California Water Science Center scientists Dina Saleh and Joseph Domagalski discuss water-quality data collected in the Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta. By the USGS California Water Science Center In recent years, it has been suggested that forms of nutrients and their associated...
By Bob Johnson, Ag Alert Three years of studies on commercial fields point to the conclusion that many desert region baby spinach and lettuce growers could reduce nitrogen applications, some by as much as 70 pounds an acre, without damaging...
Opponents say leaving the Trump-era rule in place will prevent state and tribal governments from imposing conditions on thousands of water-polluting projects over the next year and half or longer. By Nicholas Iovino, Courthouse News Service A plan to leave...
By Kevin Hecteman, Ag Alert Saying new regional regulations will have a profound impact on food production, farm organizations have petitioned the State Water Resources Control Board to review a regional board’s order limiting applications of fertilizer and other inputs...
The Legislative Analyst’s Office warns California lawmakers to prepare to dispatch emergency drinking water to vulnerable communities, particularly in the...
Harmful algal blooms (or HABs) occur when colonies of algae, under the right conditions, grow out of control and produce toxic or harmful effects on people, fish, shellfish, marine mammals, and birds. Every U.S. coastal and Great Lakes state...
