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Stories related to: water quality

Environment

California Farmer To Pay $1.1 Million Fine For Plowing Field

August 15, 2017 | Amy Quinton

A California farmer has agreed to pay a $1.1 million fine for plowing a field in violation of the Clean Water Act.

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Environment

Appeals Court Upholds Lake Tahoe Development Plan

November 2, 2016

(AP) - A federal appeals court says an environmental review of a development plan for the Lake Tahoe region adequately addressed concerns about the lake's water quality.

Courtesy / California Department of Water Resouces

Environment

California Would Provide More Water To Fish Under Plan

September 15, 2016 | Amy Quinton

California regulators have released a draft plan that would increase water for threatened fish and reduce water for farmers.

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Environment

California Agriculture Is The Largest Source Of Nitrogen Pollution In The State

August 9, 2016 | Amy Quinton

A new report from UC Davis examines how excess nitrogen is polluting California’s air and groundwater, affecting human health and the climate.

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California Agencies Warn Of Harmful Algal Blooms Across State

August 4, 2016 | Amy Quinton

Blue-green algae, also known as cyanobacteria, occur every summer in California. But this year the drought has made it worse.

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Disturbing Trends For Health Of Lake Tahoe

July 28, 2016 | Amy Quinton

Scientists find record-breaking measurements in a report that examines the environmental health of Lake Tahoe.

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Environment

California To Set Legal Limit On Probable Carcinogen In Water

July 19, 2016 | Amy Quinton

California regulators will soon set a legal limit on a probable carcinogen found in public drinking water systems around the state.

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Environment

Report Finds Unsafe Water May Affect 24 Percent of California Public Schools

May 5, 2016 | Amy Quinton

A new report finds that as many as one million students in California have attended schools with water systems that didn’t meet safe drinking water standards.

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Feds: EPA Fails To Protect Water From Oilfield Contamination

April 13, 2016

(AP) — A federal review says the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is failing to protect drinking-water reserves from oilfield contamination.

Amy Quinton / Capital Public Radio

Environment

Restoring California Meadows Could Help Combat Climate Change And Increase Water Supply

November 20, 2015 | Amy Quinton

Scientists are studying if restoring mountain meadows can play a small part in combating climate change.

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