Trump has pulled back big parts of Biden’s signature climate laws. But BIL and IRA have already awarded at least $1.4 billion to Bay Area nature.
Environmental Justice
Conservation
Map: Where Oodles of Federal Dollars for Nature Have Gone
BIL and IRA spending on nature in the greater San Francisco Bay Area has topped $1 billion, according to Bay Nature’s most recent tally for our Wild Billions project.
Science and Nature
The People Will Keep Fishing, Despite Forever Chemicals in the Fish
Bay Area sport fish sampled in a study were overwhelmingly tainted with PFAS. “It’s more widespread than we really thought,” says a scientist. But it’s not so easy to persuade anglers to eat less fish.
Latest Stories
After Trump Cuts, Environmental Justice Grantees Halt Work and Scramble to Pay Employees
On a clear, sunny Juneteenth at Palo Alto’s Baylands Nature Reserve in 2023, President Joe Biden celebrated billions of dollars for climate projects and hailed the work of one small local organization in particular. “Climate Resilient Communities,” he said, “gives … Read more
Spring Issue 2025
How Molok Luyuk Got Its National Monument Designation (and Not Windmills)
At first it was labeled a wind energy resource area. Then all the wind companies walked away.
Wild Billions
Trump’s EPA Suspends $19M North Richmond Environmental Justice Grant—Again
EPA says it’s proud of axing grants to save money.
Environmental Justice
With Trump’s War on DEI, Local Environmental Organizations Rethink Diversity Commitments
Some organizations are doubling down on DEI. Others are taking down words that could get them in trouble.
Conservation
A Richmond Creek Gets Spruced Up, for Fish and People Alike
Wildcat Creek has been trash-clogged and flood-prone for forty years. Now residents will plan its revitalization—and maybe the steelhead can come back, too?
Conservation
The Creek Cleanups Will Continue Indefinitely
Santa Clara Valley Water is spending millions cleaning up after unhoused people’s encampments. Now it would like to move them out, instead.
Summer Issue 2024
Summer 2024 Editor’s Letter: The Costs of Conservation
“A community that champions and identifies itself with the environment deserves a full picture of how conservation and homelessness can clash,” writes editor-in-chief Victoria Schlesinger.
