A new state bill aims to step up enforcement of rules that prohibit investor-owned utilities from using customer money to pay for things like advertising and lobbying.
How the first Earth Day, in 1970, led to some of America's most sweeping environmental reforms.
https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2024/04/22/when-rivers-caught-fire-a-brief-history-of-earth-day/
A California Republican’s bill would exempt low- and middle-income wildfire victims from solar panels requirements on rebuilt homes that didn’t have them when they burned down.
Depending on whom you ask, eucalyptus trees are either an icon in California or a fire-prone scourge.
https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2024/04/11/eucalyptus-how-californias-most-hated-tree-took-root-2/
An agreement air regulators made with Chevron earlier this year includes settling dozens of violations tied to some of the largest accidents at the company’s Richmond refinery over the last fiv...
Northern California beachcombers in places like Pescadero and Mendocino find abalone shells much less often than they used to. Climate change is threatening the red abalone population.
Amid a national rise in measles cases, local officials are urging the Bay Area to be vigilant for symptoms, especially after travel.
https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2024/03/30/why-are-bay-area-health-officials-warning-about-measles/
The city joins Marin County in testing for fentanyl, methamphetamine and cocaine in wastewater to understand drug supply better and use trends.
The EPA expects that under the new rules, EVs could account for up to 56% of new passenger vehicles sold for model years 2030 through 2032, meeting a goal that President Biden set in 2021.
The maker of Dodge, Jeep and Ram made a deal with California to cut greenhouse gas emission from cars as the state transitions away from gas-powered vehicles.
To ward off speculators and developers, the people of Lahaina have created a nonprofit land trust to keep their community together and rebuild after the devastating fires last year.
A new analysis concludes that unless California almost triples its rate of cutting greenhouse gases, the state won’t meet its 2030 climate change target. Some emissions were rising.
Inside one of the most advanced technology labs on the planet — one most Bay Area drivers fly over on I-280 without a clue.
https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2024/03/14/unraveling-the-mysteries-of-the-universe-inside-slac/
The revised proposal grants water providers an extra five years to reduce outdoor irrigation. Cities and water agencies that have lobbied for the extension are relieved, while critics say Califor...
Chinook counts are less dire than last year, but fishery managers are still opting to heavily reduce or ban commercial and recreational fishing this year because 'caution is warranted.' The salmo...
A satellite with a climate solutions mission blasted off on a SpaceX rocket Monday. It's on a mission to detect planet-heating methane pollution from the oil and gas sector.
California voters on Tuesday appear to be supportive of the landmark reform to the state’s mental health funding and a top priority for Gov. Gavin Newsom.
https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2024/03/05/prop-1-edges-toward-approval-but-too-close-to-call/
A powerful blizzard that closed highways and ski resorts has moved through the Sierra Nevada, but forecasters warn that more snow is on the way for Northern California mountains.
https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2024/03/04/nterstate-80-reopens-in-sierra-as-tahoe-braces-for-more-snow/
Ski resorts closed Friday and possibly into weekend as intense winds and as much as 12 feet of snow are expected through Sunday with 'dangerous to impossible' travel conditions and possible 'prol...
Hatch watch is underway in the Southern California mountains. Three bald eagle chicks could emerge this week from eggs laid in a nest monitored by nature lovers via a popular online camera feed.
Researchers say if California could collect and treat more stormwater in cities, it could provide enough water to supply a quarter of the state’s urban population.
Dinocephalosaurus orientalis' snake-like body was 16 feet long and lived in Triassic China. The newly revealed specimen allows scientists to depict the creature in full for the first time.
A research team aboard a ship in the Baltic Sea found a hidden, half-mile-long wall on the seafloor they dubbed the 'Blinkerwall.' Stone Age hunter-gatherers likely used it to lure reindeer.
High electric bills consumed 65% of a rural grocery store’s profit last year. Owners say they may close the store because of PG&E rate hikes.
Chevron and New Jersey-based refinery company end litigation over rule that requires them to sharply curtail particulate emissions.
Newsom’s plan includes dam removals and restoring river flows to save chinook and other salmon runs that are collapsing, but conservation groups call it too little, too late.
The museum boasts a delightfully unique collection of natural and manmade items that offer a window into one man’s curiosity.
The FDA will soon move to ban formaldehyde in hair-straightening products. It's more than a decade after research raised alarms about health risks and other worrying chemicals remain in the produ...
A powerful storm fueled by an atmospheric river pounded California.
https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2024/02/05/california-storm-brings-flooding-mudslides-and-power-outages/
Researchers found that the return of the crab-eating sea otters to a tidal estuary near Monterey since the 1980s has helped curb erosion.