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Science by Consensus
Scientists have long been loath to suggest protective policies for the Estuary because of their enormous uncertainty about how the ecosystem, in all its complexity, actually works. But most agree that 100% certainty will be a long time and a lot of unavailable dollars coming, and that by then the last few winter-run salmon and smelt might be belly up ... »Read More

In This Issue

Delta Comes Up for Air
For anyone who missed the December 15 state-federal agreement to save the Delta - which was endorsed by urban, agricultural and environmental interests ... »Read More

News Round-Up
Volunteers will do the kind of ongoing field sampling of Bay-Delta environmental conditions that water quality agencies all need ... »Read More

Accord Aftermath
Dive under the surface chop of river outflow percentages, isohaline positions and channel closure periods in the new Bay-Delta accord ... »Read More

Why the Accord Worked
"Several key ingredients made the Bay-Delta negotiations succeed. First, we walked into a situation where everyone - urban users, business ... »Read More

Cargill's Dredge Locks
Mallard isn't a duck, it's a dredge used by Cargill to maintain the 200 miles of channels, levees and locks that surround and access its 29,000 acres of salt ponds ... »Read More

Oakland Bid Below Ballpark
Deepening the Oakland harbor will cost $12 million less than expected. The Army Corps had ballparked the cost of dredging Oakland's main channel ... »Read More

Hard Science
Mercury in a Hayward Wastewater Marsh probably doesn't threaten the wildlife that feed there, concludes a recent study ... »Read More

Elephant Stampede on Species Act
The new Republican majority has been going after the controversial Endangered Species Act with a dizzying array of procedural weapons ... »Read More

New North Bay Nexus
A new lodestar brightened the wetter reaches of the North Bay universe this winter, when government, environmentalists and landowners decided to strengthen plans ... »Read More


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