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Don’t Call it ‘Toilet to Tap’ — California Plans to Turn Sewage into Drinking Water

Californians could drink highly purified sewage water that is piped directly into drinking water supplies for the first time under proposed rules unveiled by state water officials. The drought-prone state has turned to recycled water for more than 60 years to bolster its scarce supplies, but the current regulations require it to first make a […]

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A Silicon Valley Lawmaker Wants to Protect Workers from Employer Spying

Workers today are subject to more monitoring and tracking on the job — often without their knowledge — than ever before, advocates say.  Various productivity applications, often on workers’ smartphones or other devices, track and predict delivery drivers’ and warehouse workers’ every move, collecting data on their location, speed, and accuracy in finishing orders, according to […]

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