Energy

Already plentiful in electronic devices, batteries also power an increasing array of products formerly operated on fossil fuels. Many of them, from smartphone batteries to those in electric [...]

For many Bay Area residents, an opportunity to fight climate change comes at least three times a day, as they choose what to eat and how to dispose of the leftovers. Even the most devoted member [...]

The state is driving toward a future in which five million zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) will navigate California roads by 2030, a goal set nearly a year ago by outgoing Governor Jerry Brown as [...]

For decades, residents of the Bay Area who live near industrial areas and transportation corridors have battled particulate matter, the microscopic grains of dust and soot that can lodge deep in [...]

The contractor remodeling James Tuleya’s house on the Peninsula a few years ago was surprised to find an uncommon type of water heater awaiting installation. Tuleya had taken advantage of a [...]

In the wake of the news that California has already achieved its 2020 greenhouse gas emissions-reduction target, San Francisco will host the Global Climate Action Summit from September 12 to 14. [...]

Gardeners know that the Bay Area has microclimates, places which are colder or wetter or windier than the vicinity. Microclimates apply to air pollution as well, where pollution sources, wind [...]