A Taste of the Climate Apocalypse to Come
PG&E’s rolling blackouts probably don’t eliminate fire risk, and they actually could make responding to fires harder. What they largely do is shift responsibility away from the company....
28 Oct
16 Oct
Festival Invites Public to Explore Point Pinole
The 16th annual North Richmond Shoreline Festival on Oct. 12 made 9-year-old Ivan Valenzuela appreciate the Point Pinole Regional Shoreline park even more....
13 Oct
Debate Over Controversial Zeneca Development Continues
A Richmond community advisory group and area residents voiced concerns - and serious doubts - about the Richmond City Council's Sept. 24 decision to support the capping and residential development...
02 Oct
Students Strike for Climate Change Action
Around 7.6 million people took to the streets around the world — from small rural villages to big cities like New York, Istanbul and Berlin — Sept. 20 in a...
25 Sep
Council Approves Capping and Developing Toxic Zeneca Site
The Richmond City Council has voted to support a development plan that includes capping and then building on the polluted Zeneca site....
10 Sep
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....
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...
