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As I write this article, the largest dam removal project in the world is underway on the Elwha River in Washington State. Over the next
Living in the United States, where water is plentiful in most areas, it is often easy to forget that a growing portion of the world’s
The Swim for Clean Water… Located in the Pacific Northwest, the Columbia River is an intensely cold glacial water source with a lot of history, much of which
The average American uses 80 to 100 gallons of water every day! To put that into an interesting perspective, that’s about 850 pounds of water, the
Options for Water Filtration at Home! Water is essential to human life, and millions of people end up drinking contaminated water everyday. In the United States,
A reservoir is considered to be a “dead pool” when the water level behind a dam is too low to spill water or generate climate
Earth is a fragile being, and one change in one part of the globe can affect multiple other locations, both near and far. This is
Forty years ago, on October 18, 1972, a bipartisan United States Congress amended the Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1948.1 The amended act became popularly
Seven thousand years ago, at the confluence of the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers in central California, a delta was born. The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta
Global has been declining since the rise of the human civilization. Unfortunately, the numbers of disappearing fresh water species has increased rapidly in recent years.
Looking for a new real estate investment? With the seas arising, now may be the perfect time to invest in some higher ground in hopes
Details of its wrath have consumed headlines for months at a time, and yet the complete magnitude of the California drought is perhaps not well
Río de la Plata literally means “river of silver,” but looking at the river today you might think that the river would be more aptly
Created at least 760,000 years ago as a result of a monumental volcanic eruption, Mono Lake is one of if not the oldest lake in
In an environment primarily driven by anthropogenic activities, it is of no surprise that human nature’s exploitative proclivities manifest in our oceans, lakes, and rivers.
Have you ever wondered where the mindless flush of a toilet delivers your household waste? What about the fate of liquid waste, or “effluent,” generated
The City of Davis is one of few cities in the State of California that still relies entirely upon groundwater. Currently, the city pumps groundwater
Gazing across the oceans and the seas, the prospect of life’s most precious substance always seems to be tantalizingly close but yet so far. While
For many, thoughts of summer are full of swimming pools and the strong smell of chlorine that goes along with them. Growing up, all I
Agricultural runoff is a broad term for agricultural byproducts that are not absorbed by fields or soil mass, but rather find themselves running loose into
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has called water fluoridation one of the top 10 public health achievements of the 20th century.1 Yet,
The impact and magnitude of the current California drought may be a difficult concept to wrap our heads around, but certainly its impacts are being
Where Laptops go to Die—the Growing Problem of E-waste… In May of 2009, Dell Computers announced a new policy that it would not export E-waste (electronic
What is the Future of Recycling? Over the past 40 years, recycling programs across the United States have made significant progress. Currently, there are over
As recycling programs across the country continue to expand and provide more options, the question as to what can and cannot be recycled may become
A social movement called dumpstering1 is one of the most repulsive and fascinating environmental movements, and has regained popularity over the last few years.2 Also known as
Living in San Francisco, this conjures up many images, so how does composting fit in? The city of San Francisco has a long history of
Batteries are commonplace in most households. Americans purchase nearly 3 billion dry-cell batteries every year to power radios, toys, cellular phones, watches, laptop computers, and
My husband and I score high on compatibility quizzes. Our ideal vacation is a beach, a book, and peering up from the page only long
It is no secret that human beings have advanced to become a throw-away society. As wealth increases, the need to skimp and save materials decreases.
Most of us connect water pollution with oil spills and littering, and maybe even some of us remember the acid rain lessons from grade school.
Have you ever eaten at your local restaurant or coffee shop and seen those green bins labeled “compost only”? Well if you are like me
Once you’ve poured that last drop of juice or spooned out a final taste of yogurt, you (hopefully) throw that plastic container into a big
There are many types of pollution in our environment: noise pollution, and more. But one of these – space pollution – is in a category all by
The environmental and sustainability movement has spurred many companies to invest in a vast number of new and different ways to transform our waste into
The Real Recyclers… It’s a basic biological truth that we sometimes forget: we all create waste. The rich tend to produce more than the poor, but
Waste to Energy Incinerators? Every year, our world produces thousands of tons of garbage. The United States alone generates over 230 million tons of trash, equally
Many things in life can be easily measured. However, more often than not, we cannot measure the things that are most important or dire. Our
Recycling is a common term these days. We separate our cans, bottles, and paper products in our trash bins and haul them to the curb
You often see three curbside bins to sort waste into: the black landfill bin, the blue recycling bin, and the green compost bin. Which bin
The first trash incinerator in the United States was built in New York City in 1885. However, it was not until 1970, when the Clean Air
Composting is the new carbon dioxide . Thus, composting is beneficial to the environment as it lowers the global warming potential associated with landfills. Even More Composting
The Amazon rainforest is not what television has made it out to be. It’s not always teeming with wildlife, nor is it ever absent of human
I believe land to be one of America’s great assets. Other countries may have thousand year-old cathedrals, cobble-streets, amongst many other national treasures, but the
Climate change and global warming are hot topics these days, and the public lands and forests owned and managed by the Federal government of the United States are
Since the 1960’s, clearcutting has been one of the most controversial methods of logging in the logging industry. On the other hand, it has remained
Santa Barbara made history in May of 2009 with the Jesusita fire. After two other separate and significant fires within just 10 months of the
Many of us use the holidays as a time to stay home and rest, but some of us use the holiday season as an opportunity
For residents of the Bay Area, late-June usually signifies getaways up to Lake Tahoe, wine tasting in Napa and Sonoma County, camping trips to Big
The numerous environmental and health issues surrounding carbon dioxide saturation in the atmosphere. Given the scope of environmental damage associated with acid rain, it is crucial that
Carbon dioxide has managed to capture headlines as an environmental risk in almost every corner of the globe—whether it be via a news broadcast or
Acid rain is a term used in virtually every environmental documentary and green outreach initiative, yet many of us are not sure what exactly acid
If the last article on erosion did not get your attention, perhaps you will take erosion a bit more seriously when you see it forever alter infrastructure
When you think about saving the environment, what comes to mind? Perhaps you think about stopping deforestation, reducing pollution and harmful emissions, promoting biodiversity, or
Forests are disappearing at a rate of about 36 football fields per minute.1 That equates to an annual loss of 12-15 million hectares of forest, which
When most of us think of ozone, we think of sun protection and something good for our health and the environment. But did you know
By the year 2050 the world population is estimated to be over 9 billion.1 Over the course of their lifetimes, each of these people will require
Stinking, stagnant waters filled with mosquitoes and other bugs… oozing muck… Although wetlands don’t seem like the most appealing places to visit, they are a
In global policy making, a huge issue that comes up with almost every discussion is the dichotomy between the geographical “North versus South,” or the
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