Remembering Lloyd Carter

Written By The Friends of the River Team

Friends of the River mourns the passing of Lloyd Carter, 76, who played a key role in exposing the environmental catastrophe at Kesterson and helping win new protections for water quality and wildlife in California. As a reporter for UPI and the Fresno Bee, he was one of the first and most persistent to investigate how elevated levels of selenium in subsurface agricultural runoff from irrigated lands on the westside San Joaquin were causing widespread fish and wildlife deaths and deformities at Kesterson National Wildlife Refuge – reporting that played a major role in the passage of the Toxic Pits Clean Up Act. After graduating from law school in his 40s, he went to work for the California Attorney General’s office, served as president of the California Save Our Streams Council, and wrote widely on water law and water policy. His courage and tenacity will be missed. You can listen to Lloyd discuss his life and work in this interview from the Fresno State Library Water Archives.

The Friends of the River Team

The River Advocate is edited by Keiko Mertz, Policy Director at Friends of the River

https://www.friendsoftheriver.org
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