All posts tagged "environment"
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7.9K5NewsOcean 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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5.1KCover StoriesSanta Cruz Gives 2018: A Holiday Guide to Nonprofit Giving
The giving revolution grows with a fundraising drive for 33 community groups
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5.5K3NewsGary Griggs Digs Up Perils of Monterey Bay Quakes, Floods
New book chronicles Central Coast natural disasters
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4.5K6Last Week's IssueGreenway Sues RTC Over Coastal Rail Agreement
Environmental group says transit agency is undermining public process
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4.5KA&EVisual Endeavors Plans Light Installation for Ebb and Flow
Ebb and Flow brings cutting-edge lighting technology to its mission to draw attention to the San Lorenzo River
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4.2KNewsNew Ocean Nonprofit Thinks It’s Found a Niche
The Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Foundation has some big names and even bigger ideas
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8.5K5Cover StoriesWildfires: Why Santa Cruz is at Risk
Retired firefighter Malcolm Terence on the new patterns of recent wildfires and how Santa Cruz is at risk—from the mountains to its...
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7.7K1NewsCutting Trees, PG&E Strikes Nerve on Ocean Street Extension
Biologists blast PG&E’s reasoning, as city considers legal action and county halts cutting
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27.2KCover StoriesInside the San Lorenzo River’s Fishing Culture
A fishing expedition reveals environmental threats to steelhead and coho populations
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5.0K2ColumnsCalifornia’s Sobering Air Quality Reports Hit Close to Home
A closer look at Santa Cruz County’s ‘F’ in air quality
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6.0KNewsGo Green Cab’s Uncertain Future
As a biodiesel station closes, an environmental taxi company faces yet another challenge
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13.0K10NewsAs Eucalyptus Monarch Grove Ages, Butterflies Face Risks
A parasite is ravaging west coast monarch butterflies, and some gardeners aren’t helping
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4.4KA&EMountainfilm on Tour, Save the Waves and Reel Rock 12 Film Festivals
Three outdoor adventure film festivals converge on Santa Cruz this weekend
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6.6K1ColumnsEco-Friendly Burial Practices May Make Death Greener
The newest Earth-friendly movement targets the funeral industry
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8.7K1NewsFishWise Pushes for “Traceability” in Seafood Industry
Local nonprofit has an answer for a field troubled by illegal fishing and human tracking
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4.6KCover StoriesHow Climate Change is Worsening California Wildfires
What we can learn from the devastation in Santa Rosa
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3.2KNewsLocal Watchdog Looks Out For Health of Laurel Creek
Impassioned environmentalist questions construction pollution in Laurel Creek
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4.7KNewsDan Haifley Looks Back on Fight to Protect Monterey Bay
Save Our Shores founder will speak at a Democratic Women’s Club event, as sanctuary celebrates 25 years
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4.5K1NewsTwisty Politics of Eco-Bill Splits Local Progressives
Mark Stone and Bill Monning in rare policy disagreement over contentious cap-and-trade bill
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7.8KCover StoriesNew Book From UCSC’s Gary Griggs Exposes Coastal Dangers
‘Coasts in Crisis’ is an urgent call to action, as climate change threatens to decimate our shores
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6.4KCover StoriesFour Local Characters at the Forefront of Alternative Energy
Local pioneers in the alternative-energy movement look back at how far we’ve come, and how much more there is yet to do
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6.4KNewsInside Cowell’s Ranking as California’s Third-Worst Beach
The confusion, disagreements and misinformation around the water quality near Cowell
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7.8KFood & DrinkSanta Cruz Compost Company Turns Waste Into Garden Gold
Residential bicycle-powered service collects kitchen waste
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8.5K1NewsWill the Next Pipeline Fight be on the West Coast?
Tribes and activists, fresh off Standing Rock struggle, brace for a new battlefield
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4.6KCover StoriesThird Annual Ebb and Flow Event Celebrates the San Lorenzo River
River arts celebration of the slow-but-steady revival of the San Lorenzo comes amid continued challenges to its sustainability
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4.3KColumnsCultured Meat Is Here, And That Might Be a Good Thing
Lab-grown meat has arrived, and may soon be on your plate
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7.1KA&EPreview: Paul Hawken to Speak Climate Solutions at Bookshop Santa Cruz
Paul Hawken’s new book lays out a comprehensive plan for reversing global warming
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4.6KNewsSanta Cruz Tries Curbing Bird Poop Near Cowell Beach
How a little chicken wire will hopefully get us of the “Beach Bummers” list, which comes out soon
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4.6K1NewsKing City Backs Out of Monterey Bay CCE
One city takes controversial stand to create separate Community Choice Energy program
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4.9KNewsEcology Action Helps Disadvantaged Communities Cut Back Water
With new funding, WaterLink program expands across Watsonville, Salinas and Bay Area
