From NOAA Fisheries: A wasting disease that surged during the intense 2013-2016 Pacific marine heatwave known as the Blob decimated numerous species of sea stars and triggered the collapse of vast coastal kelp forests from the Aleutians to the Baja Peninsula....
Press release from AquAlliance: AquAlliance, Central Delta Water Agency, and the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance (plaintiffs) filed a lawsuit challenging the 2026/2027 North-to-South Water Transfers proposed by San Luis Delta Mendota Water Authority (SLDMWA or agency) on June 12, 2026....
Following years of local resistance, tech billionaires are turning to the state to fast track their plan to build a new city in the Bay Area. They are lobbying for legislation to expedite environmental review of their project, enlisting political...
Desalination. Pipelines. Cloud seeding. Those are just a few ideas for how the Trump administration should save the desiccated waterway. By Jake Bittle, Grist This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. The crisis...
From the UC Santa Barbara Current: A study conducted by UC Santa Barbara researchers and collaborators has found that California has lost more than half of its coastal dune systems. The researchers’ assessment — the first of its kind for...
