The Uphill Battle of Removing Invasive Aquatic Vegetation

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Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes). Sisyphus of the Slough Before the turn of the 21st century, the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta…

The Uneven Distribution of AI’s Environmental Impacts

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Summary: The training process for a single AI model, such as an LLM, can consume thousands of megawatt hours of…

Dragonflies Reveal Surprising Insights into Mercury Pollution

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Public Participants Make Monitoring Possible in Uncharted Locations Sources/Usage: Public Domain. View Media DetailsThe map above shows sites where dragonfly larvae…

What’s the Deal With Toxic Algae?

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Algae Blooms on the Farmington River, Connecticut | Farmington River Watershed Association It’s summer, prime season to play in rivers…

Feasting sea otters help reduce erosion, study says

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Photo: A sea otter in the estuarine water of Elkhorn Slough, Monterey Bay, California. (Emma Levy via Courthouse News) The…

Conserving Freshwater Biodiversity Under Climate Change

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Introduction The conservation of freshwater biodiversity has emerged as a global challenge. The loss of habitat and the changing climate are…

Spotlight On The Pacific Flyway In The Sacramento Valley

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(Row 1: Sandhill Cranes, Dowitcher; Row 2: Heron on pole, Northern Pintail; Row 3: Flying Sandhills, Ibis in Flight, Row…

Yolo County farm cultivates seeds, ecological restoration

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Julia Michaels, restoration specialist at Hedgerow Farms, stands in a field of milkweed grown for seed at the Yolo County…

Every last drop: Zero-waste water builds water resilience

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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Reusing wastewater could be the solution to Europe's growing water scarcity problem. The 34 dairy cows chewing the…

Debate flares over how quickly to replace many lead service lines

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Workmen prepare to replace older water pipes with a new copper one in Newark, N.J., on Oct. 21, 2021. Seth…