Is the California Environmental Quality Act an unfair tool for anti-development activists, or a developer scapegoat?
The giving revolution grows with a fundraising drive for 33 community groups
New book chronicles Central Coast natural disasters
Environmental group says transit agency is undermining public process
Ebb and Flow brings cutting-edge lighting technology to its mission to draw attention to the San Lorenzo River
The Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Foundation has some big names and even bigger ideas
Retired firefighter Malcolm Terence on the new patterns of recent wildfires and how Santa Cruz is at risk—from the mountains to its...
Biologists blast PG&E’s reasoning, as city considers legal action and county halts cutting
A fishing expedition reveals environmental threats to steelhead and coho populations
A closer look at Santa Cruz County’s ‘F’ in air quality
As a biodiesel station closes, an environmental taxi company faces yet another challenge
A parasite is ravaging west coast monarch butterflies, and some gardeners aren’t helping
Three outdoor adventure film festivals converge on Santa Cruz this weekend
The newest Earth-friendly movement targets the funeral industry
Local nonprofit has an answer for a field troubled by illegal fishing and human tracking
What we can learn from the devastation in Santa Rosa
Impassioned environmentalist questions construction pollution in Laurel Creek
Save Our Shores founder will speak at a Democratic Women’s Club event, as sanctuary celebrates 25 years
Mark Stone and Bill Monning in rare policy disagreement over contentious cap-and-trade bill
‘Coasts in Crisis’ is an urgent call to action, as climate change threatens to decimate our shores
Local pioneers in the alternative-energy movement look back at how far we’ve come, and how much more there is yet to do
The confusion, disagreements and misinformation around the water quality near Cowell
Residential bicycle-powered service collects kitchen waste
Tribes and activists, fresh off Standing Rock struggle, brace for a new battlefield
River arts celebration of the slow-but-steady revival of the San Lorenzo comes amid continued challenges to its sustainability
Lab-grown meat has arrived, and may soon be on your plate
Paul Hawken’s new book lays out a comprehensive plan for reversing global warming
How a little chicken wire will hopefully get us of the “Beach Bummers” list, which comes out soon
One city takes controversial stand to create separate Community Choice Energy program
With new funding, WaterLink program expands across Watsonville, Salinas and Bay Area