Groups call on lawmakers to protect environmental safeguards and public processes while rejecting attempts to fast-track costly infrastructure projects The...
Buffering aging levees with sloping wetlands reduces flood risk while establishing beneficial ecosystems. Key takeaways Horizontal levees offer dual benefits: Retrofitting traditional levees with sloping, wetland-like “horizontal levees” can significantly improve coastal flood protection—by up to 30 percent—while also restoring...
From the San Francisco Estuary Institute: Ten species of popular fish to eat from San Francisco Bay may contain dangerous levels of “forever chemicals”—but where they’re caught in the Bay can make a big difference. A team of scientists with...
Press release from Restore the Delta Several dozen residents, business leaders, environmental advocates, and elected leaders representing the Sacramento-San Joaquin...
From the San Francisco Baykeeper: A coalition of eight organizations today alerted the California Water Resources Control Board that the federal Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation)—an agency under the Department of the Interior—has repeatedly exceeded water diversion limits set by recent...
From the Department of Pesticide Regulation: The California Department of Pesticide Regulation is accepting public comments on proposed regulations released...
From the USGS: Scientists at the USGS are tracking mercury pollution in the Bay using remote sensing technology, creating detailed maps to monitor mercury pollution and support wetland restoration in a rapidly changing estuary. The Remote Sensing of Mercury Pollution...
By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water The Porterville Irrigation District board of directors voted unanimously to launch a second version of its own groundwater sustainability agency Tuesday, May 13. “The only logical choice we have is to form our own GSA...
