Solutions

New tech permanently destroys “forever chemicals” in water

"Think Brita filter, but a thousand times better." Credit: University of British Columbia A new treatment removes 99% of the…

2 years ago

Structured Decision Making: Synthesizing Multiple Streams of IEP Data to Inform Management

Photo: The habitat surrounding the future location of the Lookout Slough Tidal Restoration Project, located in the Cache Slough complex.…

2 years ago

The Western water crisis turns to an old solution: cloud seeding

Photo: Farmland is seen on the California side of the Colorado River on September 23, 2022 near Needles, California. [Photo:…

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Salmon habitat restoration, abalone breeding projects recommended for funding toward a climate-ready North Coast

Photo: Chinook salmon holding in a lower South Fork Eel River pool. (Pat Higgins/Eel River Recovery Project) MENDOCINO Co, CA,…

2 years ago

Why Turning Sewage Into Tap Water Won’t Solve Our Water Woes

Many drought-stricken areas are eyeing "toilet-to-tap" schemes to bolster water supplies, but this risky practice distracts from the real solutions…

2 years ago

Bay Area Dutch Slough tidal restoration project creates powerful carbon sink, combats climate change

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- When we first visited Dutch Slough in eastern Contra Costa County last year, the recently restored…

2 years ago

Iowa farms using low-tech systems to filter fertilizer-borne nitrates from water

Photo: A worker shovels wood chips in a bioreactor trench in a farm field, on March 28, 2023, near Roland,…

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Farmers Recharged Groundwater by Catching Atmospheric Rivers

Photo: Standing water in a blooming almond orchard cause by excessive rain near Manteca, California. After years of drought and…

2 years ago

Hedgerows: Can They Help Save the Planet?

Photo: Hedgerows are straightforward strips of shrubs or trees roughly 15 feet wide, and they highlight nature's complex work. (Sierra…

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Water warriors

Photo: “We can’t solve anything without the public understanding the gravity of the challenges facing the state’s water future,” says…

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