All posts tagged "environment"
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4951CoronavirusCoronavirus Pandemic Brings New Environmental Problems
Pandemic starts a new trash trend locally
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5.7KCover StoriesThe Birds and the Bees of Santa Cruz
Your burning local environmental science questions, answered
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2.8K1NewsSanta Cruz County Approves 25-Cent To-Go Cup Fee
Starting next summer, customers must bring their own cups to avoid fee
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7.2K6Cover StoriesTick Bait: The Secret History of Lyme Disease
Did a secret Cold War program lead to an outbreak of Lyme disease?
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4.4K1Cover StoriesHow Life Lab Pioneered the Garden Classroom
Nonprofit with UCSC roots celebrates 40 years of outdoor education
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3.0KNewsFilm Captures Fight to Save Beach Flats Garden
Now, a Seaside rep says company is “open and willing” to extend lease
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3.0KNewsYoung People Lead Santa Cruz’s Climate Strike
New generation of environmentalists emerges, with goal of halving emissions by 2030
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4.0KA&ETatiana Schlossberg on ‘Inconspicuous Consumption’
Journalist and author speaks Tuesday, Sept. 24 at Bookshop Santa Cruz
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2.7KNewsIs Santa Cruz Ready For Fire Season?
An event on Thursday, Sept. 19, explores the past and future of California fires
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3.1K3NewsWhy Conservation Isn’t Cutting Santa Cruz Water Rates
Local water ratepayers express frustration at paying more for less
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5.0K2NewsSanta Cruz County’s New Wave of Climate Controversy
Who will benefit from plans to armor the coast, adapt West Cliff and more?
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2.5KNewsCongress to Tests Winds on Fishery Changes
Marin rep casts proposal for a sustainability-centric revamp
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9.0K1Cover StoriesHow Santa Cruz’s Dr. Doom Beat Extinction Anxiety
UCSC biologist Barry Sinervo’s groundbreaking lizard extinction research could predict the wrath of climate change—and what to do about it
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4.1K3NewsChris Krohn’s Urban Canopy Crusade
City councilmember part of push for Santa Cruz tree census
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9.4K2NewsWhy Microplastic is a Big Pollution Problem
All that athleisure could be harming oceans, food and our bodies
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7.7K1Cover StoriesThe Santa Cruz Roots of the Organic Movement
As organic goes mainstream, Cathy Calfo steps down from the group that started it all
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3.3K1NewsCentral Coast Faces Off With Trump Over Oil Drilling
Local politicos fight Trump administration plan to expand drilling and fracking
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4.6KNewsThe Rebirth of Santa Cruz Bike Pick-Up Composting
Business is cyclical at the cooperatively owned Hard-Core Compost
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12.7K3Cover StoriesThe Fight Over Santa Cruz County Beach Access
A changing coastline and another real estate boom fuel a new wave of access disputes
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6.2K1NewsVIDEO: Surprising Orca, Dolphin Sightings in Monterey Bay
Canadian researchers staying in Watsonville put careers on hold every year to study marine mammals
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3.7KNewsInside Santa Cruz’s Enviro-Friendly Water Recharge
Experiments backed by activists and city officials getting first real tests
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1.8K1NewsNUZ: Recycling Redo, Coonerty vs. Friend
Cities and counties have until 2022 to cut recycling, compost waste
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3.6KDining ReviewsSoif, UCSC Bring Climate Debate to Dinner Plates
Ocean2Table headlines first installment of new sustainable food series
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7.9K1ColumnsWhy I Chose A Green Burial
The case for “cremation conversion”
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2.8KNewsMonterey Bay Whale Researchers Ready For New Year
A local Whale Entanglement Team and the newly-formed Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Foundation prioritize fishing lines
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7.5K4Cover StoriesSharks, Tsunamis, the Mystery Spot: Answering Readers’ Top Santa Cruz Questions
UCSC students decode the local ecosystem
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5.1K1NewsRecycling in Santa Cruz Gets Messy
With three different programs and changing standards, recycling is confusing everyone
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7.2K6NewsWhat Can You Really Compost in Santa Cruz County?
Environmental impact of bioplastic take-out containers remains unclear
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7.6K5NewsOcean Street Extension Lawsuit Spotlights CEQA Controversy
Is the California Environmental Quality Act an unfair tool for anti-development activists, or a developer scapegoat?
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4.8KCover StoriesSanta Cruz Gives 2018: A Holiday Guide to Nonprofit Giving
The giving revolution grows with a fundraising drive for 33 community groups
