Trump wants to expand logging on National Forest lands, which may be at odds with the simultaneous vision for wildfire resilience depending on how the U.S. Forest Service meets new timber targets.
The USFS was ordered to chop. Will they do it sustainably? Read More »
Friction between regulatory policy and California aquaculture leaves the future of Point Reyes oyster farmers in doubt.
Throwing the Oysters Out with the Bathwater Read More »
Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology hosts local community to learn more about physics in biennial science festival.
Who said science isn’t for the weekend? Read More »
As policy shifts and energy demands rise, climate leaders at the Watershed Summit warn resilience may matter more than ambition.
From targets to tradeoffs: Companies face climate strategy crossroads Read More »
Stanford’s Adam Boies asks how carbon might be sequestered in the built environment, broadening the scope, scale, and audience of engineering puzzles.
Carbon Magic in the Basement Read More »
On Earth Day, Jennifer Channin looked out her kitchen window while eating breakfast to see the morning light beam down on her home solar grid, the only mark on an otherwise untouched blanket of green in her lawn. Most would agree that Channin is doing her part for the planet. And she is, but not
Climate Week seminar serves food for thought Read More »
Researchers discover surprising evidence of human influence on fish ecosystems centuries before historical records suggest.
Past parasites of the Pyrenees Read More »
Measure MM, approved by a majority of voters, aims to remove highly flammable trees like eucalyptus for wildfire mitigation. But some argue it priorities native plant restoration over fire prevention.
Oakland to remove eucalyptus for wildfire prevention – not everyone agrees.  Read More »
As President-elect Donald Trump prepared to return to office, political shifts signal a renewed uncertainty about environmental commitments. Over the past decade, reversals in federal climate policy have weakened global momentum at critical moments, with consequences that extend far beyond any single administration.
Local Bay Area faith clergy are working to curb the carbon footprint of their places of worship and help facilitate their followers to change their behaviors in ways that can help the climate.
How Bay Area religious leaders are connecting faith to climate action Read More »
Around the state, dozens of people work year-round to mitigate impacts of an atmospheric river.
Inside The Industry That’s Preparing For An Atmospheric River Read More »
That journalist, James Edward Mills, and many others like him, know the opposite to be true. There is a gap in knowledge about stories of people of color in the outdoors that mirrors a discrepancy in presence. Racial disparity in the outdoors, also known as the nature gap, is a problem pressing into the public consciousness. But it illuminates a sister concern: representation.
Bridging the (Nature) Gap Read More »
