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Tag Archives: Environment
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
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.
California Ocean Reserves Show Promising Results for Marine Life
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A groundbreaking network of marine reserves off the California coast are showing promising results, according to scientists meeting in Monterey this week. The results come five years after the state set up the first group of “marine protected areas”—zones where … Continue reading
Do High-Tech Traffic Tools Work? Caltrans Hopes They'll Ease I-80 Traffic Mess
Bay Area drivers have some notoriously bad daily commutes, but if you’re looking for the stretch of freeway with top bragging rights, look no further than the Interstate 80 corridor through Richmond and Berkeley. Caltrans ranks it as the worst … Continue reading
Tree Deaths Spike as Sudden Oak Death Spreads Across California
The U.S. Forest Service says hundreds of thousands of oak trees have died over the last year due to the plant disease known as Sudden Oak Death. Scientists still don’t have a reliable way to control the epidemic. The spike … Continue reading
Climate Change: Can Marine Life Adapt to More Acidic Seas?
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Marine scientists from around the world are gathering in Monterey this week to discuss what is sometimes a little-noticed climate change problem: ocean acidification. The oceans have become about 30 percent more acidic since the start of the Industrial Revolution … Continue reading
Brown Backs Away from Bullet Train Fight
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by Lance Williams, The Bay Citizen Gov. Jerry Brown backed away from a fight with environmentalists yesterday, abandoning a plan to exempt the $68 billion California bullet train project from environmental laws. Brown had hoped to fast-track construction of the … Continue reading
Tesla to Release a New Electric Car Made in Fremont
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The latest electric vehicle to hit the road can accelerate from 0 to 60 miles per hour in 4.4 seconds with barely a sound. But will it overtake the competition? Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors, says his company has … Continue reading
Murre Seabird Chicks Hatch on California's Channel Islands, First Time in 100 Years
Murre seabirds have reestablished a breeding ground on the Channel Islands for the first time since 1912. It's a big deal, says USGS seabird ecologist Josh Adams, because these are birds of habit who tend to nest in the same … Continue reading
