One mysterious chemical that is likely connected to the DDT dumping in California was 56 times more abundant in coastal condors and 148 times more abundant in California dolphins. "This DDT story ...
The discovery was made by researchers with the University of California San Diego’s Scripps ... As AP reports, the United States stopped using DDT in 1972 as well. DDT, which stands for ...
Before then, the Montrose Chemical Company legally manufactured DDT and used the Torrance, California, sewer system to dump its tainted waste water, a practice also legal at the time. For more ...
TORRANCE, Calif.— Following the recent discovery that up to 500,000 barrels of the banned pesticide DDT were dumped into the Pacific Ocean off Southern California, the Center for Biological Diversity ...
The Environmental Protection Agency, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment have compiled frequently asked questions about the ...
Described as a ‘botanical wonderland’, the rocky ridge is home to more than 30 species of rare plants and Indigenous village ...
The population was nearly wiped out by hunting during the California Gold Rush, as well as poisoning from toxic pesticide DDT and lead ammunition. In the 1980s, all 22 California condors left in ...
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1), also called avian flu or bird flu, is threatening condors at an alarming rate.
Vaccine gets emergency approval as ‘highly contagious’ virus sweeps through flocks of species on the brink of extinction ...
A lot of toxic pesticides were phased out decades ago but some still in use have been linked to Parkinson's disease. More ...
TORRANCE, Calif.— Following the recent discovery that up to 500,000 barrels of the banned pesticide DDT were dumped into the Pacific Ocean off Southern California, the Center for Biological Diversity ...
