08 Oct

Richmond’s Most Vulnerable Can’t Escape Dangerous Air

Bay Area residents recently have needed to protect themselves from wildfire smoke, heat waves and COVID-19, but for many, there is no relief....

29 Sep

Climate Change Hits Poor and People of Color Hardest

Climate change affects the poor and people of color more severely and is a "primary driver" of the California wildfires, said a panel of experts Friday....

06 Sep

Shape Up or Ship Out: California Requires Ships, Trucks to Eliminate Thousands of Tons of Pollution

Diesel trucks, oil tankers and other ships must comply with two new rules that are the state’s most ambitious strike against smog in a decade. The cost could reach nearly...

01 Aug

California’s Clean-Air Programs Take a Hit in New Funding Squeeze

Projects that tackle vehicles, pollution in low-income communities, prescribed burns and even cows have lost 14% of their original budgets because of cap and trade shortfall....

30 Jun

Richmond’s Park Ranger: Why Betty Reid Soskin Has ‘No Time To Waste’

Local luminary 98-year-old Betty Reid Soskin is the subject of a new documentary, "No Time to Waste," premiering July 4 at 7 p.m. on NBC Bay Area....

26 May

Poor Air Quality in Richmond Increases COVID-19 Risk

Many Richmond residents may be especially vulnerable to COVID-19....

26 Mar

East Bay Regional Park District Imposes More Restrictions

The East Bay Regional Park District announced on Wednesday that a number of additional park closures and parking restrictions in an attempt to help fight the spread of the coronavirus....

26 Feb

Council Calls for Transparency on Chevron Flaring

The Richmond City Council voted Tuesday to send a letter to the agency that oversees air quality in the Bay Area that requests it releases reports on the causes of...

15 Jan

City Council Bans Coal Storage, Selects Districts

The Richmond City Council on Tuesday approved an ordinance banning coal storage in the city while also begrudgingly deciding the city’s future district-based council elections....

19 Dec

As Nations Drift Apart On Climate Change, Amazon Governors seek Collaboration and Partnership

Even as headlines proclaim the recently ended climate talks in Madrid a failure, states in Brazil and across the Amazon are sending strong signals that they are poised to move...

28 Oct

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....

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....