As our staff scientist Ian Wren indicates in this article, desal byproducts could affect water quality: "You're going to get more nutrients concentrated, more heavy metals, maybe even selenium."

Thanks for the great reporting on this issue @itsmagalig.bsky.social @kneedeeptimes.bsky.social

This fall, the city of Antioch's new brackish desalination plant started treating water from the Delta. I wrote about the new facility along with the role brackish desalination is playing in the state's water supply strategy for @kneedeeptimes.bsky.social.

www.kneedeeptimes.org/antioch-desa...

New story for @thesixfifty.com about the Santa Clara Valley Bird Alliance and the work they do.

www.paloaltoonline.com/outdoor-recr...

Stoked to share that this spring, @juliabrown.bsky.social and I received a first place award in environmental reporting from @cnpa.bsky.social.

Our story looked at how Big Basin (and other state parks nearby) are recovering four years after the CZU fire. Give it a read! tinyurl.com/4crfs5t6

That includes projects like @itsmagalig.bsky.social’s recent story and video about the western snowy plover, a tiny threatened shorebird that nests on the Bay’s salt ponds. (3/9)

The South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project is reverting thousands of acres of land once used for salt production to its historic tidal marsh state. Experts worry the work will hamper the recovery of the threatened western snowy plover.

My latest story for @thesixfifty.com: tinyurl.com/2ajan7ej

It's been six months since 50 AI wildfire sensors were installed on the Peninsula. I wrote about how the sensors are performing, why local fire departments think they're useful and where they're placed for @almanacnews.com. Thanks for the assignment @angelaswartz.bsky.social!