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Apex predators and people may get the highest doses By Molly GlickDecember 23, 2025 After teeny ocean organisms pick up lingering forever chemicals swirling in water, these man-made substances travel up the food chain—from, say, krill, to anchovies, to the tuna that we place in our grocery carts. These chemicals, also known as per- and […]
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Published: Dec 30, 2025 Series of atmospheric rivers provided significant snowpack gains, boosted water supply statewide SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The Department of Water Resources (DWR) today conducted the first snow survey of the season at Phillips Station. The manual survey recorded 24 inches of snow depth and a snow water equivalent of 5 inches, which is 50 […]
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The city is hoping to take its suit alleging PFAS contamination of the city’s groundwater, by more than 40 companies, to trial.by Gregory Weaver December 9, 2025 What’s at stake? Fresno’s water has been clocked with some of the worst contamination of ‘forever chemicals,’ known as PFAS, across the U.S. Cleanup is expected to be prohibitably expensive. […]
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Earlier this year, Michael Connett, an environmental attorney and public health advocate who led FAN’s historic legal battleand victory against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over the neurotoxicity of fluoridation chemicals, was asked to go on a speaking tour of New Zealand. Our friends at Fluoride Free NZ organized the events and FAN assisted with the travel […]
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Today, on International Human Rights Day, 13 courageous young Montanans are taking a historic step to protect their rights and uphold the rule of law. These youth, all plaintiffs in Held v. State of Montana, are returning to the Montana Supreme Court because their state is openly defying the Constitution and their landmark win. On a day dedicated […]
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The federal government announced Monday that it will not list Western Coast Chinook salmon as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act. Following a petition to protect the species and designate critical habitat, the National Marine Fisheries Service conducted a comprehensive 12-month review. The agency ultimately determined that populations along the Oregon Coast and […]
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The city is hoping to take its suit alleging PFAS contamination of the city’s groundwater, by more than 40 companies, to trial. by Gregory Weaver December 9, 2025 What’s at stake? Fresno’s water has been clocked with some of the worst contamination of ‘forever chemicals,’ known as PFAS, across the U.S. Cleanup is expected to be prohibitably […]
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Sinking Ground Puts San Joaquin Valley Water Systems at Risk The Department of Water Resources (DWR) has released a comprehensive new assessment of water conveyance in the San Joaquin Valley – home to more than 4 million Californians and one of the nation’s most important agricultural regions. The San Joaquin Valley Conveyance Study examines the effects of […]
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A new book has been written and published by close friends of the Fluoride Action Network (FAN) that I’m excited to share with all of you. I consider it a “must read” for anyone who has ever consumed water or come in contact with fluoride…which I assume is everyone. This is the perfect stocking stuffer […]
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A Historic Countdown Begins! This month marks a defining moment for climate justice in Canada: one year until trial in La Rose v. His Majesty the King—the first youth-led federal climate lawsuit ever to go to trial in Canadian history. Filed by 15 young people from across the country, the case argues that the […]
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Peter ArcuniEzra David RomeroNov 12, 2025 If you live in California, you’ve likely heard the term “atmospheric river” thrown around recently. The West Coast is slammed by an onslaught of these massive, fast-moving storm systems every winter, and the Bay Area and much of California are now bracing for another soaking over the next few days. These storms […]
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By Lyric Aquino (Underscore Native News + Report for America)Oct. 14, 2025 1:54 p.m. Despite the hopeful strides the river has taken in healing, scientists say federal funding cuts pose a setback to continued scientific monitoring. This story originally appeared on Underscore Native News. At a virtual press conference on Thursday, Oct. 9, Klamath River scientists announced […]
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Groundwater isn’t just important for California’s water users—it also sustains plants and wildlife all over the state. How does this work, and how can we protect ecosystems that rely on groundwater? We spoke with SUNY professor John Stella to find out. What are groundwater-dependent ecosystems, and why do they matter? Groundwater-dependent ecosystems (GDEs) are natural communities that […]
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By newsdeskon October 08, 2025 From the moment we wake up, water quietly shapes nearly every part of our daily lives. We brush our teeth, make coffee, take showers, water our plants, and cook meals for our families, all thanks to safe, reliable water and wastewater systems working quietly behind the scenes. Water is the invisible […]
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The foundation said erosion of sandy beaches is a normal coastal process, but climate change is intensifying and compounding its impacts, leading to sea levels rising more quickly and more frequent extreme weather events. By City News Service • Published October 7, 2025 More than half of America’s sandy beaches will be lost by 2100 due to climate-driven […]
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University of California, Berkeley, study found that those who experience severe effects will see upto a $1m in costs Dani AnguianoThu 25 Sep 2025 The climate emergency is significantly increasing costs for California households in the form of rising utility bills, lost wages and growing healthcare expenses, worsening the state’s affordability crisis, according to a sweeping new report. The […]
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History was made in Missoula last week. For the first time ever, a federal court heard live testimony in a constitutional climate case led by young people. Over two powerful days, the youth plaintiffs in Lighthiser v. Trump stood before a judge and told their truth — about wildfire evacuations, asthma attacks, heat stroke, mental […]
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Sonoma County’s groundwater levels are plunging fast—wells drying, vineyards threatened. Find out why your water might vanish next.
