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1/8/2025
WT Staff
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January 8, 2025 1106 am PST
EPA's Toxic Release Inventory rolls out a new online resource for students
Today, EPA launched “TRI in the Classroom,” a new online resource designed for Grades 8 - 12. Students will learn to navigate the database of chemical waste reports from federal and industrial facilities in the USA. Teach your class to retrieve details on the toxics released in the manufacture of the essential goods we rely on every day, from clothing to cars to pharmaceutical drugs. Students can apply their new skills to investigate potential health impacts from toxics, comparing local public health and environmental impacts with other communities in the US. Educators will find ready to use classroom materials, including an intro presentation, video and worksheets. Environmental Justice and green chemistry are among the topics covered.
Beyond the classroom, EPA provides resources for community members, researchers, advocacy organizations, businesses, the press, and Tribal, federal, state, and local government officials.
Visit the TRI Classroom, here.
Safe Drinking Water Act
Data from the California Department of Water Resources shows total stored water levels above historic average this winter season. Individual reservoir statistics may be above or below average.
Trinity Lake - formed by the impoundment of Trinity River catches and stores the snowmelt and runoff from the Trinity Alps mountain range. Water stored in this reservoir is diverted to the central valley or released downstream in the river. Storage is 77% of total capacity, 27% above the historic average.
From previous reports:
- New Bullard Bar - New Bullard Bar Dam impounds the Yuba River for form the largest reservoir in Yuba County. Currently, storage is at 77% of capacity, the water level 23% higher than historic average. Elevation 2000 ft, located in the Tahoe National Forest, this reservoir provides flood control, irrigation and power generation in Central Valley watershed Region 5.
- Folsom Lake - formed by the impoundment of the American River by Folsom Dam, in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada range, 25 miles from Sacramento, purposed for drinking water supply, irrigation, industry and hydropower; the reservoir is 37% full, at 89% of the historic average level
- Lake Shasta Reservoir- impounding the Sacramento River in Shasta County for flood control, power generation and irrigation, currently filled to 77% capacity, 30% above the historic average
- Oroville Reservoir - the highest dam in the USA, 235 ft earthen dam impounding the Feather River in Butte County, serves as drinking water supply, power generation and flood control. The second largest reservoir in California, currently stocked to 68% of capacity, 26 % above historic average volume.
See how drinking water facility compliance compares in Ohio, New York, Georgia, Louisiana and California, here.
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