Environment
Homes vs. beaches: Court makes key decision in battle over California seawall construction amid ocean rise
The case concerning 10 vulnerable townhouses near Half Moon Bay could affect thousands of property owners and millions of beachgoers across the state.
‘Bomb cyclone’ storm expected to detonate in East Bay and South Bay on Friday
The rain is expected to continue with only a slight break through early next week.
When ‘compostables’ are actually garbage
Designed to replace plastic, popular "compostables" can't always go into your green bin.
Google unveils unique and eco-friendly mass timber Sunnyvale office
Google has unveiled its first mass timber office building, a cutting-edge and eco-friendly structure in Sunnyvale.
California can make climate policy decisions today that address the problems of tomorrow
California has taken important steps to adapt to climate change’s effects on water, but it’s not yet on the right trajectory to manage some of the changes underway — or the greater challenges ahead.
Lawrence Livermore supercomputer is crowned world’s speediest
"El Capitan" takes top spot in global supercomputer race, helping tackle daunting challenges in national security and science.
Would more logging in the Pacific Northwest help curb wildfires?
The proposal could increase annual timber harvests by at least 33% and potentially more than 200%, according to a draft environmental study. The number of timber-related jobs would increase accordingly.
How to save $2 million a day … and remove radioactive waste from earthquake country
California Rep. Mike Levin's bipartisan bill could help San Onofre and communities nationwide.
Palo Alto’s famed tree: How its ‘facts’ are totally wrong
Extensive new research by Palo Alto resident Jeff Watt, an electrical engineer with a dogged devotion to facts, is separating truth from fiction.
How to save $2 million a day … and remove radioactive waste from earthquake country
California Rep. Mike Levin's bipartisan bill could help San Onofre and communities nationwide.
How to save $2 million a day … and remove radioactive waste from earthquake country
Columnist Teri Sforza writes that Rep. Mike Levin's bipartisan bill could help San Onofre and communities nationwide.
Coyote Valley: 376 acres once planned for offices and parking lots to become public open space preserve
Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority takes ownership of former corporate campus site
Point Reyes park litigants want residents excluded from talks
The National Park Service and several environmental organizations are resisting an effort to involve agricultural workers in discussions that could lead to their displacement.
Trump has promised to ‘end’ offshore wind. What will that mean for California’s big bet?
Trump's promise to "end" the offshore wind industry could threaten CA's renewable energy goals, potentially cutting off federal funding.
Bay Area rain: Who got the most and least? Here are the totals
Storm brought the most rain to the Bay Area in six months
How Democrats are making a billion-dollar push to decarbonize California’s ports amid Trump’s return
More than $322 million in federal funding will go to the Port of Oakland's zero-emission energy transition as part of a $1 billion investment in California ports.
They didn’t create the homeless encampment. But one California couple just realized it’s on them to clean up.
The homeless people are mostly gone. But the couple that owns the land, Shelly and Jason Stewart, just realized there’s a good chance they’ll have to pay for the clean up — and that they need permission from the state to do so.
California enacts new climate rules — which could boost gas prices
Experts don’t know how much gas prices may rise from the revised California climate program, which tightens standards and gives incentives for low-carbon fuels. The board ordered an annual review of the cost impacts.