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ewg tap water database shows arsenic and chromium in all 50 states

Since arsenic occurs naturally in the Earth's crust, it tends to pollute groundwater as opposed to surface water. In California's drought-prone Central Valley, excessive groundwater pumping has led toxic levels of arsenic to leach into local water supplies. ..

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today in history, july 4, 1776: declaration of independence adopted

Lou Gehrig of New York Yankees delivered his in which he called himself the luckiest man on the face of the earth.. 1947. By thousands of motorcycling enthusiasts, The small California of Hollister was overrun, dozens of. ..

climate change and wildfires: the new western travesty

Clair & Joshua Frank’s new book, The Big Heat: Earth on the Brink. . As my wife Chelsea and I drove through Arizona on our annual pilgrimage from California to Montana, orange smoke billowed along the darkened horizon, signals of hearts shattered and landscapes scorched. ..

san francisco bay view » the mid-term election

A former candidate for governor who was arrested trying to attend a debate in 2010, she is running to challenge a system that refuses to provide basic human needs in the richest country on Earth. . “Kenneth Mejia is running to represent the 34th congressional district of California. ..

framing the debate

One researcher has found evidence that the NCLB law has improved the qualifications of teachers entering the field. California reduced the number of teachers with emergency permits from 42,000 in 2000-01 to 20,000 in 2004-05, and eliminated the temporary credentials altogether, according to..

justices throw out blanket primaries

A lot of those people would have no allegiance to the party, and their votes would count against the people who toil in the field.'' . California voters of all types -- 61 percent of Democrats, 57 percent of Republicans and 69 percent of independents -- approved a proposition creating the..

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