Pilot program tests air and wastewater for COVID at Menlo Park City School District
It's a cutting edge approach to COVID testing — the Menlo Park City School District is part of a pilot program to test air and wastewater at their schools.
Harris to announce $500 million school bus rebate program to replace diesel with electric, low emissions buses
The vice president will announce the Clean School Bus rebate program - part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law - from a high school in Virginia.
Electric vehicle new registrations jump 60% in 1st quarter of 2022
Over 135,000 people bought an electric car in the first three months of this year.
Environmental upgrade for South Bay sewage plant
Upgrade to South Bay sewage plant should reduce odors and improve environment
James Cromwell, 'Succession' actor, glues hand to Starbucks counter to protest vegan milk charges
James Cromwell, an 82-year-old actor and activist, superglued his hand to a Starbucks counter to protest the chain’s extra charge for plant-based milk alternatives.
California lays out plan to drastically cut fossil fuel use
New homes built in California starting in 2026 need to be powered by all-electric furnaces, stoves and other appliances if California is to meet its ambitious climate change goals over the next two decades, according to a state pollution-reduction plan released Tuesday.
In drought-ravaged California, water use is up dramatically
California’s drought is worsening and yet residents used more water in March than any other month since 2015.
North Carolina beach houses collapse into ocean amid coastal flooding
The unoccupied homes were located along Ocean Drive in the Outer Banks community of Rodanthe.
9 tons of trash pulled out of Lake Tahoe
So far, divers have carried out more than 21,000 individual pieces of trash from Lake Tahoe weighing a total of nine tons.
'No Mow May' – not lazy, just saving the bees
Finally, an excuse to not mow your lawn – ‘No Mow May!’
Foul-smelling toxic foam spewing from polluted river takes over Colombian city
Photos show how the massive layer of toxic foam is plaguing the city of Mosquera, Colombia, near Bogota, drifting into residents’ yards and businesses.
California's attorney general says we consume a credit card's worth of plastic every week
The State of California is going after ExxonMobil as it investigates the cause of what officials call a plastic pollution crisis. A.G. Rob Bonta says we consume the equivalent of a credit card's worth of plastic a week.
Russia cuts natural gas to 2 NATO nations in escalation
A day after the United States and other Western allies vowed to send more and better military supplies to Ukraine, the Kremlin upped the ante, using its most essential export as leverage.
San Francisco supervisors approve plan to keep Golden Gate Park's JFK Drive permanently car-free
John F. Kennedy Drive in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park hasn't seen cars in nearly two years-- and now that will be permanent. City officials made the announcement of the Board of Supervisors' vote late Tuesday evening.
Incandescent light bulbs being phased out amid aims to move toward energy-efficient lighting
The Biden administration is scrapping old-fashioned incandescent light bulbs.
Twitter bans ads that contradict science on climate change
Twitter is banning ads that deny climate change, but there's no indication the change will impact what users can post on the site.
Youth leads the way in Palo Alto's Earth Day rally and march
Climate activists and community members marched through downtown Palo Alto to mark Earth Day.
Earth Day activists demand radioactive waste be cleared from SF Bayview District
San Francisco Bayview activists used Earth Day as a backdrop to ask for environmental justice and that radioactive waste from decades of military activity in the Shipyard be cleared.
Biden signs Earth Day order to protect old-growth forests from wildfire
Old-growth trees are key buffers against climate change and absorb significant amounts of carbon dioxide that contribute to global warming.
Florida seeks 100% renewable electricity by 2050 under proposed rule
Florida utilities would gradually increase their renewable electricity, reaching 100% by 2050 under a proposed rule unveiled this week.