Stockpiles of coal and petroleum coke await loading onto vessels at Levin-Richmond Terminal, as photographed by a San Francisco Baykeeper pollution patrol in 2013. For decades, residents of the Bay Area who live near industrial areas and transportation …
A heat pump water heater works by pulling heat from the surrounding air and transferring it to the water in its storage tank. Source: Portland General Electric (portlandgeneral.com) The contractor remodeling James Tuleya’s house on the Peninsula a few …
A team of native plant enthusiasts went searching for fire followers in Napa County this summer. Photo by Paul Woodward. On a beautiful morning early this summer, Amy Patten led a team of native plant enthusiasts on a quest. They explored a 45-acre pro …
The Tubbs Fire inflicted catastrophic damage in the North Bay, including the Fountaingrove neighborhood of Santa Rosa, shown here on October 14, 2017. Photo courtesy Santa Rosa Fires / Flickr.com. We’ve seen fire aplenty this year. The California wildf …
On November 6, California voters will weigh in on Proposition 6 to determine if Senate Bill 1’s gas tax increase will be repealed. Photo by Alec MacDonald. Last year, the California legislature enacted Senate Bill 1 (Beall), which increased the state’s …
The Marin Carbon Project’s Jeff Creque inspecting compost application at Stemple Creek Ranch five years ago. The impact of this effort will be evaluated this fall. Photo courtesy Marin Carbon Project. The term “farm” can have more than one meaning thes …
CARB Chair Mary Nichols (center) at the kickoff for the Zero Emission Vehicle Challenge on July 10 in New York. Photo courtesy The Climate Group. In the wake of the news that California has already achieved its 2020 greenhouse gas emissions-reduction t …
The Tasman Apartments development in San Jose is one of many examples of TOD along VTA routes. Photo courtesy of VTA. Transit-oriented development (TOD) is not a new idea, but Bay Area bus and rail operators are increasingly pushing the approach becaus …
This photo from the early 1900s shows Hetch Hetchy Valley from the southwestern end, with the Tuolumne River flowing through the lower portion of the valley prior to damming. Photo by Isaiah West Taber. When Spreck Rosekrans visits Hetch Hetchy — the v …
Bay Area officials are attempting to better account for unpredictability in their latest efforts to plan for the region’s future. Photo by Alec MacDonald. While the Bay Area economy continues to hum, policymakers are exploring various “what ifs” to dec …