To All, Tell Congress to Protect our Nation’s Water Congress is yet again attempting to weaken our environmental laws by interfering with proposed new safeguards for water—one of our most important resources. Take action to protect our water now! The EPA has received more than 1 million public comments on its proposed Clean Water Rule, […]
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Invitation by Interviewee to See Russian River Movie
Come see and support this beautiful movie. Ok, I’m a bit biased, but this is indeed beautifully produced and filmed – and it is very important and timely. And, yes, there are a number of fabulous interviews with a wide range of water and river people. Thanks! David Keller
Read MoreA Rising Tide of Contaminants
By Deborah Blum September 25, 2014 Deborah Swackhamer, a professor of environmental health sciences at the University of Minnesota, decided last year to investigate the chemistry of the nearby Zumbro River. She and her colleagues were not surprised to find traces of pesticides in the water. Neither were they shocked to find prescription drugs ranging […]
Read MoreTHE RUSSIAN RIVER: ALL RIVERS Screenings
To All, Don McEnhill, Executive Director of Russian Riverkeeper is a featured interview in: THE RUSSIAN RIVER: ALL RIVERS – THE VALUE OF AN AMERICAN WATERSHED “The time of using greed to justify degrading our environment is over.” “We need to get very honest with the amount of water we have in the worst year. […]
Read MoreInvitation to North Bay Tour
To All, North Bay Bioengineering Tour April 18th, join us for a tour of streambank bioengineering solutions. We’ll be talking willow, coir, seeds and slopes. The project is near the Sonoma Raceway amid a working cattle ranch. The Sonoma Land Trust and Prunske Chatham, Inc. worked together on this project that will protect Tolay Creek. […]
Read MoreAction to Protect Against Fracking in the North Coast
To All, Here are actions that can help stall or turn back attempts to frack in California. Larry What is the significance of access to the Eel River Basin offshore Natural Gas Hydrates? Methane (Natural Gas) Hydrates in offshore subduction zone sediments hold the world’s largest reserves of Natural Gas. More than all combined known […]
Read MoreAction: Red Wine or Redwoods? Your choice…
Dear All, You know what California has plenty of? Wineries. You know what it’s rapidly losing, and what it can never replace? Its ancient redwood forests, some of which have trees that are more than 2,000 years old.<http://www.care2.com/go/z/e/AhZwZ/zoLT/AJaEt> A Spanish winemaker wants to chop down 154 acres of coast redwoods and Douglas firs to make […]
Read MoreStudy finds steroids may persist longer in the environment than expected
University of Iowa-led research shows some drugs can partially regenerate themselves Assessing the risk posed to aquatic organisms by the discharge of certain steroids and pharmaceutical products into waterways is often based on a belief that as the compounds degrade, the ecological risks naturally decline. But there’s growing sentiment that once in the environment, some […]
Read MoreThe 16th Annual Coho Confab
The 16th Annual Coho Confab will be held in the Mattole River Valley. Salmonid Restoration Federation and Trees Foundation are the permanent co-hosts of this educational event and are excited to be partnering this year with the Mattole River and Range Partnership that includes Sanctuary Forest, Mattole Restoration Council, and the Mattole Salmon Group. The […]
Read MoreFracking in the Monterrey Peninsula
Hello my name is Anthony Malone and I read that a formal protest was filled by this group against the fracking of thenmonterey shale formation. I would like to help stop the fracking of the Monterey shale formation and volunteer myself to help. I love the Monterey peninsula and do not feel that this issue […]
Read MoreActions on Anti-fracking in Monterrey
Dear Activists and Stewards of our land, Whatever your skills and interests are, there is some way to put them to use for the earth. Thank you for caring about this planet and wanting to use your energy for saving the land you love. This is a very important time for the anti fracking movement […]
Read MoreS.C. Bd of Supes to Approve Fluoridating drinking water
Hi all – The Sonoma County Board of Supes is voting on FLUORIDATION this Tues. Feb. 26, meeting starting at 2:10pm. Please come and speak out AGAINST it if you can, and tell your friends to do the same. They need to hear from LOTS of us speaking in FACT-BASED ways. (Please, leave the fringe […]
Read MoreComment on Low Dose Hormones article
Hi all! I just received this article, EPA Responds to Scientists’ Concerns about Low Dose Hormones, stating that the EPA will begin to study low dose effects of endocrine disrupting chemicals. It is just a first step, but an incredibly important one. This can represent a sea change in how toxicity is assessed and may […]
Read MoreAction: Fracking Comment Letter
To All, Hi, So we know the copious amounts of methane being released, the carcinogenic chemicals that are being used and the enormous amounts of water being destroyed (that we need for agriculture) and now farcking waste is being shown to be radioactive and some is going to treatment plants that can’t take the radioactivity […]
Read MorePublic Hearing on Amendment to the Recycled Water Policy
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CONSIDERATION OF ADOPTION OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE RECYCLED WATER POLICY CONCERNING MONITORING REQUIREMENTS FOR CONSTITUENTS OF EMERGING CONCERN NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) is holding a hearing to consider the adoption of a proposed amendment to the Recycled Water Policy. The […]
Read MoreEPA to Begin Study of Low Dose Effects of Endocrines
Hi all! I just received this article stating that the EPA will begin to study low dose effects of endocrine disrupting chemicals. It is just a first step, but an incredibly important one. This can represent a sea change in how toxicity is assessed and may be the beginning of the end for the theory […]
