Cities, not the agriculture heavy Central Valley, are the source of most of the runoff and pollution that enters the San Francisco Bay, according to a new report.
Many had thought the Bay's pollution was heavily influenced by pesticides travelling through rivers from the Central Valley's agriculture industry. The new report points the blame mainly at cities for their urban runoff.
"City dwellers are also responsible for one of the newest scourges in the bay - the ubiquitous plastic shopping bag.
In its annual report card on the bay, the San Francisco Estuary Institute found that heavy loads of mercury and PCBs are flowing into San Francisco, San Pablo and Suisun bays through the web of culverts and creeks that carry storm water from residential and industrial areas around the nine-county region."
FULL STORY: Cities key source of toxics in bay, study finds
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Some of the continent’s most important rivers are suffering from overuse and pollution.
2021 Most Endangered Rivers List Highlights Environmental Justice
The annual list of endangered rivers created by American Rivers has always documented pollution and other threats like dam construction, but this year, the confluence of water and systemic racism warrants extra attention.
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The Tesla Cybertruck was recalled seven times last year.
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Retro-silient?: America’s First “Eco-burb,” The Woodlands Turns 50
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