Contaminated Water

The cancer-causing chemical 1,2,3-TCP has been found in several large groundwater banking operations in Kern. A recent feasibility study says cleanup could cost up to $465 million.

For more than two decades the small Tulare County community of Tooleville has been without a secure supply of safe drinking water. The simplest solution…

Drive through the pomegranate and pistachio orchards between Highways 41 and 99 and you may stumble upon Valley Teen Ranch, a cluster of residential homes…

In late April, we launched a series called “Contaminated” where our team explores communities in the region affected by water unsafe to drink. In our…

In 2012, California made history when it became the first U.S. state to declare that clean drinking water is a human right. But five years later, nearly…