Sonoma County’s groundwater is quietly vanishing beneath our feet, and the numbers are alarming. In parts of Sonoma Valley, deep aquifers have plummeted nearly 100 feet in the last decade, according to recent reports from the Sonoma Valley Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA). With some wells dropping as much as eight feet per year, residents and businesses alike have […]
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Aug 21, 2025 What you need to know: California’s strategies to expand water storage capacity and provide water to its 40 million residents continue, as Governor Newsom announces new funding to move the Sites Reservoir project forward. SACRAMENTO — Governor Gavin Newsom is continuing to prepare the state for the water shortages impacting western states and […]
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One year after a historic victory, transformation is in full motion! One year ago, thirteen young people in Hawai‘i made history. Through their lawsuit, Navahine v. Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (HDOT), they became the first youth plaintiffs in the world to secure a constitutional climate settlement requiring the full decarbonization of a state’s transportation system. […]
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Dear Reader, Yesterday, 15 children in Wisconsin took a bold stand by filing a constitutional lawsuit against the Wisconsin Public Service Commission and the Wisconsin Legislature. These young people—ages 8 to 17—are fighting to overturn laws that promote fossil fuel pollution while obstructing clean energy. They’re demanding their government and the courts protect their future and […]
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Call to Retract Paper that Exaggerates Fluoridation Benefits and Ignores HarmsBy: Chris Neurath, FAN Research Director Key Points – 50-year-old data used for invalid cost-benefit analysis of fluoridation A widely publicized cost-benefit analysis of the effect of stopping fluoridation in the US [Choi & Simon 2025], claiming increased tooth decay and economic costs would result, […]
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May 3, 2023 | Fluoride Action Network Lead Industry Denial Tactics Now Used by Dental Interests Highlights: • Similar Loss Of IQ From Fluoride As From Lead • IQ Loss Seen At Doses From Fluoridated Water • Same Industry Denials, Personal Attacks On Scientists • Industry Tactic: Blaming The Victim • Fluoride Is The New Lead But […]
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Published Jul 06, 2025 California’s drinking water has elevated levels of a certain contaminant found to be associated with adverse birth outcomes, causing experts to advise that safe water advisories need to be updated. According to a nationwide study led by researchers at Columbia University, parts of the state have levels of arsenic in public drinking […]
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By Kathleen Quinn July 6, 2025 Valley Water Collaborative offers free well testing in San Joaquin Valley, including Modesto and Turlock, where nitrate contamination is a serious health concern. By Andy Alfaro| Kathleen Quinn The nonprofit Valley Water Collaborative provides free domestic well testing and clean drinking water to people in the San Joaquin Valley […]
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The California North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board has approved a groundbreaking order to regulate waste discharge in commercial vineyards, aiming to protect waterways and aquatic species. June 17, 2025 The California North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board voted to approve a first-of-its-kind order to protect waterways, groundwater and aquatic species by regulating waste […]
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By Nate Hagens, Resilience.March 17, 2025Strategize! Humanity is in overshoot 1. The last 50 years have marked a unique period in history during which our species has been able to access, extract, and consume natural resources at a rate faster than the Earth is able to regenerate them. As humanity continues to grow its population beyond […]
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The upper Eel River is joining many rivers that are being freed from past excessive anthropological influences. A gorgeous PBS documentary [2] describes a process of “restoration” for two rivers – one in Northern California and the other in France: The Klamath River and the Seine River. River Restoration, Season 4, Episode 1, 55 minutes, […]
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Published: May 06, 2025 A recently released technical report concludes that the sinking of land in the Central Valley due to over-pumping of groundwater, referred to as subsidence, has restricted the amount of water the State Water Project (SWP) can deliver in a year by 3 percent. By 2043, if no action is taken, the current […]
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The Southern California coast has become an ‘extreme danger zone’ for marine mammals amid the worst toxic algae bloom in years. Paige Austin, Patch Staff Posted Mon, Apr 28, 2025 LOS ANGELES, CA — Hundreds of sick and dying dolphins, sea lions and whales have been washing up on the Southern California shoreline in what environmental […]
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