Julia Scott
Environment reporter
Environment reporter
I am an environmental reporter for print and radio based in San Francisco. I write about water resources, urban pollution, food production and energy issues for a variety of national publications, and I produce radio stories on related topics. I also cover regional environmental issues as a staff writer for Bay Area News Group.
I was lead reporter on a recent investigative collaboration with California Watch that exposed the dangers of nitrate contamination to public health and groundwater quality in California. Read the entire series here: http://www.californiawatch.org/coping-with-nitrate-contamination
Read and listen to my work at www.juliascott.net.
<p>This week, several newspapers across California published my investigative series focusing on the threats posed by nitrates in groundwater. The full stories with accompanying sidebar can be read <a href="http://www.californiawatch.org/coping-with-nitrate-contamination">here<…;, along with multimedia resources that include video, photo slideshows, and a three-part series on nitrates by KQED Radio.</p>
<p>Experts say that nitrate pollution is a major threat to California future water supply, while some cities already spend millions of dollars to treat nitrates in groundwater. Second in a two-part series produced in collaboration with California Watch and KQED Radio.</p><p><a href="http://www.californiawatch.org/remedies-nitrate-contamination-anything-…;
<p>The water supply of more than two million Californians has been exposed to harmful levels of nitrates over the past 15 years – a time marked by lax regulatory efforts to contain the colorless and odorless contaminant. First in a two-part series produced in collaboration with California Watch and KQED Radio.</p><p><a href="http://www.californiawatch.org/nitrate-contamination-spreading-californ…;