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Category Archives: Environment
Asking the Crowd to Help Tell the Story of San Francisco Bay
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Through a unique history crowdsourcing project called “Year of the Bay,” the California Historical Society is hoping the public will help uncover the story behind many historical pictures of the San Francisco Bay.
Willits Tree-Sitter Resumes Highway Bypass Protest on the Ground
by Deborah Svoboda Warbler might be back on the ground, but she is continuing her hunger strike and says this fight is not over. California Highway Patrol officers on Tuesday used cherry pickers to nab Warbler and other tree-sitters who … Continue reading
(Video) Willits Tree Sitters Removed and Arrested in Highway 101 Bypass Protest
Warbler has come to earth. Police arrested the 24-year-old tree sitter, whose real name is Amanda Senseman, on Tuesday morning, bringing an end to her two-month act of civil disobedience aimed at stopping a Highway 101 bypass construction near Willits. … Continue reading
(Video, Photos) Tree Sitter 'Warbler' Goes on a Hunger Strike
by Deborah Svoboda After camping out in a ponderosa pine 71 feet above the ground for two months, "Warbler" has not achieved her goal of blocking a Highway 101 bypass around the Mendocino County town of Willits. Now she is … Continue reading
Key State Report to Show How Water Tunnels Will Impact Endangered Fish
This month, new details have emerged about Gov. Jerry Brown’s $23 billion plan to build new plumbing in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. It could be the state’s largest water project in a generation, consisting of two massive, 40-foot-wide tunnels and … Continue reading
Report: California Should Give Up Control of Some State Parks
by Tracie Cone, Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Over the years, California has added more parks to its state system than it can afford and should consider turning over control of some to local entities, a new report says. … Continue reading
Air Quality Chief Sees Valero Reversal as Vindication of Climate Law
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This post is updated with a response from Valero, below. California's top air regulator has found a victory of sorts in this week's decision by the nation's largest oil refiner to keep its California refineries. A spokesman for Texas-based Valero … Continue reading
Arrests Reported in Tree-Sitting Bypass Protest
From her vantage point in a ponderosa pine, Amanda Senseman—better known as Warbler—can see for miles. Thursday morning she spotted something that made her angry: California Highway Patrol officers arresting folks who share her opposition to a Highway 101 bypass. … Continue reading
Tunnel Vision: Who Really Determines California's Water Flow
Governor Jerry Brown's plan for two massive tunnels in the Delta is getting a lot of attention, but a different state agency is making the tough water decisions.
