Wrong Side of the Road
Wrong Side of the Road by John Lovie In help for PFAS in drinking water, geography matters Read on Substack Continue reading Wrong Side of the Road
Author: John Lovie
John Lovie is a vegan, a runner, cyclist, hiker, kayaker, and open water swimmer, an environmentalist, photographer, and musician, a chemist and a software developer. He lives on Whidbey Island. He writes about any of the above.
PFAS in Drinking Water Review
PFAS in Drinking Water Review by John Lovie All the PFAS posts I’ve written over the past year Read on Substack Continue reading PFAS in Drinking Water Review
Still SOBs
Still SOBs by John Lovie A hiking group and a lifeline Read on Substack Continue reading Still SOBs
Off-Base
The Military’s Response to PFAS Contamination in Drinking Water I last wrote about PFAS, or “Forever Chemicals” in drinking water in an October 2023 update, ‘Forever chemicals’ haven’t gone away. That post contains an overview of PFAS and the regulatory … Continue reading Off-Base
Growing pains
Water and agriculture, the second in a series about water on an island A couple of weeks ago, I introduced this series on water and my home island with a post about our aquifer. This week, as I teed up … Continue reading Growing pains
Coming Attractions
Plus, another chance to read… 2024 is shaping up to be a busy year for this newsletter. I’d like to take advantage of the calm before the storm to give new and old subscribers a preview of some of the … Continue reading Coming Attractions
Slide Area
Double Bluffing Here’s a short photo essay this week while I work on presentations and posts on water for farming and food. Deeper posts take time to research and write. Your paid subscription helps me provide these posts as a … Continue reading Slide Area
“Water, water, every where, / Nor any drop to drink”
Drinking Water on an Island Over the past few weeks, we’ve taken a look at water in the challenging environment of the desert. Desert communities in the American Southwest are able to bring water hundreds of miles from the Colorado … Continue reading “Water, water, every where, / Nor any drop to drink”
The Desert is All About Water
Tucson edition In the Swim, Bike, Run series in December, we chased athletes and water through Coachella Valley, California. New years in Tucson, Arizona is an opportunity for us to look at a different desert locale through the lens of … Continue reading The Desert is All About Water
“My Beanie!”
Travel drama in Tucson I’ll be writing about water issues in Tucson shortly, but this adventure deserves its own post. Previous evidence that we’re travel drama magnets can be found here and here. We arrived at Tucson airport in plenty of time for … Continue reading “My Beanie!”