Bay Area shops partner to reduce food waste
A number of Bay Area shops are taking steps to reduce their food waste footprint in an effort to preserve the planet and their profits. Max Darrow reports. (8-24-23)
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A number of Bay Area shops are taking steps to reduce their food waste footprint in an effort to preserve the planet and their profits. Max Darrow reports. (8-24-23)
A new Bay Area report finds that California is falling short when it comes to reducing the amount of green waste that's going into landfill.
Sixth-generation farmer Cannon Michael has been creating compost on his Los Banos-area farm since 2018. Anne Makovec reports. (8-17-23)
From devastating wildfires, blistering heat and warming oceans, July 2023 was brutally hot and one for the record books. Anne Makovec reports. (8-10-23)
Doctors in San Francisco are at the forefront of a movement to replace the drugs used for general anesthesia. (8-3-23)
It's an unsettling sight: a potentially harmful algae bloom has been identified on the East Bay shoreline. José Martínez reports. (7-31-23)
The EPA is poised to change the iconic "chasing arrows" recycling symbol for plastics, citing confusion around its meaning since many plastics cannot easily be recycled. CBS News environmental correspondent David Schechter reports.
Gardeners will likely have to adapt to prolonged, warmer weather in the future but they aren't alone as UC Davis is also transitioning their landscape to a climate-ready one, even offering some tips along the way.
Gardeners will have to adapt to prolonged, warmer weather and they're getting help from UC Davis which is transitioning its campus landscaping to survive climate change. Juliette Goodrich reports. (7-27-23)
A study from the University of Washington is revealing a threat to Pacific seabirds that is already in motion and may have heartbreaking consequences.
Contra Costa Health said it was notified of a release of coke dust from Martinez Refining Co. on Saturday night.
California's extreme weather threatens bees and pollinators critical to our crops. You can help without leaving your garden. Lauren Toms reports. (7-20-23)
The hottest metal on the market right now is not gold or iron -- it's lithium. The metal is a necessary ingredient for producing electric vehicle batteries, making it more valuable than ever. Ivan Penn, energy reporter for The New York Times, joined CBS News to discuss the importance of lithium and its environmental impact.
When it comes to tomatoes, California's extreme weather is serving up uncertainty and risk for growers and Bay Area restaurateurs.
An invasive pest has been found in oak trees in a west Santa Rosa neighborhood and it has tree experts sounding an alarm.
Controlled burns are used across the country to keep forests healthy but, thanks to climate change, the windows for burns are getting smaller. David Schechter reports. (7-14-23)
Electricity producer Calpine launched a pilot carbon capture project at the Los Medanos Energy Center in Pittsburg Friday. (7-14-23)
Some of the nation's largest truck makers on Thursday pledged to stop selling new gas-powered vehicles in California by the middle of the next decade.
California tribal governments, fishery groups and environmental organizations rallied on the steps of the Capitol Wednesday demanding changes to a "dysfunctional" water rights system.
While there are safety warnings for rivers across California, whitewater fans are now enjoying a dream season.
Tribal groups fought for more than two decades to remove four hydroelectric dams on the Klamath River in far Northern California and Oregon. Brian Hackney reports. (6-25-23)
Why has California been so cool and Texas so blazing hot? Blame climate change, says meteorologist Darren Peck.
Brian Hackney gets a look at a radical new approach to beekeeping that draws inspiration from an ancient source.
Brian Hackney gets a look at a radical new approach to beekeeping that draws inspiration from an ancient source. (6-23-23)
President Joe Biden held a press conference Monday on actions to combat the climate crisis, create clean energy jobs and protect the environment at the Lucy Evans Baylands Nature Interpretive Center in Palo Alto.
