UC Davis researchers insert a device that continuously collects water samples underground, providing real-time data on nitrate contaminant movement. Isaya...
Drought Mitigation: Should We Be Farming in the Desert?
Irrigated farmland in the desert of the Imperial Valley. (Photo credit: Steve Proehl, Getty Images) Throughout the Colorado River Basin,...
Senate Committee Holds Hearing on Padilla Bills to Support Ecological Restoration Across California
Photo: Padilla highlights three California watershed restoration bills at ENR committee hearing. WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Senate Committee on Energy...
EPA Issues Emergency Order to Stop Use of Pesticide Dacthal to Address Serious Health Risk
WASHINGTON – Today, Aug. 6, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is announcing the emergency suspension of all registrations of the pesticide dimethyl tetrachloroterephthalate...
Turning agricultural waste to treasure
New funding will help Berkeley Lab and partners improve how the diverse agricultural waste in California’s Northern San Joaquin Valley...