A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service and you will receive notification of this post on Friday mornings. Readers on daily email service can add weekly email...
A California field experiment shows why targeting high water users with the right incentives outperforms years of public messaging. By Sandra Knispel, Communications Specialist, University of Rochester When Kristina Brecko arrived at Stanford University in the fall of 2012 to...
BNSF Railway, Coastal Environmental Rights Foundation, San Diego Coastkeeper, and North County Transit District resolve claims related to transportation of plastic pellets and develop industry-leading standards Press release from the San Diego Coastkeeper BNSF Railway, Coastal Environmental Rights Foundation, San...
Putting a price tag on the water stored in the region’s high-elevation frozen reservoir By Mitch Tobin, The Water Desk The American West’s snowpack is valuable for many reasons. Snowmelt supplies much of the water flowing through the region’s streams,...
From the USGS: A new study by several scientists examines the environmental conditions that fueled a massive algal bloom in the San Francisco Bay. By analyzing water quality, circulation, and microscopic communities, the research helps explain how rare combinations of...