California
Friday, 7/3, 02:39 PM
California Concedes It May Not Stop the Golden Mussel
- Less than two years after an invasive freshwater mussel turned up in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta — the first time it had been found anywhere in North America — golden mussels have spread deep into California's water system.
- State experts now acknowledge that wiping them out is probably impossible, shifting the fight from eradication to slowing the damage.