Category: Solutions
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Stormwater biofiltration increases coho salmon hatchling survival
A new study finds that the green stormwater practice bioretention filtration can help protect coho salmon hatchlings from the lethal toxicity of runoff exposure. A relatively simple, inexpensive method of filtering urban stormwater runoff dramatically boosted survival of newly hatched coho salmon in an experimental study, according to a press release from Washington State University (WSU). The…
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‘Cash for Grass’ program has transformed 2,000 lawns in Napa
Photo: A pedestrian walks past the Learning Garden at Las Flores Community Center in Napa on Tuesday. Nick Otto, Register Over the weekend, the UC Master Gardeners hosted a workshop at Napa’s Las Flores Learning Garden, which opened last summer, focusing on creating drought-resistant gardens suited to survive the seasons — and fluctuating water levels — in…
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Breaking Down What We Need to Save the Colorado River
The Colorado River provides essential water to millions across the American West — but the river is running dry. Here’s how we save it. The Colorado River provides water to 40 million people across 7 states and nearly 30 indigenous tribes. Several factors have together led to dwindling water supplies, driving cuts and negotiations on states’ use. But these…
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Direct Potable Reuse — Can Wastewater Help Us Adapt to Climate Change?
Photo by Ivan Bandura on Unsplash Treating wastewater is a powerful solution, finally gaining more public support. Population growth and climate change are stretching America’s water supplies to the limit, and tapping new sources is becoming more difficult each year—in some cases, even impossible. New Mexico, California, Arizona, and Colorado are facing the nation’s most…
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Native nations and UC scientists join together in the climate fight
$7 million grant advances Indigenous and academic partnership Indigenous land-management strategies have been largely missing from modern attempts to combat the effects of devastating wildfires and worsening climate change in California. A new $7 million grant aims to change that. The grant project is being led by San Diego State University along with the Climate…
