Native saplings are coming to the east side of Indian Rock Park as Berkeley works to increase tree canopy throughout the city.
Environment
10 things to do in Berkeley and Oakland on Earth Day
Beach cleanups, film screenings, rallies and more are on tap to honor the planet on Earth Day, which was first held April 22, 1970.
Berkeley has cut down all remaining eucalyptus trees in Indian Rock Park
No blue gum eucalyptus trees are left in Indian Rock Park after the city removed the last three for safety reasons
Berkeley spent nearly $300,000 defending its now-defunct gas ban
Berkeley stopped enforcing the ban on Jan. 10 and will take steps to repeal it after the Ninth Circuit’s ruling in favor of the California Restaurant Association
Berkeley fined $130,000 for air quality violations at landfill beneath Cesar Chavez Park
The settlement covers seven air quality violations issued from 2019 to 2022 by the Bay Area Air Quality Management District.
Remembering Carroll B. Williams, Jr., pioneering environmental scientist
Williams, who lived in Berkeley and taught at Cal, was the first African American scientist to be hired by the U.S. Forest Service.
A heat pump croons about ‘climatic healing’ in Berkeley musicians’ new song
As climate-friendly heat pumps replace gas furnaces, two musicians teamed up on a song about a pump “with a lot of love to give.” A decarbonization nonprofit wants to help them turn it into a music video.
Berkeley got socked with 1.5 inches of rain this weekend
Sodden soils mean the risk of landslides, warns the National Weather Service.
Peacing out on plastic: Here’s how some Berkeley residents are reducing their usage
At a library meet-up, attendees talked about family waste audits, refillable toothpaste and whether it’s possible to recycle your way out of the plastic problem.
Berkeley can’t enforce natural gas ban, federal court rules again
A federal court rejected a rehearing of Berkeley’s ban on new natural gas appliances, putting similar regulations in Oakland and elsewhere in doubt.
All of Tilden’s Little Farm rabbits are dead after rare viral outbreak
Seven rabbits were infected by the myxoma virus, which is fatal to pet rabbits and is primarily spread by mosquitoes. The California strain of the disease has no vaccine.
Up to an inch of rain forecast for Berkeley this week
Rain is expected to come in bursts from Monday to Saturday, with a thunderstorm possible early Thursday.