Tokio Marine America Insurance Co. and Trans Pacific Insurance Co. together insure around 12,000 homeowners, worsening California's insurance availability crisis.
California’s 'obligation to serve' requires utilities to supply people with energy. However, in its current form, some think this code stands in the way of rapid, equitable and cost-effective d...
Fishery managers announced a closure of the state’s commercial salmon fishing season for the second year in a row due to low fish populations.
Gov. Gavin Newsom unveils new state water plan as the California snowpack peaks at more than 100% of average for April 1.
Alameda County was the first in the Bay Area to halt high-intensity oil and gas operations back in 2016.
The National Weather Service is telling people not to travel in the mountains due to blizzard conditions.
The National Weather Service forecasts intensifying rain over the Bay Area and snow in the Sierra during President’s Day weekend. A high surf advisory has been issued along the coast through Su...
A feud over balancing housing needs and preserving the California coast as seas rise is brewing along the western shores of San Francisco.
Gov. Gavin Newsom follows up on his 2021 vision to permanently end fracking in California in pursuit of California’s target of 100% clean energy by 2045.
Bay Area’s climate and environmental leaders — both in the streets and in elected positions — have been at the center of the push for cease-fire resolutions.
When the moon, sun and ocean temperatures all align, an underwater "snowstorm" occurs. Corals put on a massive spawning spectacle, by sending tiny white spheres floating up the water column all a...
https://ww2.kqed.org/science/2024/02/06/to-survive-corals-turn-the-ocean-into-a-giant-snow-globe/
The storm is forecast to last through Monday and is expected to be more powerful than those that have hit the region thus far this year.
https://ww2.kqed.org/science/2024/02/03/incoming-storm-bringing-powerful-wind-rain-to-the-bay-area/
A new study of kelp forests from the coast of Washington state show that kelp forests, which host all manner of marine life, developed tens of millions of years ago.
The county is already the state’s largest oil producer and a top producer of agricultural products, but climate change — and the state’s effort to mitigate it — threatens those economic m...
Two low pressure systems are forecast to bring between one and five inches of rain to most of the region through Thursday.
https://ww2.kqed.org/science/2023/12/18/heavy-rain-showers-move-across-the-bay-area/
Two low pressure systems are expected to bring one to five inches of light to moderate rainfall to the Bay Area between Sunday and Thursday.
https://ww2.kqed.org/science/2023/12/17/bay-area-rain-on-tap-through-much-of-next-week/
Community advocates intend to sue the Navy and US EPA, alleging they failed to properly clean up radioactive waste at the site, where there are now plans for a sweeping new housing development.
California's leaders are busy making the case that the state is on track to meet its ambitious clean energy mandate, while also growing its economy. But major challenges remain in the nation's la...
An Alameda County Superior Court judge may also determine if the project could move forward with an extension.
New EPA rules require oil and gas companies to slash climate-changing methane from their operations.
Like its name suggests, the brown dog tick dines on dog blood. But as temperatures rise, they're more likely to feast on you, too. That's a problem, because the brown dog tick is a vector for Roc...
https://ww2.kqed.org/science/2023/11/28/dog-ticks-are-changing-their-diet-youre-on-the-menu/
The annual Leonids meteor shower takes place in the early morning of Saturday, Nov. 18, and is expected to produce 10-15 meteors per hour.
https://ww2.kqed.org/science/2023/11/15/bay-area-how-to-see-the-leonids-meteor-shower-this-weekend/
An advocate dressed as a devil will preside over a symbolic wedding outside Moscone Center, symbolizing Citi’s financial assistance for an ExxonMobil deal to create a large fracking operation i...
This fuzzy acorn weevil can’t crack open acorns like a woodpecker or chomp through them like a squirrel. Instead, she uses her incredibly long snout, called a rostrum, to power-drill through an...
https://ww2.kqed.org/science/2023/11/14/this-weevil-has-puppet-vibes-but-drills-like-a-power-tool/
A storm is on its way to the Bay Area. Here's how much rain forecasters are now predicting.
The Golden State could draw lessons from France's high-speed rail system and interest in nuclear energy.
Update, 11:30 a.m., Jan. 31 Citizen scientists and volunteers have counted over 233,300 monarch butterflies across the western United States as part of Xerces Society’s 27th annual count. This ...
https://ww2.kqed.org/science/2023/11/03/how-to-see-monarch-butterflies-are-visiting-california/
The utility has proposed burying 2,000 miles of its power lines by 2026 — and raising customer rates to pay for it — in an effort to prevent its equipment from sparking the next big Califor...
These Bay Area neighbors have written a rough draft of how to drop natural gas on a bigger scale.
San Francisco coyote sightings have spiked over the past decade.
https://ww2.kqed.org/science/2023/10/26/how-can-i-protect-my-dog-from-san-francisco-coyotes/