Category: Solutions
-
STANFORD NEWS: A new approach to the problem of water affordability
Soaring water utility bills force many households to ration water use for essential needs while still falling behind on payments. Stanford scientists offer a new approach to measuring water affordability that could help utilities and government agencies identify and aid those most at risk. Rising water prices are forcing many households in the United States…
-
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 can be used to make sustainable bioproducts and biofuels. In California’s Northern San Joaquin Valley, agricultural leftovers such as almond shells, fruit peels, and orchard trimmings can potentially be converted into sustainable bioproducts and biofuels…
-
Dragonflies Reveal Surprising Insights into Mercury Pollution
Public Participants Make Monitoring Possible in Uncharted Locations Sources/Usage: Public Domain. View Media DetailsThe map above shows sites where dragonfly larvae were collected for the Janssen et al. 2024 paper. Dragonfly larvae were collected at three types of sites including wetlands, lotic systems (flowing water like streams or rivers), and lentic systems (still waters like lakes…
-
Feasting sea otters help reduce erosion, study says
Photo: A sea otter in the estuarine water of Elkhorn Slough, Monterey Bay, California. (Emma Levy via Courthouse News) The return of top predators like otters can help ecosystems, scientists say. After nearing extinction, sea otters are returning to California’s Monterey Bay — and they’ve brought their appetites. That’s great news not just for the…
-
Yolo County farm cultivates seeds, ecological restoration
Julia Michaels, restoration specialist at Hedgerow Farms, stands in a field of milkweed grown for seed at the Yolo County farm. The operation produces some 400 varieties of native grasses and wildflowers. Many are used for ecological restoration, including after wildfires.Photo/Fred Greaves In Yolo County, nestled among sprawling orchards and field crops, is a one-of-a-kind…
