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.
Climate Change
These Programs Have Monitored Our Waters For Decades. Trump Could Destroy Them.
“Long-term monitoring isn’t sexy,” says one source. But this data is how we know what is happening to the planet.
Why Cut Redwoods?
A counterintuitive approach to conservation gains urgency in the face of drought and wildfires in California.
What Happens to the ‘Wild Billions’ Under Trump?
David Hayes shaped BIL and IRA, Biden-era funding bills whose big money for nature we’ve been tracking across the greater Bay Area. Here, he takes stock of how they’ve fared—and...
What’s in Prop. 4, the $10B Climate Bond on the Ballot
Climate change is already costing us a bundle. Supporters say the measure will save money in the long run. Opponents call it a ‘hodgepodge.’
The Backstory on Pacifica’s Whale Bonanza
Scientists surveying marine life off our coastline have been watching marine mammals roll in for the Bay Area seafood buffet.
The New Normal: Hot Bats Drop By the Thousands
Heat waves are arriving sooner and stronger. Thousands of bat pups in Bakersfield are dropping like flies.
Bees Are Heating Up. How Will They Cope?
Climate change is coming for our most critical pollinators. Scientists are figuring out if our bees can handle the heat.
The Pocket Forests Grow Thick
Three years ago, kids at four East Bay schools planted tiny forests from scratch, using an ultra-dense planting known as the Miyawaki method. Our reporter ducks into two of them...
In Search of the New Trees on the Block
Climate scientists are working out which trees our cities will need.
