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Rising Waters Bring New Toxics Threat to Hunters Point

by Audrey Mei Yi Brown | Apr 17, 2024 | Climate Change Effects, Equity, Flooding, Infrastructure, Sea Level Rise

S.F.’s Hunters Point is already toxic for residents and the Bay. Sea level and groundwater rise, along with bigger storms, threaten to make the problem worse.

Harmful Blooms Spur More Wastewater Upgrades

by Ariel Rubissow Okamoto | Apr 17, 2024 | Infrastructure, Nature-Based Infrastructure

To reduce nitrogen loads, the Bay Area is facing an overhaul of wastewater plants to the tune of $16B. Sea level rise calls for other retrofits. The two could require the heftiest investment in clean water infrastructure in decades.