A New Chapter in the Fight for Point Molate
Last March, Richmond officials announced that they’d chosen SunCal to develop a housing and renovation project on Point Molate, a small headland just north of the Richmond Bridge. The project...
Category: Policy
How People Saved the Seabirds of the California Current
It wasn’t until the federal government took away several of my favorite fisheries, and access to my favorite spots, that I fully comprehended what I had previously taken for granted...
Climate Solutions Already Exist in Nature, a Reminder
California wants to go carbon negative. But even policymakers tend to overlook the best way to get there.
Op-Ed: The Delta Tunnels are Dead. Now What?
The executive director of Restore the Delta on what's next after Gavin Newsom ends the Twin Tunnels project.
Gavin Newsom Has the Opportunity to Make Climate Change Adaptation California’s Priority
Faith Kearns writes that new Governor Gavin Newsom should focus on adapting to the climate changes we are already seeing – as well as those scientists predict are coming –...
School’s Out(side)
Can California teach an understanding of the natural world to every K-12 schoolkid in the state?
The Importance of Our Natural Infrastructure
A first-of-its kind ballot measure in San Jose would fund conservation as a flood solution.
Do Parks Push People Out?
Parks improve health and fight climate change. But not all parks affect a community in the same way -- and the question is: "Who's it for?"
San José Ballot Measure Would Rewrite the City’s General Plan for Development, to the Dismay of Open Space Advocates
San Jose's Measure B, on the ballot in the June 5 election, could have far-reaching implications for civic governance
What People Talk About When They Talk About Sage Grouse
How the greater sage grouse, a chicken-like resident of the sagebrush prairie, became what some call the most important conservation story in a generation.
