Kathleen Quinn is a California Local News Fellow who covers civics and democracy and environmental justice for the Modesto Bee. She studied investigative journalism at UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism and completed her undergraduate degree at UC Davis.
The California community of Patterson stopped efforts to address a drinking water contaminant not because it was no longer an issue but because the city couldn’t afford remediation. Now residents say needs to do more to address their growing concerns.
Residentes de un parque de casas móviles en Hughson enfrentan contaminación del agua con nitratos y uranio, sin acceso seguro ni soluciones inmediatas pese a advertencias estatales.
A small town in the California foothills faces chronic water system failures, leaks, and contamination, with aging infrastructure, limited funds, and uncertain future threatening its community and fire safety.
