A derelict fishing vessel has finally been removed from a Sonoma County beach, after nine years. Waiting to do the cleanup more than doubled the cost.
Tag: Wild Billions
Wild Billions
Before the Clawbacks, This ‘Freaking Game-Changer’ for Nature Made It Rain
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.
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.
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
Paddling the Cosumnes River Preserve, a Lush Refuge in the Central Valley
Restoration dollars from the IRA mark the latest chapter in stewardship across the Cosumnes River watershed, where sandhill cranes flock.
Wild Billions
How Local Conservationists Are Planning for the Trump Era
They’re counting their blessings—like Prop. 4’s $10 billion for climate adaptation in California, and money that can’t be unspent.
Fall Issue 2024
Jason, the Argonauts, and Four Thousand Satellite Buoys
Meet the Argo floats, thousands of small buoys across the world’s oceans that send us intel on sea conditions. And meet the other Argo.
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.
