BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Sources and Sinks! What’s Going on With Mercury in Sacramento Valley Tidal Wetlands? Maven Best of the NotebookDelta science January 27, 2022Legacy mercury contamination is problematic in California waterways due to historic gold and mercury mining. Even today, mercury from abandoned...
BAY-DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: A new model to address legacy Gold Rush mercury in the Delta Maven Best of the NotebookDelta science January 20, 2022It can be a bit hard for some to comprehend, but it is true: Here in the 21st century, California...
CAL MATTERS: Danger in Droughtsville: California’s urban water at risk Cal Matters Planning and managementWater supply augmentationWildfires and watersheds December 21, 2021By Erica Yee, Cal Matters Droughtsville, California, is in trouble. Its water supply is endangered as multiple crises intensify: worsening...
DELTA LEAD SCIENTIST REPORT: Effects of pesticides on species in the Delta; plus activities of the Delta Science Program Maven Delta science November 30, 2021At the November meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council during the Delta Lead Scientist report, Dr. Laurel Larsen spotlighted recent...
FEATURE: Agricultural Pesticides Accumulate in Fish Prey Species in the Delta Elyse De Franco Delta science October 12, 2021Written by Elyse DeFranco The toxic effects of insecticides sprayed on Delta farmlands don’t stop at the pests they seek...
USGS: Increased Pumping in California’s Central Valley During Drought Worsens Groundwater Quality USGS Groundwater NewsScience September 1, 2021By the USGS: Intensive pumping of aquifers during drought can speed up deterioration of groundwater quality, according to a new...
CAL MATTERS: Devastating fires could damage Lake Tahoe’s iconic blue waters Cal Matters Wildfires and watersheds August 31, 2021Researchers have already seen drops in Lake Tahoe’s clarity during the fires. The damage could be temporary, or it could...
CAL MATTERS: Forever chemicals: California unveils health goals for contaminated drinking water Cal Matters Policy and regulation July 27, 2021It’s California’s first big step toward regulating “forever chemicals,” which are ubiquitous in California and around the globe. The proposed...
ESTUARY PEARLS PART 3: Pesticides, HABs, New Neural Network, Ship Channel, Tule Red, Quake Risk Levees and more Estuary News Group Delta scienceEcosystems April 29, 2021ESTUARY News sent reporters to the first virtual Bay-Delta Science Conference in April 2021. This special edition of Pearls shares...
CAL MATTERS: Well water throughout California contaminated with ‘forever chemicals’ Cal Matters Water quality December 20, 2020These chemicals are everywhere. They last forever. They’re expensive to get rid of. And many Californians don’t even know they’re...
CAL MATTERS: What happens when a rural area’s only well is contaminated? Cal Matters Water quality November 19, 2020By Rebecca Sohn, Cal Matters In the spring of 2013, Jocelyn Walters and her partners moved Nativearth, their small shoe...
CAL MATTERS: Unsafe to drink: Wildfires threaten rural towns with tainted water Cal Matters Water qualityWildfires and watersheds October 7, 2020The damage to water systems can linger for years. The cost in just one small town: as much as $150...
DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: New study investigates link between clothes dryers and microplastic pollution in Lake Tahoe Desert Research Institute Water quality July 20, 2020From the Desert Research Institute: Last year, Desert Research Institute (DRI) and the League to Save Lake Tahoe detected microplastics...
MONGABAY: ‘Our life is plasticized’: New research shows microplastics in our food, water, air Mongabay Water quality July 15, 2020By Elizabeth Claire Alberts, Mongabay In 1997, Charles Moore was sailing a catamaran from Hawaii to California when he and...
STATE OF THE ESTUARY: Microplastics Everywhere: Understanding Microplastics in the Bay and Recommended Actions Maven Best of the NotebookDelta scienceNotebook News and Features January 16, 2020Microplastics are ubiquitous and persistent pollutants in the ocean, and a pervasive and preventable threat to the health of marine...
