Articles in the Environment Category
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With extreme drought conditions persisting throughout the state, Central California — known as the “Food Basket of the World” — is seeing fallow fields, sinking ground and livelihoods threatened. Culture & Features, Environment, Features, Frontpage Featured, Parks & Recreation, Politics & Gov »
The local threat of West Nile Virus is high. As dwindling water supplies and rising temperatures bring tropical disease a lot closer to home, local agencies prep for potentially the worst mosquito season ever. Environment, Frontpage Featured, Health, Politics & Gov, Science & Tech »
Officials are not sure how this mosquito species got into California. The two primary and most concerning diseases spread by “Aedes aegypti” are the dengue and chikungunya viruses. Business & Money, Environment, Features, Frontpage Featured, Multimedia, Science & Tech »
“Leaded Gas: A Toxic Tale” is an adaptation of an award-winning print article that tells the story of how major corporate interests turned a blind eye to health risks from leaded gasoline from the 1920s through 1980s. Environment, Features, Frontpage Featured, Science & Tech »
Climate change is happening and though local governments in the Bay Area have begun to recognize extreme weather events, sea level rise, prolonged heat waves and drought, are they doing enough? Education, Environment, Frontpage Featured, Multimedia »
From catching a teacher eating in front of an open refrigerator to probing a coach who forgot to cover the swimming pool, photography students use humorous situations to explore energy conservation. Business & Money, Culture & Features, Environment, Features, Frontpage Featured, Travel »
Tens of thousands of commuters donned helmets and ditched cars Thursday to commute by bike for the 20th annual Bay Area Bike to Work Day. Business & Money, Environment, Frontpage Featured, Politics & Gov »
East Palo Alto water users may be required to pay, on average, 36 percent more for water in fiscal year 2014-2015 due to a proposed increase in wholesale water rates. A public hearing for the proposal is June 17. Environment, Frontpage Featured, Science & Tech »
Nutrient-rich forests are more effective at taking carbon out of the atmosphere and keeping it locked away, which may have subtle yet important implications for climate change. 
