Earlier this year, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law 40 climate-related bills that allocate $54 billion to help the state achieve carbon neutrality…
SAN FRANCISCO — The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) released a revised proposal to the net energy metering solar tariff. If approved, Californians who…
LOS GATOS— Cal Fire conducted a historic controlled burn Nov. 4 over four acres of Soquel Demonstration State Forest, in the Santa Cruz Mountains….
Palo Alto, in a bid to phase out gas water heaters and reduce fossil fuel emissions, is making it easier for residents to install…
SAN FRANCISCO — Bay Area-based electric vehicle advocacy group Charge Across Town held their annual EV Week event at Embarcadero Plaza on Oct. 8…
This video breaks down the fundamentals of fossil fuel divestment, and how it works at the university endowment level.
The Camp Fire destroyed 90% of the occupied mobile home park homes within the fire perimeter. Most of those homes were in the 30-plus mobile home parks in Paradise.
Environmental watchdog group Baykeeper filed a lawsuit in federal court against Amports, which owns the Port of Benicia, and Valero for allegedly mishandling petroleum coke, a refinery product that can damage the heart and lungs.
Although Earth Day has stretched over time and across the globe, its core purpose remains the same: Decades later, it continues to be about appreciating the planet and working together to effect change at all levels of government.
Coyote hunting has been a part of society in the American West for decades, becoming a pastime in a region where the closest professional or college sports teams are a day’s journey away. Though state lawmakers protect these competitions, events are clouded in secrecy to avoid conflict with wildlife rights activists who hope to put an end to the bloodshed.
Palo Alto, a city with a median annual income of $158,000, has tree canopy coverage as high as 25% in some neighborhoods, according to the Healthy Places Index. Trees occupy a fourth of the land within the city. Adjacent East Palo Alto, where three in four residents are either Black or Latino, has a median income of $67,000. HPI shows one neighborhood with canopy coverage of 12%. The rest have 6%.
A breakdown of desalination from a scientific perspective, and explanation of the benefits and drawbacks of this process.
