weedkillers

Meet the underwater gardeners that scrub Imperial County’s water canals

Photo: IID Operations Coordinator Pablo Cortez, left, holds an adult grass carp while Tony Perez, a colleague, collects the fish's…

6 months ago

When vegetation choked off water recharge basins, who did CAP call? Goat munchers

Photo: In a water recharge basin southeast of Phoenix, a herd of 70 goats is going deep in the weeds…

11 months ago

Science Stories: Adventures in Bay-Delta Data

Our last post gave you an introduction to the water weeds of the Delta. Invasive submerged aquatic vegetation is taking…

1 year ago

Hormone-Disrupting Weed Killer Taints Tap Water for Millions in Corn Belt

Seasonal spikes of atrazine–a weed killer that can disrupt hormones and harm developing fetuses–contaminate drinking water in corn-growing areas of…

6 years ago

Despite A Ban, Arkansas Farmers Are Still Spraying Controversial Weedkiller

These soybeans were damaged in 2017 by dicamba, a popular weedkiller that's prone to drifting into neighboring fields. Some farmers…

6 years ago