Sudden Oak Death May Be Unstoppable In California
A new study shows that an epidemic of the tree disease "sudden oak death" has surged beyond control in California.
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A new study shows that an epidemic of the tree disease "sudden oak death" has surged beyond control in California.
1,249 acres that once were home to a cattle ranch in the hills above Fremont now make up the newest East Bay Regional Park.
Electric car maker Tesla Motors Inc. racked up a big loss in the first quarter because of production problems with its new SUV, but investors cheered the news that it's on target to meet its delivery goals this year and bring its new, low-cost car to market by 2017.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plans to seek public comments on whether to allow what could be the biggest wind farm in the U.S. to kill a limited number of bald and golden eagles without breaking the law, the agency announced Wednesday.
Residents of drought-stricken California doubled their water conservation efforts in March compared with the month before by turning off their sprinklers when the rain fell and changing habits, officials said Tuesday.
The fate of a tall and slender pine tree in the backyard of a San Francisco house at the center of a dispute among neighbors is now in the hands of the Board of Supervisors.
BART officials said a new system would mean fewer delays and less crowding, as trains would be able to run closer together.
In the dead of night, five nights a week, a man we'll call "Daniel" goes to work at a San Francisco Dumpster.
Lake Tahoe's water is a little bit murkier than it was last year, and the current drought could have something to do with it.
Bay Area researchers are at the forefront of better understanding the ocean, and a robot developed in Palo Alto will help them explore what hasn't yet been seen, nearly three miles down.
With the flip of a switch, San Francisco took a huge step Sunday towards 100 percent green power.
A solar-powered airplane soared above the clouds Monday after taking off from California for Arizona to resume its journey around the world using only energy from the sun.
For 60 years, Joe Garbarino has been moving Marin's trash, and for many of those years he could do it at a healthy profit. Not any more.
California, Hawaii, Alaska and the Southwest face an above-average threat of wildfires this summer, but most of the country should see normal or below-normal problems, forecasters said Sunday.
Some popular California-grown fruits and nuts are irrigated with wastewater from oilfields. No one has been checking if the practice is actually safe -- until now.
