Pond at park in Martinez suffers fish die-off from algae invasion
An algae bloom at a pond in Hidden Lakes Park in Martinez has left hundreds -- perhaps thousands -- of fish floating dead at the surface.
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An algae bloom at a pond in Hidden Lakes Park in Martinez has left hundreds -- perhaps thousands -- of fish floating dead at the surface.
Ten years. That's how much time the Bay Area's 37 wastewater treatment plants will have to reduce fertilizer and sewage in their water by 40%. The estimated price tag for the facility upgrades is $11 billion.
Scientists along the West Coast are calling for action to help sunflower sea stars, among the largest sea stars in the world, recover from catastrophic population declines.
Environmental group San Francisco Baykeeper is reporting a harmful algae bloom is killing fish in massive numbers around the bay.
