Animal populations plummeted over last 50 years, report says
A new report says "humans use as many ecological resources as if we lived on almost two Earths." Now, the planet is facing a "code red" situation.
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A new report says "humans use as many ecological resources as if we lived on almost two Earths." Now, the planet is facing a "code red" situation.
A famed North Bay winemaker is suing Napa County over what he claims is overreach regarding an "experimental" vineyard project on land burned in the 2020 Glass Fire.
The Oakland Zoo has partnered with some local small businesses to recycle trees into compost with a little help from the animals.
A Santa Cruz man thinks he has come up with a potential solution to the problem of plastic waste. He wants to convert it to diesel fuel. Devin Fehely reports. (10-2-22)
In efforts to make roads safer for wildlife crossings, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law Friday to require Caltrans to prioritize crossing structures and barriers when building roadways.
Bay Area environmental watchdog San Francisco Baykeeper filed suit on Tuesday against the Santa Clara Valley Water District over its water management practices.
Clean Earth Rovers are electric, autonomous robots that act just like a roomba vacuum for our waterways. It's been dubbed the plastic piranha.
For one senior living in Berkeley, beach cleanups are a weekly habit. Sharon Chin reports. (9-16-22)
The mayor of St. Helena is alleging that a landfill that sits in the hills between his city and Calistoga poses risks of wildfire, explosion and contamination in a lengthy complaint filed with the Napa County District Attorney's Office.
For the fourth consecutive day, residents in Morgan Hill found themselves coping with a power outage. Max Darrow reports. (9-8-22)
Crews were back on the water Saturday in Oakland to clean dead fish and algae from Lake Merritt. John Ramos reports. 9-3-22)
A special report on California's changing climate and the ongoing drought by CBS stations across the Golden State. (9-1-22)
The Sierra Club announced it has joined a lawsuit with other plaintiffs such as the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band and nearby landowners in opposition to the Pacheco Reservoir Expansion Project.
If charging cars threatens rolling blackouts during heat waves, will California be ready for the surge of electric vehicles by 2035? Reed Cowan reports. (9-1-22)
The opposition against the Pacheco Dam expansion in South County is growing and so is the list of plaintiffs suing Valley Water over the project. Len Ramirez reports. (9-1-22)
An official with the environmental group Save Mount Diablo recently made a startling discovery on the mountain: a third known population of the critically endangered Mount Diablo buckwheat, also known by scientists as Eriogonum truncatum.
California will be the first state in the nation to install solar panel canopies over canals to combat drought and climate change.
From Hayward to Sausalito, dead fish are washing up on shores as a toxic algae bloom takes hold around the Bay Area.
Environmental group San Francisco Baykeeper is reporting a harmful algae bloom is killing fish in massive numbers around the bay.
In California, a debate is heating up over whether certain crops should even be grown here.
In drought-stricken California, a big debate is brewing over whether certain crops should even be grown here. (8-28-22)
California wants to go carbon free but renewables can't yet meet the demand so Gov. Newsom is pushing to keep the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant running for another decade.
While the California legislature has approved a ban on the sale of new gasoline-fueled cars by 2035, experts say there are big challenges ahead.
While the California legislature has approved a ban on the sale of new gasoline-fueled cars by 2035, experts say there are big challenges ahead. Andrea Nakano reports (8-25-22)
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said his state will follow California and prohibit the sale of new gas-powered vehicles by 2035.
