Sonya Bennett-Brandt Archives

Sonya Bennett-Brandt

is a freelance environmental journalist based in Berkeley. Her work on conservation and climate adaptation has appeared in Wired Magazine, the Guardian, and Bay Nature, among others. She lives next to a large tree that houses two squirrels, a scrub jay nest, a courteous skunk, and, intermittently, baby racoons. @sbennettbrandt.

A large white wind turbine in the middle of sandy, remote coastline.

Pacheco Pass Is Getting a Second Wind

In Pacheco Pass, a decades-old wind farm is getting an upgrade that will double CleanPowerSF’s wind energy.... Read more.

Weaving Fire Protection Out Of What’s Already There

A new Greenbelt Alliance report shows how existing vineyards, grasslands, and managed forests can slow wildfire and save vulnerable homes.... Read more.

Resident Chinaka Green and Congressman Jared Huffman at the press conference. Photo: Brandon Beach, USACE

Feds Shoulder Marin City’s 80-Year-Old Drainage Problem

After decades of neglect, Marin City will benefit from a $13.5 million flood-reduction project fully funded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.... Read more.

Stories by County

Pacheco Pass Is Getting a Second Wind

Weaving Fire Protection Out Of What’s Already There

Feds Shoulder Marin City’s 80-Year-Old Drainage Problem