought-plagued California capture more of its unused urban water runoff?

By Rachel Becker | CalMatters | March 1, 2024
California ranks ninth nationwide among states with the most estimated urban runoff.
California

Cannabis grower to pay $750,000 for violating state water, wildlife regulations

By Rachel Becker | CalMatters | February 2, 2024
State officials said a Humboldt County cannabis operation took water from streams and damaged wetlands for years without authorization.
California

California ranks high worldwide for rapidly depleted groundwater

By Rachel Becker | CalMatters | January 24, 2024
The research revealed that rapidly declining groundwater basins are virtually non-existent in places without farming.
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