QUICK READS
New Study Shows Rain Gardens Filter Chemicals Out of Stormwater
Scientists found rain gardens dramatically reduce toxic chemicals in stormwater while providing biodiversity and cooling.
Printing Without Plastic: The Vintage Machine Winning Over Eco-Conscious Artists
This comic guide to risograph printing explains how the 1980s Japanese machine cuts energy use and avoids plastic toner.
How a North Bay Regional Park Helped Me Reconnect With Nature — and Myself
A young Fairfield resident reflects on how hiking during the pandemic became a refuge from digital overload and the growing realities of climate change.
IN DEPTH
The End is Coming for California’s Untouchable Grass
The law, which applies to grass that isn’t used for recreational purposes, could cut urban water use across California by more than 20% says Oakland thinktank.
Sonoma Vineyard Workers Burn toward a Better Future
A group of immigrant farmworkers are forming a worker-owned cooperative to bring back Indigenous burning practices that used to revitalize the soil.
CHATTER
East Bay Kids Fight Extreme Heat in their Schoolyards
Many California schools are ill-equipped to tackle heat, with many campuses lacking sufficient tree coverage. These students are fighting to change that.
Printing Without Plastic: The Vintage Machine Winning Over Eco-Conscious Artists
This comic guide to risograph printing explains how the 1980s Japanese machine cuts energy use and avoids plastic toner.
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Antarctic Penguins?
Created by Vrinda Manglik for the Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition
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