Informational resources include new Story Map on the incorporation of climate change conditions into the new operations plan and the efforts to protect winter-run Chinook salmon. The Bureau of Reclamation has prepared an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the long-term...
Environmental and tribal groups call for postponement to ensure fair participation for impacted communities and alignment with potential updated water...
The Long Valley speckled dace struggle to survive in just one spring and a small creek east of Mammoth Lakes. By Chloe Baul, Courthouse News Service The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Wednesday proposed listing the Long Valley speckled...
Press release from UC Berkeley Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management California’s unique geomorphology and Mediterranean-type climate have largely shaped the state’s freshwater lakes, streams, rivers, and wetlands. Now, however, freshwater ecosystems are stressed by water diversion, land use...
Researchers are just beginning to unveil the hazardous mix of chemicals, microplastics, and heavy metals concealed within car and truck tires. Experts warn that emissions from these tires significantly contribute to air and water pollution, posing a serious threat to...
Coastal communities, particularly those around large estuaries like San Francisco Bay, face increasing challenges due to sea-level rise and anthropogenic...
By Wynne E. Moss, U.S. Geological Survey, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center Alaska’s boreal forests are declining, as increasing drought stress and fire kill off the next generation of conifer trees. Where boreal forest has disappeared, new plant communities—like grasslands and...
