When an invasive species of crab was threatening an entire ecosystem in Monterey County's Elkhorn Slough, an unexpected hero stepped in to save the day.

Monterey Bay Aquarium scientists are investigating potential environmental effects of recent battery fires at the Vistra ...

Julie Packard, the longtime CEO of the Monterey Bay Aquarium, announces her retirement, marking the end of an era of significant conservation achievements.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary plays an important role in ...

The fallout came from four days of smoke. Results of immediate testing in Elkhorn Slough by scientists from the Moss Landing Marine Lab indicate an alarming increase in trace elements found in the ...

A lawsuit was filed Thursday in response to the impacts of the Jan. 16 fire at Vistra’s Moss Landing Battery Energy Storage Facility.

A lawsuit was filed Thursday in response to the impacts of the Jan. 16 fire at Vistra's Moss Landing Battery Energy Storage ...

But the environmental impacts may be just beginning. At the neighboring Elkhorn Slough, a sanctuary for endangered wildlife, researchers have found heavy metal concentrations up to a thousand times ...

Results indicate that metal levels detected in Santa Cruz County are significantly lower than samples collected in Monterey ...