Science

California’s Plans for Slowing Climate Change Through Nature-Based Solutions

As part of SF Climate Week, KQED’s Danielle Venton sat down with the California Secretary of Natural Resources, Wade Crowfoot,…

7 months ago

Nature-based solutions: California wants to harness more than half its land to combat climate change by 2045.

U.S. Forest Service firefighters in the Angeles National Forest burn piles of forest debris below Mt. Baldy in November 2023.…

7 months ago

New Study in “Nature Water” Spotlights Importance of Groundwater Monitoring

Groundwater is a critical resource around the globe, especially in dry regions, but it’s importance in sustaining ecosystems remains largely…

8 months ago

Carbon Capture: Evaluating Underground CO2 Sequestration in California

Natural gas production. (Photo: ucr.edu) California’s natural gas power plants are being wasted While the confirmed skeptic will consider Carbon…

8 months ago

Helicopters map California groundwater basins with electromagnetic technology

The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) has mapped out the state over the last few years to gain a better understanding…

9 months ago

New Analysis Shows Widespread PFAS Contamination of Tap Water in CA

Credit: Brian Maranan Pineda for NRDC Estimate of Californians with PFAS in drinking water jumps to 25 million - highlights…

9 months ago

UA hydrologist launches website to track U.S. groundwater, forecasts

Photo: new AI-based groundwater forecasts for the U.S. A University of Arizona researcher has led a national science foundation project…

9 months ago

La Nina watch issued: What it means for the US

Map: Typical La Nina winter weather impacts include wet weather in the Northwest, shots of cold air in New England,…

9 months ago

Permeable pavements could reduce coho-killing tire pollutants

A returning Coho Salmon at the Suquamish Tribe's Grovers Creek Hatchery in Poulsbo, WA. Photo by K. King, USFWS. [...]…

10 months ago

Pesticides are likely impacting invertebrate life essential to our nation’s streams

A new nationwide study by USGS scientists provides additional scientific evidence that pesticides are likely negatively impacting aquatic invertebrate community…

10 months ago