Berkeley science teacher wins Time magazine innovative teaching award
Neelam Patil is one of 10 teachers chosen by Time for her work using “pocket forests” to help students see they can make a difference in climate change.
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Weāre growing! Berkeleyside is adding 2 new journalists to the newsroom
Ximena Natera, a veteran visual journalist, will be our first-ever staff photographer. Iris Kwok, a recent Cal grad with bylines around the Bay, will report a new climate beat.
‘Botanical Entanglements’ opens Saturday at UC Botanical GardenĀ
Berkeley artist Juniper Harrower explores our complicated history with flora in the new ecological art exhibition.
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Apply by Jan. 31: Berkeleyside is hiring a climate/transportation reporter and a visual journalist
The positions are being added in partnership with Report for America.
In brief
Ready to dispose of your Christmas tree? Here’s how
It’s a new year and you’re ready to dispose of your Christmas tree. Whatever you do, do not leave them on the street or sidewalks in Berkeley.
Network of pipes and blowers tames toxic gas below Cesar Chavez Park
The flow of methane gas through the decomposing landfill beneath the park has dropped over the years, but it still requires continual maintenance.
No, genetically engineered mosquitoes aren’t about to be released in Berkeley
A confusing City Council item last month suggested Alameda County could soon see a release of genetically engineered mosquitoes as part of a state pilot. But the county never agreed to be included in the study.
Is my fireplace illegal? And other burning questions about wood smoke
Fireplaces and fire pits are the largest sources of unhealthy pollution in the winter. Here are the rules and recommendations around burning wood and sparing the air.
Berkeleyside will add 2 journalists in 2022 in partnership with Report for America
Weāll be adding a reporter covering climate and transportation and a full-time visual journalist through Report for America. The deadline to apply is Jan. 31.
Berkeley schools sow the seeds of climate progress with ‘pocket forests’
Elementary students asked how they could do their part to stop climate change. A year later, their science teacher had an answer: micro-forests.
Unlikely team drives Berkeley’s first-of-its-kind climate literacy resolution
A teenager, a retired teacher, a Berkeley parent, and a School Board member banded together to make BUSD one of the first school districts in the country to commit to climate education.
Berkeley’s yellow school buses are going green
A fleet of eight electric school buses is picking up Berkeley students for the first time this fall.
