Why do gray whales and other marine species visit San Francisco Bay?
Sausalito, California — When Bill Keener began working at the Marine Mammal Center as a field biologist in the 1970s,…
climate change
What's causing extreme heat in California?
If you had looked at a temperature map this week (it doesn't matter much what day it was), you would…
Earth exceeds 1.5 degrees C of warming for 12 consecutive months
In a worrying milestone, June marked the 12th consecutive month of global warming of 1.5 degrees Celsius or more –…
UK elections will test millennial apathy
Next Thursday, millennials' status as the “unluckiest generation” could finally change in the UK For the first time in history,…
Newsom praises Biden, rejects post-debate questions about his replacement
President Biden's lackluster performance in the first 2024 debate with former President Trump ended with tough questions about whether Biden…
Commentary: How Trump lied about his climate record during the debate
Two-thirds of the way through Thursday night's presidential debate, CNN journalist Dana Bash finally asked the candidates how they would…
Supreme Court gives judges more power to block federal regulations
WASHINGTON — In a major victory for businesses, the Supreme Court on Friday gave judges more power to block new…
Court to enforce California-style climate goals in Hawaii
This week, 13 young Hawaiian plaintiffs were set to take the state Department of Transportation to court for failing to…
Divestment from oil and gas will do nothing to stop climate change
To the editor: Having state pension funds divest from fossil fuel companies does nothing but inhibit investment managers' choices. (“Shame…
Deep sea mining divides environmentalists
As diplomats from around the world gather in Jamaica next month to discuss international guidelines on deep-sea mining, environmental activists…