Volunteer planters give pollinators a fighting chance in CoCo County
A group of volunteers in the East Bay are helping some of the most important creatures on our planet: pollinators. Anne Makovec and Molly McCrea report (1-18-24)
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A group of volunteers in the East Bay are helping some of the most important creatures on our planet: pollinators. Anne Makovec and Molly McCrea report (1-18-24)
A California judge has ruled that the state does not have permission to borrow billions of dollars for a water project.
A Bay Area biotech firm is working on a strategy to capture atmospheric methane and turn it into a rich organic fertilizer. Sara Donchey and Molly McCrea report (1-11-24)
From drought years to wet, farmers who grow tomatoes -- California accounts for about 90 percent of the nation's supply -- have to be flexible. Molly McCrea and Anne Makovec report for Project Earth. (1-4-24)
Anne Makovec narrates a look back at some of the most notable reports in KPIX's environment series, Project Earth. (12-28-23)
Fifty years ago this week, the Endangered Species Act was signed into law. Bradley Blackburn reports (12-28-23)
As California bans the sale of gas-powered leaf blowers on Jan. 1, Lafayette will administer its own law banning their use entirely next summer.
About 50 landscape, architecture and design offices participated in a unique -- and edible -- exhibition featuring environment-friendly cityscapes. Elizabeth Cook and Molly McCrea report (12-21-23)
Bayview-Hunters Point residents say radioactive objects found and acknowledged by the Navy have put a renewed spotlight on a decades-long fight.
Flaring from the Martinez Refining Company on Friday morning prompted an investigation by Contra Costa Health officials and complaints from area residents. Da Lin reports. (12-15-23)
Majestic frigatebirds are helping earth science researchers in the Bay Area map the atmosphere to better understand climate change.
After purple urchins helped nearly wipe out California's underwater bull kelp forests, biologists say they're seeing promising signs that efforts to save them may be helping.
David Schechter shows how people in the Arctic are developing safety systems that could be used around the world. (12-8-23)
Hunters Point residents plan to sue after recent discovery of radioactive objects at a waste site set to be developed into a waterfront neighborhood. Kenny Choi reports. (12-7-23)
On the Dot: In the arctic, renewable technology is being put to the test. David Schechter reports. (12-7-23)
Up to 4,000 bald eagles migrate to the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve annually on the Chilkat River. However, a plan for a new copper mine poses a serious threat to their habitat, environmentalists say. Jonathan Vigliotti has more.
Climate change is expected to worsen allergies and asthma. Sara Donchey and Molly McCrea report (11-30-23)
Berkeley students led by their science teacher are planting tiny micro forests to curb the impacts of climate change.
Berkeley students led by their science teacher are planting tiny micro forests to curb the impacts of climate change. Anne Makovec reports. (11-23-23)
More fall-run Chinook salmon are returning to spawn in the Mokelumne River this year than in any year since 1940.
Antarctic ice is melting earlier in the season, putting Emperor penguin chicks at extreme risk. Brian Hackney reports. (11-16-23)
The U.S. Secretary of Energy, California's Lt. Governor and other officials visited Tracy Thursday to open the nation's first commercial direct-capture carbon dioxide facility.
Rising global temperatures mean rising sea levels which threaten dozens of businesses big and small on San Francisco's historic waterfront. Devin Fehely reports. (11-9-23)
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.
A new global study launched by NASA aims to improve our understanding of the world's oceans, lakes and rivers and their role in the science of climate change. Sara Donchey reports. (11-2-23)
