Current Happenings

Illustration of two offshore oil platforms on fire with smoke forming a sea creature shape in the ocean.
Art by Kiera Kent
Environmental Policy

An Environmental Year in Review

How has Trump’s second term affected America’s environmental future so far?

Erin Curtis

Woman standing behind a glass counter in a colorful store filled with artwork and a mannequin adorned with numerous pins and necklaces.Yellow sign with black handwritten text reading 'In time of Crisis and anguish bring out your powerful hands Recycle, Reuse and Reduce' hanging above a display of various jewelry pieces.
Photography by: Mila Heckler
Sustainability

Full Circle Moment: Reduce, Repair, Rewear

From landfills to loops in circular consumption in the Bay Area.From landfills to the booming Compost industry.

Sophia Norris

Illustration of an ocean with waves and an oil platform, farmland with burning oil pumps and buildings on fire under a smoky sky.
Art by Kiera Kent
Environmental Protection

The Return of Offshore Drilling to the California Coast

After reversing three decades of precedent and environmental protection, offshore drilling could be coming back to haunt the Pacific Coast

Sophia Kurciska

Photo Essays

Latest Features

Photo by Peyton DeJardin
Air Pollution

West Oakland Indicators Project Addresses the History of Environmental Racism in West Oakland

From redlining to diesel emissions, one Oakland neighborhood fights back. 

Peyton DeJardin

Interior of an old greenhouse with empty plant tables, some gardening supplies, and a few plants growing along the sides.
Photo by Jasmine Sizer
Urban Greening

San Francisco’s Portola Neighborhood Gives “The Greenhouse Effect” New Meaning

One abandoned block in the city’s Garden District symbolizes a century of history, as well as a look to the future for how community gardens can thrive in urban neighborhoods.

Sadie Oliver

Illustration of an orange research boat named SS UNEP moving on dark ocean water with red and blue arrows indicating ocean currents.
Art by Mariana Padilla
Environmental Policy + Law

Crossing the Threshold of AMOC Collapse

Aged Calamities Re-Earthed

Damian Hixson

The Latest

Person in a red jacket walking on a sunlit forest path surrounded by tall trees and green foliage.
ADVOCACY

The Trees in Muir Woods Proudly Host the First Ever Joint Environmental Parade

By Jane Doe
Stone sign for Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory with parked cars and trees in the background.
NEW TECHNOLOGY

The Future of Biomimicry

By Jane Doe
People walking through a large ornamental iron archway entrance to a university campus with trees and a modern building in the background.
ADVOCACY

Berkeley Students Develop New Environmental Justice Curriculum

By Jane Doe
INVESTIGATIVE SPOTLIGHT

Environmental science majors at Berkeley

A story of resilience, roots, and respect.
Five diverse young adults sitting close, smiling, and posing outdoors with blurred trees and bright sky in background.

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