Carbon sequestration Archives ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

WEBB TRACT UPDATE: Project receives statutory exemption for restoration projects, Field notes: Collecting carbon data

August 1, 2025

From the Metropolitan Water District: Wetlands project receives statutory exemption for restoration projects (SERP) The Webb Tract Wetland Restoration Project...

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Partnering with tribes to restore a Delta wetland: Benefits go both ways

Robin Meadows

Ecosystems Notebook News and Features

June 19, 2025

By Robin Meadows Five years ago, Plains Miwok cultural practitioner Don Hankins got a surprising invitation from Russ Ryan, a...

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: How a new wetland restoration could expedite transforming the Delta from a carbon source to a carbon sink

Robin Meadows

Ecosystems Notebook News and Features

April 23, 2025

By Robin Meadows Staten Island lies in the heart of California’s Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, and exemplifies the woes of...

AG ALERT: Q&A: Wade Crowfoot talks California’s natural resources

Ag Alert

Policy and regulation

April 9, 2025

From Ag Alert: California Natural Resources Secretary Wade Crowfoot leads efforts to conserve the state’s environment and natural resources—water, air...

METROPOLITAN: Webb Tract Wetland Project update

Metropolitan Water District

Ecosystems

January 7, 2025

From the Metropolitan Water District: Webb Tract is about to be transformed by a Nature-Based Solutions grant from the Sacramento-San...

PRESS RELEASE: EPA issues first ever underground injection permits for carbon sequestration in California

US Environmental Protection Agency

Climate change Policy and regulation

January 6, 2025

Carbon sequestration will be used at Kern County site to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and mitigate climate change Press release...

PRESS RELEASE: Capture6 breaks ground on Project Monarch in Palmdale, CA

Press Release/Notice

Planning and management

June 20, 2024

“Project Monarch” is expected to save the District in lifetime brine management costs from the first-of-its-kind facility.” Press release from...

CAL MATTERS: Vital climate tool or license to pollute? The battle over California’s first carbon capture project

Cal Matters

Climate change

April 16, 2024

Rural Latino communities are divided about the project, which would capture carbon from an oilfield and power plant — and...

SCIENCE IN SHORT: Reversing Delta land subsidence with Steven Deverel

Ashleigh Papp

Science Podcasts

March 18, 2024

Rice to the Rescue: Reversing land subsidence and carbon emissions Thousands of years ago, the plants of California’s Delta began...

NOW AVAILABLE: Executive Summary of the State of Bay-Delta Science 2022

Delta Stewardship Council

Delta science Reports Science

December 13, 2023

From the Delta Stewardship Council: The Delta Science Program is excited to share an executive summary for the 2022 edition...

NOW AVAILABLE: The State of Bay Delta Science 2022: primary production, invasive aquatic vegetation, remote sensing, harmful algal blooms, carbon sequestration, and more …

Maven

Delta science Science

February 9, 2023

The State of Bay-Delta Science (SBDS) is a collection of papers that represents the state of scientific knowledge on relevant...

STANFORD NEWS: Q&A: Harnessing the power of nature to address water and climate challenges

Stanford University

Colorado River Policy and regulation

August 18, 2022

Felicia Marcus discusses how investments in nature could simultaneously help states bolster water supplies and achieve their climate goals. By...

ESTUARY PEARLS: New ways to boost fish nutrition and identify species, a new bird atlas raises red flags, preparing for a snowless future, and more

Estuary News Group

Climate change Delta science Science

December 17, 2021

New ways to boost fish nutrition and identify species, a new bird atlas raises red flags, preparing for a snowless...

FEATURE: Farming For Carbon, Wildlife and Profit

Sierra Garcia

Delta science

June 24, 2021

By Sierra Garcia, Estuary News On the San Joaquin Delta’s Staten Island, where the Mokelumne River snugly encircles miles of...

DELTA AGENCY UPDATES: Carbon capture in the Delta is up; Recreation in the Delta, not so much …

Maven

Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

January 5, 2021

The Delta Stewardship Council’s December meeting included updates from the Delta Conservancy and the Delta Protection Commission. Activities of the...