New models suggest that sea walls and levees provide protection against flooding and rising seas with little effect on surrounding areas.

The Oakland Goes Outdoors program gives low-income students a chance to kayak, hike, and camp.

UC Santa Cruz researchers find the highly-desired ‘Early Girl’ variety yields more tomatoes under dry-farmed conditions.

A year after adopting a controversial camping ban, Valley Water is trying to move unsheltered people out of the cold and rain.

San Francisco redesigns drains, parks, permeable pavements and buildings to keep stormwater out of the Bay and build flood resilience.

In Santa Rosa’s Pepperwood Preserve, volunteers are learning how controlled fires can clear out natural wildfire fuel before it can spark.

After a 2022 release of toxic dust and a February 2025 fire, people in the northeast Bay town are tired of waiting for safety improvements.

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

Community groups, climate advocates and a church are coming together to plant pollinator gardens as monarchs, bees see population declines.

The Bay Area needs more affordable housing, but would 196-homes or a buffer against sea level serve local needs better in the years ahead?

The six-month program teaches students aged 17 -24 about the challenges facing communities around the SF Estuary, from Stockton to East Palo Alto.

Habitat restoration and pollution regulations are holding the Bay steady, but the Delta is losing some of its ecological diversity, says SF Estuary Partnership scorecard.

In Santa Rosa, citizen scientists capture northern saw-whet owls to help further research on climate impacts to the bird.

The $120 million plant opened this fall and treats 8 million gallons of brackish water a day, 75% of which is drinkable.

Data centers fueling AI can suck up massive amounts of energy, water and land, but local policies can mitigate the impact.

In this nonfiction comic, explore how the city of Pleasanton is dealing with PFAS- contaminated groundwater.

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Courtney Griffith scours beaches and parks for everything from plastic to charcoal, mangled ropes and burnt wood to use in her work.

One of California’s oldest Gold Rush settlements takes stock after a devastating fire — a photo essay.