Read MoreChemo Drugs Pose Serious Public Health Risks
By FRANK CARINI/ecoRI News staff NEWPORT — For 25 years, Jim Mullowney worked to protect company employees from the dangers of industrial chemicals. When his mother was stricken with cancer, he quickly realized chemotherapy chemicals are much nastier, and that they are being unleashed in homes and on the environment largely unnoticed. “We send people […]
Read MoreTo All, Summary/Discussion of Decision Implications of Appellate Court Anti-Degradation Ruling This decision was on based on a Central Valley Dairy WDR (Waste Discharge Order – allowing the discharge of waste that could degrade water quality) which was challenged by environmental groups claiming the order did not follow anti-deg regs. The State argued that the […]
Read MoreImpacts of Fluoridation of the Water Supply
Greetings, The customers of the Sonoma County Water Agency, and cities who contract with them, need to address the Board of Supervisors 11/13/12 at 2pm before a known toxin is allowed to be added to our water supply. Fluoride is not good for human health, pets, or wildlife. This is yet another harmful element which […]
Read MoreWater Pollutant Technical Reports
You’ve seen this? I know Jay Lund. He presented in one of my conferences on water some years ago. Rue Center for Watershed Sciences • University of California, Davis Groundwater Nitrate Project, Implementation of Senate Bill X2 1 Prepared for California State Water Resources Control Board • March 2012 Prepared by: Thomas Harter and Jay […]
Read MoreGreen-glowing fish provides new insights into health impacts of pollution
April 12, 2012 The fluorescent fish has shown that oestrogenic chemicals, which are already linked to reproductive problems, impact on more parts of the body than previously thought. The research by the University of Exeter and UCL (University College London) is published today (April 18, 2012) in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives. Numerous studies have linked ‘endocrine-disrupting’ chemicals, […]
Read MoreA Stormwater and Roofwater Catchment Workshop
To All, Here is an announcement for an important workshop opportunity: WISE WATER MANAGEMENT (August ~ A Stormwater and Roofwater Catchment Workshop Offered: Sunday, August 5, 2012 Time: Begins at 10 am and ends at 1 pm Instructor: Brock Dolman Cost: $35 (no meal served) This 3 hour site tour of our Conservation Hydrology Demonstration […]
Read More“Low-Dose” Effects of Environmental Chemicals
To All, Collaborative on Health and the Environment (CHE) Partnership call: The Dose Versus the Poison: “Low-Dose” Effects of Environmental Chemicals Thursday July 21, 2012 at 10:00 am Pacific / 1:00 pm Eastern RSVP for this call Earlier this year, a landmark paper appeared titled Hormones and Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals: Low-Dose Effects and Nonmonotonic Dose Responses, published […]
Read MoreRegarding GMO Farming and Glyphosate
To All, According to the California Pesticide Department (www.cdpr.ca.gov/docs/pur/purmain.htm ), in 2009 Sonoma County used 43,763 pounds of glyphosate and in 2010, 54,690 pounds in 2010, which is in line with national averages of increasing yearly amounts due to resistance from super weeds. Ag Commissioner Tony Linegar did support the use in some cases at our tech […]
Read MoreGMO Farming, Glyphosate Significant Causes of Water Pollution
Mike Barrett, NaturalSociety, June 28, 2012 Water pollution and air pollution has been and continues to be a serious issue in many nations. Both of these pollution types are successfully bringing down the health of not only humans, but also animals, plant life, and the ecosystem as a whole. While the causes of water pollution […]
Read MoreHow Estrogens Persist in Dairy Wastewater
ScienceDaily (June 5, 2012) – Wastewater from large dairy farms contains significant concentrations of estrogenic hormones that can persist for months or even years, researchers report in a new study. In the absence of oxygen, the estrogens rapidly convert from one form to another; this stalls their biodegradation and complicates efforts to detect them, the […]
Read MoreComment on Toxicity Testing and Increasing Protection for Human Health
Just about all of these concerns can be addressed if toxicology moved toward a nonanimal approach. The method of using animals originated in the 1930-60 and is completely outdated today. The blueprint for development and implementation of alternatives is the National Research Council report, Toxicity Testing in the 21st Century: A Vision and a Strategy […]
Read MoreIs everything we think we know about chemical toxicity wrong?
May 30, 2012, Health & Environment Yes, if the first comprehensive review of the issue in a decade is correct in concluding that low doses of chemicals can harm health. Although the hypothesis that chemicals can have health effects at doses much lower than those routinely tested in the toxicological evaluation of chemicals is much-discussed, […]
Read MoreIdentification and prioritization of bioaccumulable pharmaceutical substances discharged in hospital effluents
By J. Jeana, b, Y. Perrodina, C. Pivotc, D. Trepod, M. Perraude, J. Droguetf, F. Tissot-Guerrazg, F. Locherb Journal of Environmental Management Volume 103, July 30, 2012, Pages 113–121 Abstract The consumption of pharmaceuticals and their excretion in wastewater is a continuous source of pollution for aquatic ecosystems. In certain cases these compounds are found […]
Read MoreProblems with Legislation for Reclaimed Wastewater
Clean Water Friends: Proposed legislation has evolved from the State’s Recycled Water Policy. It basically takes away the authority of the Departments of Public Health and the State and Regional Water Quality Control Boards to regulate the irrigation and recharge use of reclaimed wastewater. It aims to allow discharge into the drinking water supply, including […]
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