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Community hails formation of Alameda County clean power provider
October 5, 2016
Community, environment, and labor organizations are celebrating the Alameda County Board of Supervisors’ decision on October 4th to approve establishing a Community Choice energy program that would maximize community benefits and include community...
Election 2016: Please consider hitting the road to Reno
October 4, 2016
The Sierra Club is looking for folks to travel to Nevada for a few days or a couple weekends prior to Election Day to walk neighborhoods and help get out the vote for Hillary Clinton and Catherine Cortez Masto for US Senate. What better way to...
Will the State protect our rivers and the Delta?
October 4, 2016
The State Water Resource Control Board (Water Board) has just issued a draft ruling that could result in greater freshwater flows for the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta.
Benicia City Council votes unanimously to stop hazardous crude-by-rail project
September 21, 2016
Benicia residents and communities across California and the nation can finally breath a sigh of relief. Yesterday evening, after several years of debate and strong push-back from residents throughout California, the Benicia City Council voted...
FEMA defunds fire-prevention in Bay Area’s most at-risk areas
September 20, 2016
In a decision that could have devastating consequences for residents of the East Bay Hills, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has withdrawn $3.5 million in grant money from the City of Oakland and UC Berkeley that would have funded...
Oakland tree-pruning event this Saturday, September 24
September 19, 2016
The Bay Chapter's Oakland Tree Team has a special tree-pruning event scheduled for this Saturday, September 24th, from 9 am to 1 pm. Oakland has thousands of street trees have been neglected for years and need attention now so they can grow stronger...
We need your help to finally defeat Valero Benicia crude-by-rail project
September 16, 2016
We're looking for volunteers willing to give 1-2 hours of their time between now and Sunday, September 18th, to call Benicia residents in advance of Tuesday’s critical city council hearing on Valero’s proposed crude-by-rail project.
Take part in Coastal Cleanup Day on Sat, Sept 17 — Hundreds of Bay Area locations!
September 15, 2016
Show your respect for our oceans and waterways by taking part in the state's largest annual volunteer event: Coastal Cleanup Day. During last year's statewide cleanup 68,000+ volunteers came out to pick up 1,142,997 pounds of trash and recyclables.
A once-in-a-lifetime celebration on Muir Pass
September 13, 2016
On top of the 11,955-foot Muir Pass, roughly halfway along the length of the fabled John Muir trail that goes from Yosemite to Mount Whitney in Sequoia National Park, is the Muir Hut, or Muir Memorial Shelter. The stone building was constructed by...
Need money to upgrade your fireplace or wood stove?
September 9, 2016
As part of new woodsmoke regulations, funds are now available to help Bay Area residents replace older, more polluting fireplaces and wood-burning stoves.