$16M restoration of historic structure begins
The winds howled and the waves crashed 100 feet below as J.P. Pelletier, a burly union ironworker from Buffalo, New York, inched his way out onto dizzying scaffolding near the …
California coast
Fresh batch of YIMBY housing bills clash with California’s coastal protections
Last year, state lawmakers broke from tradition by not including an exception for the California coast in a major housing law. That deliberate omission came despite opposition from the California …
Is restoring California’s cutest keystone species worth it?
Sea otters are terminally cute critters and a delight to view rolling and diving in the kelp canopy of Monterey Bay, where some 3,000 endangered southern otters play an essential …
Computer modeling is helping the Bay Area make plans
As he walks around his Oakland office near I-880, environmental advocate Brian Beveridge sees obvious issues: diesel exhaust and piles of trash. But he has deeper concerns — literally. Beveridge, …
California earns an A in Surfrider’s annual State of the Beach report
When it comes to managing its coast, California is far ahead of other states in preparing for climate change, at least one environmental advocacy group says. The Surfrider Foundation’s annual …
What’s behind E. coli at Point Reyes National Seashore?
The National Park Service has found E. coli bacteria levels well above health standards in several water bodies around the Point Reyes National Seashore, reigniting the contentious debate over the …
Beach bounce back? California’s largest volunteer event seeks to restore former glory after COVID downturn
It is the largest annual volunteer event in California: Every September since 1985, tens of thousands of people have flocked to beaches, rivers and lakes across the state to pick …