Crooked Bough News Round-up

— IRS apologizes for telling taxpayers their debt was due in weeks rather than months

 

at 6/10/23 7:00am

The IRS acknowledged it caused "confusion" when it mailed customers who owed income tax a notice that their debt was due within three weeks rather than in roughly four months.

— In Boyle Heights, Sen. Alex Padilla urges Superfund status for Exide cleanup

 

at 6/10/23 6:00am

U.S. Senator Alex Padilla met with residents who live near the former Exide battery plant and called for federal Superfund status.

— World Ocean Day brings students to marine protected area

 

at 6/9/23 2:39pm

World Ocean Day brings students to Newport Beach for science studies in a marine protected area off the coast.

— Bay Area refinery fallout does not pose significant health risk, authorities say

 

at 6/9/23 6:00am

Nearly six months after Martinez Refining Co. released hazardous materials, officials have announced reassuring soil test results.

— Wildfires forced this animal sanctuary out of California. But smoke found them in their new home too

 

at 6/9/23 6:00am

Nate Salpeter and Anna Sweet left California to escape the threat of wildfires. But no place is totally immune from the effect of climate change.

— Winter storms boost Central Valley water supplies, but aquifer levels remain depleted

 

at 6/9/23 6:00am

NASA satellites have measured a large gain in California water supplies, but groundwater in the Central Valley remains severely depleted after years of drought.

— Editorial: Orange skies in New York? Welcome to our smoke-filled, climate-fueled future

 

at 6/9/23 4:00am

A smoky haze from fires in Canada has cast a pallor over the Northeast U.S. that's all too familiar to those on the West Coast. Get used to these images as the horror of a changed climate come to life.

— Unhealthy air, smoke continue to cover large swaths of U.S. for third straight day

 

at 6/8/23 3:21pm

Large swaths of the U.S. continue to be blanketed in a thick haze of smoke from hundreds of forest fires burning in Canada.

— Wildfire smoke has given New York the world's worst air quality. Californians have some tips

 

at 6/7/23 8:14pm

Tens of millions of Americans were under air quality alerts as smoke and pollution from wildfires in Canada settled over New York and other East Coast cities.

— 'Hidden' no more: Coastal Commission OKs new public path to Malibu beach

 

at 6/7/23 4:30pm

The move will restore a long-obscured access point to Escondido Beach from Pacific Coast Highway, the first new 'vertical' path to a beach in Malibu since 2015.

— 'Improvised, spotty and belated': Will California reform its oversight of water rights?

 

at 6/5/23 6:00am

Bills advancing in the California Legislature would expand water regulators' authority to investigate the state's oldest water rights and penalize violators.

— Outcry over recycling plant next to Watts high school appears to gain traction

 

at 6/3/23 6:00am

A mediator and attorneys for all parties are projecting a completed settlement by later this year in the legal battle over the Atlas Metals recycling facility, located next to Jordan High School.

— California toxics agency to publish lead cleanup reports for homes surrounding Exide plant

 

at 6/3/23 6:00am

Publication of the information marks a new level of transparency from state officials, who have been harshly criticized for their oversight of cleanup work.

— Water concerns prompt new limits on growth in Arizona

 

at 6/1/23 7:44pm

Arizona will limit development in the Phoenix area after a study found the available groundwater isn't sufficient to meet long-term water demands.

— Grazing goats prevent California wildfires. New salary rules may jeopardize the industry

 

at 6/1/23 7:00am

California wildfire prevention is at risk after new labor requirements separated goat herders from sheep. Goats are an economical and sustainable method of clearing underbrush.

— Central Valley flooding offers birds bountiful water. Will it also poison them?

 

at 6/1/23 6:00am

Central Valley flooding has raised a new potential threat to migrating birds: Massive die-offs from bacteria-contaminated water.

— Majority of Californians fear worsening weather swings due to climate change, poll finds

 

at 6/1/23 5:00am

Latest UC Berkeley poll of California voters asks about the impact of this year's very wet winter and the prospects for the Colorado River.

— Opinion: Why the fossil fuel divestment movement should reach hospitals

 

at 6/1/23 4:00am

Climate change is already harming hospital patients, and fossil fuels are a bad bet financially too.

— What causes the May gray that stubbornly blocks the sun for days in Southern California?

 

at 5/30/23 6:01pm

Southern California's May gray has been stubborn. Here's an explanation. But be prepared for June gloom.

— Judge orders halt to Ballona Wetlands restoration project

 

at 5/30/23 6:00am

A judge ordered the state to suspend any project activity and prepare a 'legally adequate' environmental impact report 'if it chooses to proceed.'

— Opinion: How to dig your way out of climate grief

 

at 5/29/23 4:00am

California's ominous winter proved the planet is in terrible flux. To save what we can, head for the garden.

— Supreme Court scales back clean water protections. What does it mean for California?

 

at 5/28/23 6:00am

As a Supreme Court ruling scales back federal water protections, a top California water regulator says the state will maintain stringent oversight of wetlands.

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