Chevron, desal plants and parklets
It's time for your Monday News Digest. EPA considers criminal charges against Chevron's Richmond refinery, and more.
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Mercury, pills and school buses
Wednesday’s nature news digest has arrived! Who’s the highest mercury polluter in Bay Area? A Cupertino lime mine, which released 260 lbs into air in 2011. Air regulators are cracking...
Sea otters, coastal cleanup, and a love letter
Happy Monday! Here’s your nature news digest. Central coast sea otter population is plateauing. Could it be because of their specialized diet? [KQED] When Santa Rosa slashed parks budget, retiree...
The green divide, a mermaid and hantavirus
Happy Monday news digest: Rich people have a lot more trees than poor people, according to research into “green” income inequality. The U.S. Forest Service and other groups are taking...
A manzanita, Capitol disappointment and Jenner
Your Wednesday news digest: The Franciscan manzanita, discovered in the Doyle Drive project as the last remaining wild specimen of its species, is now listed as endangered. The U.S. Fish...
Blue moon, sandhill cranes and oysters
Bringing you a bit of news on Friday. Happy Labor Day! It comes “once in a blue moon” — and that happens to be tonight. A rare blue moon will...
Bobcat kitten, hantavirus and marijuana
Your Wednesday news digest. Enjoy! A bobcat kitten may be the most photogenic victim of the fire that’s been raging in the Plumas and Lassen national forests. The kitten followed...
Coyotes, honeybees and a “pole gardener”
Good morning! Your top nature news for Monday: Coyotes have been moving into a San Jose community, alarming the neighbors who are unused to sharing their habitat. The coyotes have...
The Golden Gate, sea otters and hounding
Happy Friday! One of the busiest waters off the California coast – the ocean west of the Golden Gate Bridge – could become a marine sanctuary if the Obama administration...
Humpbacks, floating islands and Occupiers
No way! This guy went out to photograph birds off the coast of San Luis Obispo, and check out the photographs he came back with. Proving that the krill bonanza...
