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Environment

Bay Area planners unveil new 25-year roadmap for housing, transit and climate goals

By Gabe Agcaoili, Bay City News | October 22, 2025

The MTC and ABAG will host four webinars beginning Oct. 29, followed by in-person hearings in San Francisco, Fremont and Novato, before adopting a final plan in early 2026.

Oakland residents, officials take part in ShakeOut to stay prepared for earthquakes

By Andres Jimenez Larios, Bay City News

Rare native plant rediscovered in East Bay after 68 years

By Ruth Dusseault | Bay City News

Newsom signs bill to expand recycled water use for irrigation, public sites across state

By Kiley Russell | Bay City News

California makes ‘bird law’ real, ensuring permanent protections for migratory birds

By Thomas Hughes | Bay City News

Federal oversight is disappearing as multiple refineries explode. Who’s in charge now?

By Alejandro Lazo | CalMatters | October 9, 2025

The incident that shook Chevron’s El Segundo refinery last week once would have prompted a federal investigation -- but not anymore.

Bay Area Air District lowers threshold for Spare the Air alerts, could double annual warnings

By Andres Jimenez Larios | Bay City News | October 4, 2025

Residential wood burning is the largest source of particulate matter in the Bay Area during the winter.

La Niña expected to bring ‘extreme’ weather patterns statewide, head climatologist says

By Alise Maripuu, Bay City News | October 1, 2025

A La Niña weather pattern typically manifests with drier than average conditions in Southern California, and cooler and wetter than normal conditions in the northern part of the state, according to the National Weather Service.