Fed regulators to review car-tire chemical that kills salmon
U.S. regulators will review the use of a chemical found in tires after a petition from West Coast tribes that want it banned because it kills salmon as they return from the ocean to spawn.
Watch CBS News
U.S. regulators will review the use of a chemical found in tires after a petition from West Coast tribes that want it banned because it kills salmon as they return from the ocean to spawn.
With the start of November, the Bay Area is heading into the rainy season. On Wednesday, Contra Costa County public works crews tried to get ahead of any potential problems this winter.
The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for much of the Bay Area this weekend, with high winds and low humidity raising the risk of wildfires.
As a red flag warning blankets Santa Rosa and surrounding areas this weekend, residents like Bruce McConnell are grappling with memories of past disasters.
The Dungeness crab season off the California coast will be delayed because of the presence of humpback whales in the area and the threat of their entanglement, authorities said Friday.
A Bay Area high school is doing its part to make sure there are enough certified auto techs and mechanics to keep pace with the surging demand for electric vehicles.
China's Environment Minister Huang Runqiu says his country wants to strengthen cooperation with the U.S. to combat climate change.
Beaches near Half Moon Bay have become a haven for poachers, and some are using an unusual form of transportation to get there.
It's been a relatively calm fire season in the Bay Area, but forest managers aren't breathing a sigh of relief quite yet. They know the potential for disaster is still there. And the East Bay Regional Parks District offered a tour on Tuesday to show off the remarkable machines they're using to lessen the danger.
New rules announced in mid-October are getting tougher on one source of emissions that has so far been ignored.
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has rejected fence line air monitoring plans for all five Bay Area refineries, saying the plans don't meet the requirements of its refining emissions tracking rule.
Scientists, researchers, and volunteers are working on an Olympian quest - to restore the Olympian oyster to once-historic levels at a coastal wetland along the Monterey Bay, an effort that may help to curb the impacts of the warming climate.
A living museum woven through the hills of Sebastopol is home to thousands of vintage roses dating back centuries.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is planning to make a one-day stop in Israel en route to China on a previously announced trip to discuss policies to curb global warming.
Pacific Gas & Electric wants to bury many of its power lines in areas threatened by wildfires. But state regulators are balking at the utility's plan because it would take too long and cost $5.9 billion.
