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Science commentary: The low-oxygen ocean lifestyle

When we talk about climate change, it’s easy to get stuck in our terrestrial mammal mindset. Let’s face it: most of us are total dry land chauvinists. The» E-Mail This

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Federal investigators slam Chevron for refinery fire

Last summer, the people of Richmond were in shock from the explosion and following fire that broke out at the Chevron oil refinery in their city. Black» E-Mail This

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Today on Your Call: Is geo-engineering our last hope against global warming?

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Chew On This: Listen to Episode 2 "Environmentally Responsible Home...

Tell us all about your home construction questions, experiences, and how our experts’ advice worked out for you using our FEEDBACK form. » E-Mail This

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Today on Your Call: Media Coverage of Climate Change

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Meet Golden Gate Park’s hairiest denizens

Betsy. Buttercup. Bambi. Those are not Disney characters but three of the eight female bison that live at the bison paddock in Golden Gate Park. Sarah...» E-Mail This

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Fracking California: Can Jerry Brown be a climate leader if he does not...

When Jerry Brown stepped up to the microphone at the California Democratic Party’s convention in March, it looked like it might be an environmental...» E-Mail This

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Holding back rising sea levels in the City of Alameda

The east side story I’m on the east side of Alameda Island, standing in mud in front of a storm drain that empties out into San Leandro Bay. There’s a...» E-Mail This

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Your Call: What dangers do whales face today?

On the August 21st, 2014 edition of Your Call, we’ll have a conversation with Joshua Horwitz, author of “War of the Whales.” Horwitz looks at the US...» E-Mail This

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Your Call: What can be done to break the environmental movement's "green...

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Your Call: Will it take a revolution to stop climate change?

On the September 25th, 2014 edition of Your Call, Naomi Klein talks about her new book, “This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate”. Klein...» E-Mail This

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How California’s CAP program curbs emissions

It’s early morning and my car is rattling loudly in the parking lot of the Pick-n-Pull auto dismantler in the industrial neighborhood of East Oakland...» E-Mail This

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Who’s ready to drink recycled water?

Bay Area homes, businesses, and factories send about 550 million gallons of wastewater to treatment plants every day. That’s enough water to fill 750...» E-Mail This

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Fremont high school student honored as one of nation's top environmentalists

Fremont high school student Lynnea Shuck is being honored as one of the nation's top environmentalists. She and five others will receive the Brower...» E-Mail This

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What Proposition 1 has in store for California's water

When you go to vote next Tuesday, the first thing you’ll see in the list of state measures is Proposition 1. It’s also being called “the water bond”....» E-Mail This

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Your Call: How are California communities dealing with the drought?

On the November 12th, 2014 edition of Your Call, we’re discussing the current state of the drought. A dozen communities across the state are at risk of...» E-Mail This

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Science commentary: The low-oxygen ocean lifestyle

When we talk about climate change, it’s easy to get stuck in our terrestrial mammal mindset. Let’s face it: most of us are total dry land chauvinists. The» E-Mail This

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Your Call: What can be done to break the environmental movement's "green...

On the November 26th, 2014 edition of Your Call, we'll rebroadcast a conversation about how people of color are significantly underrepresented in...» E-Mail This

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Your Call: What are the hidden costs of carbon?

On the November 26th edition of Your Call, we’ll have conversation with investigative journalist and author Mark Schapiro about his new book, Carbon...» E-Mail This

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Imagining the giant hippos, monstrous sharks, and sea beasts of an underwater...

Digging up ancient worlds When construction workers break into earth’s surface, it’s not unusual for them to discover ancient worlds. Last year, crews...» E-Mail This

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