As golden mussels spread through California’s water system, lawmakers are scrambling to contain the invasion — and battling ...

The Yolo County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved a local state of emergency declaration in response to the invasive ...

"This funding brings critical state support to San Joaquin County and the Delta." ...

In a state already dealing with drought, pollution, and aging water infrastructure, that creates yet another layer of stress.

Golden mussels are threatening to clog water entries in Kern County, and even as recent treatment has helped, local agencies ...

Yolo County joins the Sacramento, Kern and San Joaquin counties in declaring local emergencies over the mollusks.

Spurts of goo oozed between Jeff Wingfield’s fingers as he methodically crushed a handful of golden mussels, popping the shells of the tiny invaders like bubblewrap. “You can just push your way right ...

Hilo, Jane and Winnie are a part of Alberta's muscle against invasive mussels that have spread throughout the Great Lakes and ...

As the summer boating season gets underway with Memorial Day weekend, golden mussels continue to pose a threat to California's waterways, officials said. The invasive mussels clog critical water ...

This weekend, during the Fourth of July, the frontline to protect California’s vital waterways is on land. Inspectors across the state are keeping a vigilant watch on boats towed to dozens of lakes ...

The golden mussel, Limnoperna fortunei, is a medium-sized freshwater bivalve mollusk belonging to the family of true mussels. Generally, they only grow to between 0.79 and 1.18 inches in size and have ...

The invasive golden mussel has now been confirmed in the Port of West Sacramento, marking the species' northernmost detection in California since it was first discovered in Stockton in 2024, wildlife ...