Elevated concentrations of heavy metals have been detected at the Elkhorn Slough Reserve by scientists from San Jose State University's Moss Landing Marine Laboratories following a recent fire at ...

It's a classic tale of nature finding a way. An invasive species of crab was threatening an entire ecosystem in Monterey County's Elkhorn Slough—until an unexpected hero stepped in. And, as it turns ...

California's sea otters have become surprising environmental champions by tackling a destructive invasive species wreaking havoc in Elkhorn Slough. These adorable marine mammals have naturally solved ...

Research scientists at San José State University's Moss Landing Marine Laboratories said they have detected "unusually high concentrations of heavy-metal nanoparticles in marsh soils at Elkhorn Slough ...

Research scientists at San Jose State University say that the Moss Landing battery plant fire in Monterey County has left heightened levels of heavy metals in nearby Elkhorn Slough Reserve, one of ...

The flames have died down at the Moss Landing battery storage plant in Monterey County, after a massive fire last month. But the environmental impacts may be just beginning. At the neighboring Elkhorn ...

MOSS LANDING — Scientists have reported concentrations of heavy-metal nanoparticles in the marsh soils at Elkhorn Slough in the wake of the recent fire at a battery storage facility in Moss Landing.

Marine disasters can manifest in a variety of forms. Not surprisingly, in many instances a calamity for the sea is triggered by an occurrence on the shore (Think Fukushima). Oil spills, hazardous ...

MOSS LANDING — Aboard a quiet, full catamaran, legendary conservationist Jane Goodall spoke to her latest mission: supporting the survival of Monterey Bay’s charming, yet still vulnerable, icon – the ...

Sea otters at a saltwater marsh in Elkhorn Slough Reserve in Watsonville, California. After missing from the Oregon coast for more than a century, sea otters are getting a step closer to staging a ...