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Canyons 101

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Canyons 101

We've run campaigns to protect many canyons: the Grand, Chaco, the Dolores River, the Owhyee and more. But what is a canyon? Learn more ...

New map shows top 10 toxic water polluters in California

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New map shows top 10 toxic water polluters in California

LOS ANGELES --Just 10 facilities are responsible for nearly all of the reports of toxic substances dumped into California waterways in 2020. These serial polluters are spotlighted in a new interactive map released Tuesday by CALPIRG Education Fund and Environment California Research and Policy Center. Derived from the groups’ 2022 Wasting Our Waterways report, the new map shows the oil refineries and other facilities that told the EPA they collectively spewed more than 2.3 million pounds of toxic industrial water pollution in 2020. The waterways bearing the brunt of this pollution include parts of the San Francisco Bay Area.

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