Measuring plastic particles carried on Cozumel’s sea breezes and ocean currents reveals how simple physics shapes the particles’ pathways and the impacts they may have on coastal regions. By Salvador Reynoso-Cruces and Harry Alvarez-Ospina Standing on Cozumel Island’s leeward shore...
Incremental hydrologic improvements support modest allocation increases for Delta and south-of-Delta contractors As California moves through the 2026 water year...
By Sierra Garcia, San Francisco Estuary Institute As stormwater sampling across the San Francisco Bay Area reveals more poorly regulated chemicals, those who want clean water in the Bay face a tricky question: what can be done about it? A...
By Emily Gardner, EOS A historic heatwave is sweeping across western North America. Wednesday, 18 March was the hottest March day in recorded history in dozens of cities across the West, including Phoenix, Palm Springs, and Las Vegas. Temperatures are...
Study examines successful cases of aquifer recovery, highlighting how communities and resource managers can tackle groundwater depletion By Harrison Tasoff,...
In the 1970s and 1980s, Battles to Preserve Mono Lake Set New Protection Precedents By Caroline Tracey, Zocalo Public Square During the summer of 1976, a group of undergraduate biology students moved to a campsite on the shores of Mono...
by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Groundwater depletion is a growing concern for regions that need to provide water for growing cities and thirsty agriculture in a drying climate, but Las Vegas offers a case study for how intervention can help...
