The study confirmed roughly 20 different variations of PFAS, which can come from plastics and other manufactured materials, in about 10 different species of fish gathered from throughout the Bay Area.
The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a plan to roll back regulations on pollutants known as "forever chemicals" in the nation's drinking water. It comes against the backdrop of a senate hearing, where some angry lawmakers accused the EPA's new director of putting the country's health at risk.
In court papers filed as part of a lawsuit challenging the funding cuts, EPA lawyers revealed plans to cut roughly 400 more grants in the upcoming weeks, nearly doubling the reported total of 377 to nearly 800.
Congressional Republicans are ramping up efforts to undo one of California's most ambitious climate policies: a plan to end the sale of new gas-powered vehicles by 2035.
Out of more than 200 metro areas, the Bay Area is the 14th worst for ozone and sixth worst for annual particle pollution.