The Pilgrim hockey team is hitting the ice this week and will be on its own this winter as it’s co-op with Toll Gate came to an end after three seasons together. With over 30 skaters in …
The issue is extremely complicated but boils down to limits the state has placed on nitrate levels in drinking water. Environmental and social justice groups, as alleged in the Oct. 27 lawsuit, say growers apply far too much nitrogen-based fertilizers than is needed to grow healthy crops. It is the problem of some growers believing if some is good then more is better.
Last week, the State Water Board heard a petition to retain minimum water flows for the Scott River, a key Klamath tributary. The petition was brought by the Karuk Tribe, the Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations and the Environmental Law Foundation. The board eventually directed staff to reinstate the emergency regulations for both the Scott and Shasta Rivers, a major win for the petitioners who say flows must be maintained to protect endangered salmon. The board also directed staff to begin work on permanent regulation for flows in the Shasta and Scott Rivers.