water quality

Commission tasked with protecting the Bay neglects key responsibilities

Angela Johnston

The San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission or the BCDC was established in the mid-1960s to regulate development, prevent the…
The Bay’s colorful salt ponds are fading, and that’s a good thing

Angela Johnston

Almost everyone who flies into San Francisco or San Jose airport has seen it -- a vibrant patchwork quilt of colorful water. There, on the southern edge…
One Planet: How can we ensure access to safe and affordable drinking water in the US?

Rose Aguilar

On this edition of Your Call’s One Planet Series, we’ll have a conversation about the current state of drinking water in the US. The water crisis in Flint…
After the fires, rain — and the threat of toxic runoff

The sheer amount of hazardous mess left behind by the North Bay fires is unprecedented — and dangerous to the Russian River watershed. As it starts to…
Going swimming? Check the "beach poo" Twitter bot

Getting into the bay at Aquatic Park (with no wetsuit!) on a cold, foggy morning in San Francisco — the water quality was not my top concern. I was afraid…
Hitting the beach? First check the weather...and the "beach poo" Twitter bot

Getting into the bay at Aquatic Park (with no wetsuit!) on a cold, foggy morning in San Francisco — the water quality was not my top concern. I was afraid…
Hey Area: Meet the team who monitors the water quality in the Bay

Angela Johnston

Austin Newsom is an Amtrak ticket agent at the Transbay Terminal in downtown San Francisco. On his lunch breaks, he takes walks along the Embarcadero.…
Health

Reveal: Investigative Reporting from CIR and PRX

Matt Martin

Reveal 3, the latest pilot from the Peabody Award-winning program produced by The Center for Investigative Reporting and PRX.In this episode: an…