Check out these crazy deep sea creatures discovered by Australian researchers

“We have discovered an amazing number of potentially new species living in this remote marine park,” the institute’s chief scientist Dr. Tim O’Hara said.

Lake Tahoe placed on Fodor's destinations to avoid list

Tourism groups in Lake Tahoe were pushing back on a popular travel guide’s advice telling them to reconsider making plans to visit the alpine region.

California voters reject tax on rich for more electric cars

California’s wealthiest residents won’t see a tax increase after voters rejected a measure Tuesday that would have boosted rates on incomes above $2 million to help put more electric cars on the roads.

Chance of wet weekend weather and what it means for fire season

Rain may put a damper on some plans in the Bay Area this weekend, but it's good news for firefighters and the overall fire season outlook. 

Settlement announced over Chevron Richmond Refinery diesel fuel leak in 2021

The Contra Costa County District Attorney's Office and California Department of Fish and Wildlife on Friday announced a settlement with Chevron over a leak at the oil giant's Richmond Refinery Marine Terminal last year that spilled hundreds of gallons of a diesel water mixture into the Bay.

Mauna Loa, world's largest active volcano, may erupt, Hawaii officials issue warning

Hawaii officials are warning residents of the Big Island to prepare for the possibility that the world’s largest active volcano may erupt given a recent spike in earthquakes at the summit of Mauna Loa.

EPA awarding nearly $1 billion to schools for electric buses

Only about 1% of the nation’s 480,000 school buses were electric as of last year. Funding comes from the federal Clean School Bus Program, which includes $5 billion from the bipartisan infrastructure law.

Most plastic recycling ends up in the trash, Greenpeace report finds

"Unlike with paper or metals, there are two insurmountable barriers that prevent plastic recycling from ever working at scale: toxicity and economics," Greenpeace report says.

Watch: Rescuers free entangled humpback whale in Canada

The mammal became caught last Friday in the ropes of a large buoy from part of prawn gear off the coast of Texada Island in western Canada.

Gas stoves in California leak cancer-causing chemicals, study finds

A new study found that gas stoves in California houses are leaking the cancer-causing chemical, benzene; moderate levels were found in Bay Area homes.

California legislators move to give state more federal resources for wildfires

A new bill in congress, spearheaded by California legislators, aims to put the destruction from forest fires on the same footing as other national disasters.

Gas stoves in California leaking cancer-causing benzene, study finds

Homes in almost every region in the study — Greater Los Angeles, the San Francisco Bay Area, Sacramento and Fresno — had benzene levels that far exceed the limit determined to be safe.

Contra Costa Health lifts Crockett advisory for elevated hydrogen sulfide levels

The health advisory due to elevated levels of hydrogen sulfide in the community of Crockett was lifted on Monday, health officials say. Contra Costa Health says elevated levels of the toxin, that have left a stink in the air, have not been detected in the last two days.