Microplastics are ubiquitous and persistent pollutants in the ocean, and a pervasive and preventable threat to the health of marine ecosystems. Microplastics, defined as particles less than 5 mm, come in a wide variety of shapes, sizes, and plastic types,...
The San Francisco Estuary Partnership periodically reports on the health of the estuary, producing the State of the Estuary report which assesses the status of various parameters of the ecosystems of both the San Francisco Bay and the Sacramento-San Joaquin...
In California water news today, The Delta’s sinking islands; Sea lions are cash cows in the Bay Area. Farther south, fishermen say, ‘Shoot ‘em’; The PFAS and the furious: the new and deserved scrutiny on the ‘forever chemicals’; Forever litigated...
From the State Water Resources Control Board: Please be advised that change petitions have been filed for Adjudicated Water Rights J000024, J000025, J000026, and J000027 of Forrest B. Hart and Susan S. Hart, Rabbit Hill LLC, Soda Springs LLC, and...
When most think of the possible impacts of sea level rise, they think of coastal flooding and the growing risks to shore-based infrastructure — but there’s another sea level rise-related threat that is much less talked about. As sea level...
