featured In sheep’s clothing: Marin looks to weave natural wool fiber into its agricultural future By Ruth Dusseault | Bay City News | August 26, 2026 Wool clothing presents the possibility to develop a niche local market in Marin County for environmentally sustainable material.
climate change Federal wildfire crews are stretched thin. California is stepping in to help By Rachel Becker | CalMatters | August 25, 2026 The stakes — and costs — are high for California, where wildfires have burned through millions of acres in the last decade.
California From water to wine, invasive species costing California millions in crops, infrastructure By Tanay Gokhale | Bay City News | August 21, 2026 The golden mussel and the glassy-winged sharpshooter are big trouble.
Environment As California demands less plastic in packaging, manufacturers say you’ll pay more for stuff By Alejandra Reyes-Velarde | CalMatters | August 20, 2026 California’s law to slash plastic packaging is running into a fight over who pays — and how much.
Environment Forest fires follow roads. The Trump administration wants to build more By Rachel Becker | CalMatters | August 18, 2026 Under a new federal rule, some of California’s most remote backcountry could open to new roads and development.
Environment California lawmakers kill grizzly bear reintroduction bill By Ryan Sabalow | CalMatters | August 13, 2026 For now, the only place you’ll find grizzlies in California is in a zoo or on the state flag.
Environment Conservation groups’ lawsuit targets state’s delayed review of white sturgeon protections By Ruth Dusseault | Bay City News | August 12, 2026 The fish’s only California home is through the San Francisco Bay Estuary and up the Sacramento River and San Joaquin River watersheds.
Environment ‘They burn white hot’: Lithium-ion batteries a growing risk for Bay Area recycling centers By Glen Martin | Bay City News | August 12, 2026 If the batteries are ruptured or damaged they can burst into flames, and the resulting fires aren’t easily extinguished.
Environment Wildfire smoke prompts air quality advisory for South, East Bay through Wednesday By Kelcie Lee | Bay City News | August 11, 2026 As of Tuesday morning, Monterey County's Timber Fire had grown to 2,000 acres, with only 5% contained.
California An oil field became California’s first carbon vault. Who’s responsible if something goes wrong? By Alejandro Lazo | CalMatters | August 10, 2026 California’s first commercial carbon-storage project is operating even though the state has yet to adopt rules required by law, 19 months after a key deadline.