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Bay Area Braces for Record-Breaking El Niño
Record high water temperatures in the Pacific are expected to bring dangerous sea level rise, waves, and rain to the region this winter.
The End is Coming for California’s Untouchable Grass
The law, which applies to grass that isn’t used for recreational purposes, could cut urban water use across California by more than 20% says Oakland thinktank.
Guide to Nature-Based Infrastructure Around the Bay Area
Regional leaders are testing eight types of climate adaptation and shoreline flood protection projects that work with nature instead of against it. Here’s an overview.
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The Sleepy Midterm Race with the Biggest Influence on Climate Policy
Typically an undercovered downballot race in the past, the election of California’s next insurance commissioner could reshape the state’s fire and flood coverage.
Bay Area Braces for Record-Breaking El Niño
Record high water temperatures in the Pacific are expected to bring dangerous sea level rise, waves, and rain to the region this winter.
The End is Coming for California’s Untouchable Grass
The law, which applies to grass that isn’t used for recreational purposes, could cut urban water use across California by more than 20% says Oakland thinktank.
Guide to Nature-Based Infrastructure Around the Bay Area
Regional leaders are testing eight types of climate adaptation and shoreline flood protection projects that work with nature instead of against it. Here’s an overview.
How to Make Conservation a Career
California nonprofits are developing paid apprenticeships to prepare workers for the growing ecological restoration economy.
East Bay Kids Fight Extreme Heat in their Schoolyards
Many California schools are ill-equipped to tackle heat, with many campuses lacking sufficient tree coverage. These students are fighting to change that.
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.
Saving Two Marshes From the Squeeze
Centennial marshes formed by Gold Rush-era sediment shield critical infrastructure from flooding and sea level rise, but these wetlands are “disintegrating,” planners warn.
Eco-Anxiety Got You Down? There’s a Group for That
Good Grief Network offers 10-week peer support groups where sharing feelings of climate distress and grief fights despair.
More Signatures Needed to Save Bay Area Transit
A coalition of transit advocates needs at least 200,000 signatures to put a measure on the November ballot to fund public transit.
El Cerrito Bets on Car-Free Living
An East Bay city is building more than 700 housing units on BART parking lots.
Agroecology Commons Weathers a Weird Winter and Political Storms
A year after our first Agroecology Commons visit, the El Sobrante farm has a new greenhouse foundation, thriving farmer training program, and some unexpected wildlife.