To reduce nitrogen loads, the Bay Area is facing an overhaul of wastewater plants to the tune of $16B. Sea level rise calls for other retrofits. The two could require the heftiest investment in clean water infrastructure in decades.

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Sierra Garcia, San Francisco

Laurel Dell Elementary, San Rafael

Cartoons can tell so many stories about being kneedeep in climate resilience work. What’s your idea for a cartoon?

Partners push for three projects and a big grant to protect a critical swath of the East Bay shoreline from sea-level and groundwater rise.

Mosquito-borne disease is on the rise thanks to climate change. Will the Bay Area get new mosquito species? Climate change might push them to cooler climates.

This North Bay rail system is winning back ridership against the odds, catering to bikers, hikers, shoppers and commuters.

The City of Alameda is planning to de-pave an area of the former Alameda Naval Air station the size of nine football fields and transform it into an ecological nature park.

We tested a free flood mapping tool. It revealed that Sonoma County homes get flooded more often than most.

Residentes del canal vadean en la ciencia cuidadana.

Organizers of the bilingual King Tide Day/Día de las Mareas Reales along the San Rafael Canal on February 10 hoped witnessing the highest tides of the year could help make the area’s vulnerability to sea level rise more real to residents.

Shoreline residents from San Francisco and Contra Costa counties could soon be better equipped to influence local planning decisions.

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To get storm resilient, a stretch of El Camino Real in San Mateo may lose hundreds of historic eucalyptus trees.

When San Mateo Creek topped its banks during last winter’s relentless winter storms, Danielle Cwirko-Godycki’s home became one of thousands in the city to flood.

Tall oaks with submerged trunks are sure signs that the land is “flooded.” While for some areas that might be a negative, for Laguna de Santa Rosa it’s not only positive but protective.

Climate change messaging often falls short, dwelling on too much science, favoring the dark side. Researcher Richelle Tanner is exploring what could help.

A proposal for a 17,500-acre new sustainable city in Solano County’s rolling hills has locals worrying and dreaming. County voters will likely embrace or reject the resulting “East Solano Homes, Jobs, and Clean Energy Initiative” in November 2024.