City speeds up climate change response with new ‘0-80-100-Roots’ framework
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a set of goals Tuesday to combat climate change that sets new targets to speed up the …
Port of Oakland adds electric trucks in effort to reduce pollution
The Port of Oakland announced it has added 10 new electric trucks as part of a multi-million-dollar demonstration project aimed at reducing pollutants generated by …
Cal Fire asks for public help to preserve native cone crops
Cal Fire is looking for help with its annual cone crop survey. The effort is part of a larger mission to preserve the state’s forests …
San Francisco Christmas tree recycling pickup starts early next year
San Francisco officials are reminding residents not to dump Christmas trees just anywhere on the street. Recology will come by to pick up trees starting …
Bay Area youth activists organize Earth Day online climate strike
A group of Bay Area middle and high school students released a song Wednesday to call attention to the importance of combating climate change, even …
City celebrates Golden Gate Park 150th anniversary with 150 new trees
City leaders kicked off the 150th anniversary of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park on Tuesday, announcing concerts, special exhibitions and activities planned for a park-wide …
Oakland launches new shared-vehicle program with 1,000 mopeds
The Oakland Department of Transportation and shared-vehicle company Revel launched the placement of 1,000 mopeds on Friday as another form of mobility around the city. …
Free talk to focus on global recycling system collapse
Local steps to address the global collapse of the recycling market will be the topic of a free talk by Martin Bourque, executive director of …
Recology turns ‘naked’ Christmas trees into useful mulch
As the year winds down, San Francisco officials are reminding residents with Christmas trees that Recology will collect trees on regularly scheduled pick-up days beginning …
Transit agency approves pilot contracts to test electric buses
Electric buses will soon be put to the test on San Francisco city streets as part of an effort to implement an all-electric fleet by …
SF could soon require charging stations in about 300 parking lots, garages
San Francisco moved a step closer to adding thousands of electric vehicle charging stations citywide. The legislation passed by the Board of Supervisors Land Use …
Hundreds of San Ramon youth protest outside Chevron as part of Global Climate Strike
Youth are demanding Chevron Corp. in San Ramon transition to sustainable practices as they protest outside the company Friday morning. Calling themselves Youth vs. Apocalypse, …
Saplings of Hiroshima survivor trees take root in Japanese Tea Garden
Two saplings, descendants of ginkgo biloba trees that survived the 1945 nuclear blast over Hiroshima, were planted Friday at the Japanese Tea Garden in Golden …
Climate Strike: One girl inspires millions around the world to ‘wake up’
“This is the time to wake up. This is the moment in history when we need to be wide awake.”
Cities across the Bay Area join the Climate Strike
Thousands of Bay Area students and supporters are expected to participate in Climate Strike walkouts and rallies on Friday, part of hundreds of actions happening …
Climate change activists hold sit-in at DNC summer meeting
Hundreds of activists gathered in the hallways of the Hilton Union Square hotel in San Francisco Friday, where the Democratic National Committee is holding its …
Outside Lands opens ‘Grass Lands’ for legal cannabis use, sales
Officials with San Francisco’s Office of Cannabis and Recreation and Park Department announced Wednesday that this year’s Outside Lands festival will be the first where …
Following Berkeley, SF supes consider natural gas restriction
Two of San Francisco’s supervisors will introduce legislation that would eliminate natural gas in all new municipal construction and major renovations, according to District 5 …
Berkeley to launch reusable cup loan service pilot program
The city of Berkeley will launch a reusable cup loan service later this year to reduce foodware waste, the Berkeley-based non-profit the Ecology Center announced. …
Navy turns over portion of land for 2,500-acre Concord park space
More than 2,200 acres of former Concord Naval Weapons Station land in eastern Concord is now in the hands of the East Bay Regional Park …
SF weighs acquisition of PG&E assets to meet clean, independent energy goals
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission released a report Monday identifying ways the city could decrease its dependence on PG&E while still providing clean, reliable …
CalRecycle awards two Bay Area counties with illegal waste cleanup grants
Sonoma and Contra Costa counties are among five counties in the state that will receive a grant to clean up illegally dumped solid waste on …
Special election pits senior housing, homeless services against open space
Alameda residents are voting in a special election Tuesday on two competing measures that will decide the fate of vacant former federal offices on a …
Anti-nuke rally planned at Japanese consulate on Fukushima anniversary
A rally will be held Monday afternoon at the Japanese consulate in San Francisco to mark the eighth anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear plant failures …
San Francisco taps LEDs for brighter, cheaper streetlights
The new LED lights will shine warmer white light, consume half the energy, and last four times longer.
San Francisco cuts greenhouse gases faster than planned
Francisco has reached an ambitious goal to reduce greenhouse gases locally two years ahead of schedule.
San Francisco officials tout CleanPowerSF future
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission and The City’s board of supervisors held a celebration touting the new energy service provider coming to The City.
Palo Alto students install first water filling station
Student organizations and individuals at a Palo Alto high school have unveiled the school’s first water bottle filling station, according to school officials.
San Jose flips switch on LED streetlights
San Jose has started what officials said today is the largest streetlight conversion project in the country.
Mayor Lee wants fresh start on clean power
Mayor Ed Lee is asking the SFPUC to launch a city-run clean energy program by the end of the year.
Marin wins at water conservation
Marin Municipal Water District customers are conserving water more than the statewide average and the levels of the district’s reservoirs are higher than other parts of the state, a district spokeswoman said today.
California first state to ban plastic bags
Single-use plastic bags will be banned at many stores in California starting next year after Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill prohibiting their use, the governor’s office announced this morning.
Thousands bag trash for coastal cleanup
Volunteers turned out by the thousands this weekend to help clean up the Bay Area’s beaches as part of the 30th annual California Coastal Cleanup Day.
Obama floats climate relief for California farmers
President Barack Obama proposed a $1 billion fund to mitigate climate change in the U.S.
California drought leaves state parched
While the East Coast gets slammed with an arctic blast, the West is bone dry.