Berkeley Happenings

Illustration of a white flower growing from a small mound inside a dark water droplet surrounded by pipes with dripping, polluted water.
Art by Robert Rodgers
Climate Change

With More Rainy Days, Can Berkeley’s Infrastructure Handle it?

UC Berkeley is using a variety of green infrastructure tactics to manage the increasing levels of rainwater, but they could be doing more.

Erin Curtis

Shelves holding numerous glass jars filled with various dried herbs and spices labeled with handwritten tags.
Photo by Greta Apple
Community

The Neighborhood Healer

Hidden in plain sight just east of Berkeley’s bustling fourth street lies a place for hope, healing, and even magic.

Zoe Sepsenwol

Abstract painting of a person in a wheelchair surrounded by swirling red and orange lines and small house-like structures amidst green foliage.
Art by Celeste Edell
Climate Change

The Hills Are Alive, But There’s Fire Fuel Too

As wildfire season approaches, dry brush and debris poses great risk in the Berkeley Hills.

Piper Claire Wilson

Bay Area Energy

Large cargo ship docked at Port of Oakland with cranes and port infrastructure under clear blue sky.
Photo by Terra Tilimon
Activism

Oakland’s Decade-Long Battle for a Coal-Free City

The decade-long battle to prevent the construction of a coal terminal in Oakland may be far from over.

Yashal Sarfaraz

Group of sixteen scientists and researchers wearing safety glasses and gloves standing in a laboratory with scientific equipment.
Photo by Jayden Chow
Innovation

A Greener Future Could be Nuclear

With promising advancements in the nuclear world, should we embrace them as greener alternatives to fossil fuels?

Connor Dillon

Hand painting a sunflower illustration on a canvas with yellow and white petals, green leaves, and a brown center next to a yellow paint container.
Photo by David Solnit
Advocacy

Refining Oil in ‘Our Backyard’, a Legacy of Environmental Injustice

Over a century of pollution poses disproportionate risk to BIPOC communities in Richmond and surrounding Bay Area cities.

Troy Clancy

INTERACTIVE

Twenty-year study confirms California forests are healthier when burned — or thinned

By Kara Manke

Man in a green jacket and jeans standing on a fallen tree trunk in a forest with tall, mostly bare trees.

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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