From the USGS: This report summarizes results from boat-based, high-resolution water-quality mapping surveys completed before, during, and after upgrades to...
By Mike Peña, UC Santa Cruz With climate change leading to increases in the size and frequency of wildfires, UC Santa Cruz researchers warn that such natural disasters can change the chemistry of nearby streams that people and wildlife depend...
American drinking water has some of the highest concentrations of microscopic plastic waste of anywhere in the world, a group of environmental experts told the Senate. By Benjamin S. Weiss, Courthouse News Service Congress needs to step in to address...
State officials said a Humboldt County cannabis operation took water from streams and damaged wetlands for years without authorization. The owner called the fine extreme and unfair but agreed to pay and restore wetlands. By Rachel Becker, Cal Matters This...
Scientists teamed up with nonprofit Clean Up the Lake to collect and analyze litter found on the bottom of Lake Tahoe By Elyse DeFranco, Desert Research Institute Plastic litter is a growing problem around the world, and new research shows...
Conservationists say that a chemical used by the 13 largest car-tire manufacturers in the U.S. — including Bridgestone America, Goodyear Tires and Michelin North America — is leaching into waterways and killing protected fish species. By Sam Ribakoff, Courthouse News...
