People living outdoors reported coughing, lung pain and lack of sleep. The city said the AQI was not high enough to open its 24-hour clean air shelter.
Environment
Posted inCity
What emergency services are offered in Berkeley on smoky days?
The city is recommending that people concerned about being outdoors head toward their nearest library or senior center.
Posted inCommunity
Smoke from Oregon and Northern California fires turns skies hazy above Berkeley
Unofficial sensors in many places in Berkeley registered AQIs above 100 Wednesday.
Posted inCommunity
Steel plant that befouled Berkeley air is hit with several violations
Following the Aug. 9 fire at Schnitzer Steel in Oakland, advocates say the metal recycler needs to make big changes.
Posted inCommunity
New satellite map offers glimpses of San Francisco Bay algae blooms
No one agency is tasked with protecting us from marine algal blooms. So here’s a map worth checking before you go out on the waters of San Francisco Bay.
Posted inNature
Worried about the toxic red tide in the Berkeley Marina? Here’s a way to help
State wildlife officials want the public’s observations of marine creatures during the harmful algae bloom.
Posted inNature
Algae bloom that caused Lake Merritt fish kill is spotted along East Bay shoreline
Streaks of the tea-colored algae were first reported at the Berkeley Marina.
Posted inCommunity
Oakland International Airport wants to expand. Environmentalists say it’s a bad idea
Local environmental groups say a plan to add 16 new passenger gates will fuel Earth’s climate emergency.
Posted inCommunity
Native oysters need help coming back to the Bay. Chickens are pitching in
Only 1% of native oysters still exist along Oakland and Berkeley’s shorelines, but efforts are underway to restore them for a healthy bay.
Posted inBusiness
Berkeley now has 2 refill shops dedicated to reducing single-use waste
More Berkeley residents will be able to reduce, reuse and recycle with the opening of the city’s second refill shop, on Vine Street.
Posted inNature
After a wet winter, Bay Area goats have a lot on their plates
Thousands of goats who help reduce wildfire risk in Berkeley, Oakland and beyond are having to chew through thicker vegetation this spring.
Posted inCity
Kayaker caught a Skates on the Bay sewage leak into bay waters
A leaky pipe, first noticed by an alert paddler, was plugged on April 13. It’s not clear how long raw sewage had been flowing into the bay.
