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January 30, 2025

“The chemical black box” that blankets wildfire-impacted areas is increasingly under scrutiny. By María Paula Rubiano, Environmental Health News Wildfire...

UC DAVIS: How urban streams, climate change and unhoused people intertwine

UC Davis

Water quality

January 28, 2025

Beyond shelters and sweeps, streamside science seeks compassionate solutions for people experiencing homelessness By Kat Kerlin, UC Davis In Fairfield,...

UC DAVIS: The problem with microplastics

UC Davis

Water quality

November 19, 2024

UC Davis experts are studying where small bits of synthetic polymers, or microplastics, are winding up — and what risks...

LAist: New study raises questions about heavy metals in fire retardants

Maven

Water quality Wildfires and watersheds

October 31, 2024

By Jacob Margolis, LAist This article was originally published by LAist on 10/30/2024. Over the past decade, about 67 million...

USGS: New maps identify legacy mercury contamination in the Sierra Nevada

USGS

Ecosystems

October 30, 2024

A series of USGS interactive maps have recently been published. The maps identify locations and levels of mercury contamination resulting...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Supreme Court will hear San Francisco’s challenge to NPDES permits next week, a case with national implications

Courthouse News Service

Policy and regulation Water rights and water law

October 11, 2024

At Supreme Court next week, agency authority returns to center stage By Kelsey Reichmann The Supreme Court’s upcoming review of...

NOAA FISHERIES: Final step in Klamath River dam removal opens path for returning salmon

NOAA Fisheries

Ecosystems

October 3, 2024

NOAA Fisheries led coordination efforts to protect water quality. By NOAA Fisheries “Heavy equipment removed the final obstacle separating the...

INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: Aquatic ecosystems aren’t immune to wildfire impacts, research shows

Inside Climate News

Water quality Wildfires and watersheds

September 16, 2024

Emerging research is unraveling the complex ways wildfires affect lakes, streams and the ocean. By Kiley Price, Inside Climate News...

THE CONVERSATION: Urban wildfires disrupt streams and their tiny inhabitants − losing these insects is a warning of bigger water problems

The Conversation

Wildfires and watersheds

August 26, 2024

By Lauren Magliozzi, University of Colorado Boulder A tiny, vibrant world thrives along the rocky bottom of most streams. As...

USGS: Wildfires are increasing concentrations of mercury in Pacific Northwest headwater streams

USGS

Science Wildfires and watersheds

August 5, 2024

By the USGS: New research from the U.S. Geological Survey links wildfires to increased mercury concentrations in Pacific Northwest headwater...

STATELINE: In long-sought change, states must consider tribal rights when crafting water rules

Stateline

Planning and management

July 25, 2024

Tribal members harvest rice and fish on waters far from their reservations. by Alex Brown, Stateline In the 1800s, the...

EOS: Water scarcity likely to increase in the coming decades

American Geophysical Union

Climate change Science

July 2, 2024

Hydrological modeling suggests that by 2100 more than 65% of the world’s population might, at least sporadically, lack access to...

EOS: Wildfire smoke affects the function of lake ecosystems

American Geophysical Union

Science Wildfires and watersheds

June 27, 2024

Smoke-covered lakes see shifts in biological and energy processes that influence food webs, carbon storage, and more. By Carolyn Wilke,...

UC DAVIS: Study reveals 70% of CA blanketed in smoke during record wildfire seasons: Impacts on state’s lakes examined

UC Davis

Science Water quality Wildfires and watersheds

May 23, 2024

By Kat Kerlin, UC Davis As much as 70% of California was covered by wildfire smoke during parts of 2020...

CAL MATTERS: ‘Forever chemicals’: Water supplies throughout California will exceed new national limits

Cal Matters

Policy and regulation Water quality

April 10, 2024

The nationwide cost to treat or replace contaminated drinking water is estimated at $1.5 billion a year. The ubiquitous chemicals,...