By Syl Kacapyr, Cornell Engineering Water from Colorado’s West Slope basins plays a vital role in supporting the economy and natural environment across seven western U.S. states, but a new study finds that even under modest climate projections, the basins...
Heavy rains can cause contamination in just 10 days By Amy Quinton, UC Davis Extreme weather spurred by climate change, including droughts and heavy rains, may increase the risk of nitrates from fertilizers ending up in groundwater, according to a...
By Jesse Vad, SJV Water Residents and advocates in the small community of Fairmead have been working for years to find ways to relieve pressure on the area’s aquifer to protect domestic wells. With the latest election, they hope all...
Higher temperatures can cause droughts even with normal precipitation Higher temperatures caused by anthropogenic climate change made an ordinary drought...
From the Delta Stewardship Council: The following parties have appealed the California Department of Water Resources Certification of Consistency (C20242)...
A lot is at stake with the new Trump administration: California’s water projects, its unique authority to clean its air, federal support for offshore wind and disaster aid for wildfires. By Julie Cart, Alejandro Lazo, Alastair Bland and Alejandra Reyes-Velarde,...
By Sarah Whichello, Oak Ridge Associated Universities Research Participant with EPA. Estuaries are waterbodies where freshwater from the uplands mixes with the salty waters of the open ocean. The bays, inlets and tidal rivers along a coastline that comprise estuarine...
