Urban Tilth Wins Food Sovereignty Prize
Richmond's Urban Tilth has been named winner of the 2019 Food Sovereignty Prize, by the Food Sovereignty Alliance announced this week....
10 Sep
26 Jun
City and EVgo Celebrate Fast-Charging Hub
The gathering at Richmond City Hall Saturday, June 22 was electric. More specifically it was all about unveiling and celebrating the city's new fast-charging hub for electric vehicles at the...
01 Jun
International Day of Protest Centers on Chevron’s Environmental Impact
To protest what they see as the Chevron Corp.’s history of injustice in Richmond, activists gathered May 21 at the Castro Street entrance of the refinery, as part of International...
28 May
Richmond Showcases Clean-Air Vehicles
Electric cars — and information on how you might be able to afford one — will be featured as part of a clean-air vehicle showcase set for Wednesday, May 29....
06 May
Summit Tells Bay Area Residents How They Can Help Butterflies
The event, hosted by Annie’s Annuals and Perennials in Richmond, educated Bay Area residents on how they can improve butterfly populations through gardening practices....
19 Feb
After Wildfires, Air Quality Monitoring Goes Hyperlocal
This past year, the Asian Pacific Environmental Network (APEN) received a Star Grant, allowing it to start a community air-monitoring program with nearly 30 home air monitors. ...
04 Dec
Watershed and Community Restoration Go Hand in Hand in North Richmond
North Richmond residents are now banding together to restore the long-derelict stretch of Wildcat Creek, in the process opening up much-needed career opportunities and access to green space....
08 Nov
Richmond’s Plastic Food Ware Ban Takes Effect Next Month
Beginning Dec. 15, straws and stirrers made from any kind of plastic will be prohibited from use or distribution by food, retail and lodging establishments in Richmond...
29 Oct
Chevron to Pay $160 Million in Settlement with EPA, DOJ
Chevron U.S.A Inc. has reached a $160 million settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and other agencies, requiring it to make safety improvements at all of its domestic...
07 Jun
The ‘Browning’ of California’s Green Movement
Poll after poll shows that pro-environmental sentiment among communities of color in the state exceeds that of whites. And yet the prevailing narrative of environmental activism has continued to remain...
03 May
Richmond Powers Up the Bay’s Largest Solar Farm
The 10.5-megawatt MCE Solar One project, which has been in the works since 2013, is the largest solar project within the Bay Area and is a multi-partnership with MCE, sPower,...
27 Apr
Earth Day: Big Things, Small Changes
Close to 300 people came out to Shields-Reid Park for Richmond’s 8th Annual Earth Day Celebration. Event organizer Tania Pulido said the Earth Day celebration aimed to link people with...
19 Mar
California Watersheds Hold the Key to State’s Resource Challenges
When Juliana Gonzalez explains to her neighbors what a watershed is, she’ll often crumple up a ball of paper and flatten it out with a little ridge running across the...
22 Feb
Residents Critical of Sims Metal Fire
Almost every seat in the Nevin Community Center auditorium was filled with concerned residents and city officials as people recounted their reactions to the black cloud of smoke from the...
24 Dec
Richmond: The Center of a Toxic Debate
While California leads the country in implementing environmental policy — innovating the regulation of greenhouse gas emissions through cap-and-trade — local air districts have as a result lost power over...
