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CEQA Reforms: Boon or Brake for Adaptation? 

California Environmental Quality Act updates may open up more housing, but some are sounding alarms about bypassed environmental regulations.

Repurposing Urban Lots & Waterfronts: Ashland Grove Park, Palo Alto Levee, and India Basin

In this edition of our professional column, we look at how groups are reimagining a lot in Ashland Grove and shorelines in San Francisco and Palo Alto.

Backyard Harvests Reduce Waste

A Cupertino Rotary Club program led by Vidula Aiyer harvests backyard fruit and reduces greenhouse gases.

Digging in the Dirt Got Me Into Student Climate Action

A public garden at El Cerrito High School in the East Bay inspired my love of nature and my decision to study environmental science at UCLA.

King Kong Levee: Two Miles Done, Two To Go

Two miles of levee are now in place as part of the project to protect Alviso and parts of San Jose, but construction will last much longer.

Making Shade a Priority in LA: An Interview with Sam Bloch 

After witnessing fire disasters in neighboring counties, Marin formed a unique fire prevention authority and taxpayers funded it. Thirty projects and three years later, the county is clearer of undergrowth.

Without Transit Rescue Measure, Bay Area Faces Major Climate Setback 

BART, Caltrain, Muni, and AC Transit could face devastating cuts, pushing thousands more cars onto Bay Area roads, unless voters intervene.

What I Learned About Sea Level Rise at a Regional Summit

Activists, planners and scientists say bay fill, equity and education are key concerns in the battle against future flooding.

How Two Rivers Could Rescue Sinking Beaches and Marshes

As new research hones in on the importance of sediment transfer, two rivers may hold the key to rescuing beaches and wetlands in Santa Cruz and the Bay Area.

One Man’s Five-Fire Learning Curve

Since Steve Rasmussen and his wife bought a Napa vineyard in 2015 they’ve weathered five fires, and learned how the county and the community respond when disaster strikes.

Reforesting a Fiery, Warming World

To survive climate change, California forests need more than re-planting — they need seedlings matched to tomorrow’s conditions.

Insurance Innovations Reward Communities Trying to Reduce Climate Risk 

Fires and floods are scaring insurance companies away from disaster zones, but communities are doing their part to improve outcomes.

Scenes from a PG&E ‘Peak Day Event’ Around the Bay

A weather report from correspondents around the Bay.

The Hardest & Most Important Thing to Do Next: Education 

This August BCDC approved a public sea level rise education program to be spearheaded by the Exploratorium, in lieu of a fill removal project for their redevelopment of Pier 17.

Teresa Cheng’s Caffeinated Mission to Decarbonize California Manufacturing

Cheng spoke to KneeDeep’s UC Berkeley reporting partner about decarbonization work during the Trump era.

Nailing Down Opportunities for Nature-Based Infrastructure 

A new tool from the Estuary Institute gives planners ideas for where best to work with nature around the Bay to protect shores from sea level rise.

Helping Farmworkers Navigate Ugly Weather and Raids 

Belinda Hernandez-Arriaga and her nonprofit ALAS are trying to give coastal farmworkers resources amid lost income to climate change and ICE raids.

Alameda Flood Group Keeps Chin Up Despite Claw Backs

A group of 30 Oakland-Alameda partners refused to give up on a Bay Farm Island sea level rise adaptation after losing a $50 million grant.

Birds, Not Bats, Flock to Burned Oak Savannas

A new study has found that birds are thriving in the nutrient rich oak savannas that burned in the 2018 Mendocino Complex Fire. But bats, not so much.