Inside the polarizing plan to stash carbon in a California wetland

Grist
By Miranda de MoraesFeb 4, 2026, 4:30 am213 ptsTop
The Montezuma Wetlands drape across 1,800 acres of Solano County, California, where the Sacramento River empties into San Francisco Bay. Once drained and diked for farming and grazing, the marsh has been rehabilitated over the past two decades, and in 2020, tidal waters returned for the first time in a century.…

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