Oakland's official bird among those threatened with removal of downtown trees
A plan to develop 64 units of affordable housing in downtown Oakland will dislodge a large colony of black-crowned night herons, the city's official bird.
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A plan to develop 64 units of affordable housing in downtown Oakland will dislodge a large colony of black-crowned night herons, the city's official bird.
With California phasing out new natural gas heaters, all-electric homes are a very important step to a carbon-free society.
Climate change has pushed the planet's environmental systems "deeper into uncharted territory," researchers said in a new report centered on the state of Earth's climate in 2026.
With the Bay Area facing the possibility of a destructive Super El Niño this winter, lessons from a previous El Niño may help residents prepare for what might be coming.
The Cigarette Surfboard focuses on surfboards created, and decorated, using intricate designs made from discarded cigarette butts.
Less than 10% of plastic ever gets recycled. The rest ends up in landfills, where it eventually breaks down into microplastics that get into the air, soil, and water.
There is growing evidence that human-caused climate change is already making El Niño stronger.
People in the U.S. use some four to six tubes of toothpaste per person each year, with billions of plastic tubes ending up in landfills.
In a quiet neighborhood in Oakland, a backyard was abuzz with young people answering an urgent call to action.
A new clean energy project now under construction at UC Berkeley threatens the habitat of the California pipevine swallowtail, found only in Northern California.
Birds' nests from decades ago are helping provide a blueprint to help fight climate change today.
Like so much of California's coast, Steamer Lane continues to be reshaped by the same ocean that made it famous, one wave at a time.
Ben Nowack is the cofounder and CEO of Reflect Orbital, and says there are plenty of applications for redirected sunlight, especially for use at night.
Used clothing is getting a new makeover inside San Francisco public libraries and avoiding the landfill as part of a unique collaboration between city departments and a local nonprofit.
Round-the clock demand for electricity is rising rapidly due to AI, Data Centers, and cloud computing. Kairos Power, which is headquartered in Alameda, has taken a decisive step forward in order to meet that challenge.
An innovative program in Petaluma is helping residents get rid of water-hogging landscaping in favor of drought-tolerant plants.
At the unofficial start of summer during the Memorial Day weekend, Bay Area residents are likely to flock to the beach, including a popular Peninsula spot that has been plagued by chronic fecal bacteria contamination
From its headwaters high in the Oakland Hills throught the city's Fruitvale District to where the waters eventually empty into the Oakland Estuary and San Francisco Bay, Sausal Creek is a historic treasure.
At the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford University, an incredible collaboration is taking place between a 16-year-old high school student and the medical staff.
A few weeks ago, the brewery launched Flow on tap and in cans. It's the first commercial beer on the planet carbonated with carbon dioxide pulled directly from the surrounding or ambient air.
The Emperor Penguin and the Antarctic Fur Seal now face an ominous uphill climb.
On the sand dunes near Ocean Beach in San Francisco, artist Alicia Escott felt the pull of history and the sense of loss, heartbreak, and grief.
Schilling Elementary School in Newark is packed with young pioneers, willing to get their hands dirty. Schilling is the first school in its district to plant a pocket forest on its campus.
A pilot program is testing the use of reusable containers for DoorDash-delivered meals.
Inside a family garage on the Peninsula, instead of seeing parked cars, one can find bins packed with clean, used school uniforms and two busy young brothers.
