Should California’s Rewilding Include Grizzly Bears?
Although the Legislature just shot down a bill to assess the possibility of reintroduction, the idea and debate persist. And everyone's got an opinion.
Category: Policy
Last-Minute California Forever Shipyard Bill Gets Kicked to 2027
A bill to exempt the proposed shipyard from environmental analysis is doing the time warp again.
How Scientists With Cancelled ‘Woke’ Grants Kept Going
‘We basically had all of the banned words,’ one environmental equity researcher says. So they got scrappy.
How Would California Forever’s Proposed Solano Shipyard Affect the Environment? Details Are Scant.
The idea is to build newfangled autonomous vessels. Possibly over 1,000 feet long. Possibly as soon as 2028.
Newsom Wants Prop 4 Funds for Golden Gate Fields. Some Local Conservationists Have Other Priorities.
“This timeline is moving quicker than anyone imagined,” says an East Bay parks rep.
Bay Area on Track to Meet Ambitious 50×50 Conservation Goal
“There’s a story behind each and every property. There are the wins, the losses, there are the struggles,” one conservationist says. “And it’s not over.”
Could Oil Derricks Come To Mount Diablo?
BLM wants to open up areas for drilling near beloved Bay Area parks and wild spaces. We break down how likely that is.
Environmental Groups Sue to Save Bedrock Federal Climate Policy
The Trump administration is retreating from climate action, big time. Bay Area advocates are getting in the fray. More lawsuits are sure to come.
EPA Rescinds 2009 Endangerment Finding
The move clears the way for Trump to shred more US climate rules—but serious court challenges await.
The Endangered Endangered Species Act
How five proposed Trump Administration changes threaten protections for struggling species in the San Francisco Bay Area.
