By Robin Meadows Five years ago, Plains Miwok cultural practitioner Don Hankins got a surprising invitation from Russ Ryan, a project manager at the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. The agency owns four islands in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River...
In some coastal counties, a bathtub of ocean water holds 10 or more tiny plastic fragments, which researchers link to higher rates of chronic diseases like diabetes and stroke. By Chloe Baul, Courthouse News Service People who live in U.S....
Marine heatwaves and economic crashes left distinct acoustic signatures Scientists from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego were able to ‘hear’ the impacts of a marine heatwave and even economic slowdowns by analyzing 15 years...
From the San Joaquin River Restoration Program: The San Joaquin River Restoration Program set a new record this year for returning adult spring-run Chinook salmon: 448 – the highest number of captured returns recorded since the Program started reintroducing spring-run...
Guest commentary by Becca Madsen, director of the Restoration Economy Center at the Environmental Policy Innovation Center (EPIC) California’s water delivery projects are in desperate need of large-scale, shovel-ready mitigation solutions. Projects like the $4.4 billion Sites Reservoir exemplify the...
