USGS critiques feds' water deal with farmers
Is another selenium-poisoned wildlife disaster like that which occurred at the Kesterson National Wildlife Refuge in Merced County in the 1980s going to occur again? READ AN ARTICLE HERE about the...
View ArticleTwo-headed fish from selenium poisoning? They're here!!
The news has broken that selenium from phosphate mining in Idaho has triggered grotesque mutations in fish in Idaho creeks, notably two-headed fish. This story was first broken by Patrick Porgans, a...
View ArticleSelenium contributing to honeybee die-off?
Remember how selenium ravaged the Kesterson National Wildlife Refuge in Central California nearly 30 years ago? Selenium is a trace element that is a micronutrient but can also be lethal at slightly...
View ArticleCowardice at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
In my nearly 30 years covering pollution issues at National Wildlife Refuges, I have come across several courageous field level employees of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and a few...
View ArticleTwo-headed fish segment airs on Jon Stewart's The Daily Show
On Thursday night Jon Stewart's The Daily Show on the Comedy Channel aired a segment about the selenium-poisoning of Idaho rivers by the J.R. Simplot mining and agribusiness goliath. The EPA was...
View ArticleTwo-faced Fish in a Barrel
By Lloyd G. Carter "They are putting the heat on me. I was dumpin' in the river for years and years and I got by in good shape but now I've spent millions cleanin' the water up. I did it in...
View ArticleKesterson Whistleblower Felix Smith comments on my "Two-Faced Fish in a...
Editor's Note: Nearly 30 years ago Felix Smith, an employee of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), leaked information to then Fresno Bee reporter Deborah Blum that selenium-tainted farm drainage...
View ArticleEPA releases San Francisco Bay Delta Action Plan
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released an Action Plan today (Aug. 27, 2012) that proposes seven measures for improving water quality, restoring aquatic habitat, and improving the management...
View ArticleBuild Another Kesterson? You're joking, right?
By Lloyd G. Carter A southern San Joaquin Valley water district is proposing to build an 1,800-acre evaporation pond to dispose of toxic subsurface drainage water in a scenario eerily...
View ArticleUSA Today environmental columnist Dan Vergano writes about selenium problems...
USA Today environmental columnist Dan Vergano ran an article in the nationwide newspaper on Saturday (2013/04/06) about the harassment of federal biologist Joe Skorupa who wrote a critical report about...
View ArticleKesterson Whistleblower Felix Smith's letter to the director of the U.S. Fish...
Editor's Note: Felix Smith, who suffered political harassment from his superiors during his 34-year federal career, was the federal biologist who in 1983 leaked to the news media that deformities in...
View ArticleSelenium impacting health of honey bees
Selenium, a trace element that can be toxic under certain circumstances, has been linked to adverse health impacts in honey bee populations, according to a new study by researchers at the University of...
View ArticleFederal Judge gives Westlands and Reclamation six more months to pursue...
Federal Judge Lawrence O’Neill in Fresno has signed an order allowing the Westlands Water District and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation another 6 months to pursue settlement talks without any further...
View ArticleDrainage Deal Imminent?
A tentative agreement is near in secret talks between the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation,the U.S. Justice Department and the Westlands Water District to settle three long-simmering drainage lawsuits,...
View ArticleOcean Selenium Influences Evolution?
'Eureka moment' research into ocean selenium levels asks: Did mountains control evolution of humans? SEE:...
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