Water experts tell Trump no, the homeless aren’t hurting California water quality

The Trump administration tried to pin California’s water woes on the homeless, but water quality experts say there is little connection between homeless camps and water pollution.

In the latest move in the political battle between President Trump and the nation’s largest blue state, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sent a letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) criticizing California for “failing to meet its obligations” on sewage and water pollution, blaming homelessness for the contamination.

But experts say the EPA was short on scientific backing for its claims.

View the complete September 28 article by Rebecca Beitsch on The Hill website here.