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Mastodon Tooth Found in San Mateo County Creek Bed
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (230+ words) A fossilized Pacific mastodon tooth turned up this summer in a creek bed in San Mateo County. According to the San Mateo Daily Journal, a fossilized tooth was found in a creek bed in San Mateo County. Paleontologist Wayne Thompson…...
Pleasanton offering free trees to residents at Arbor Day festival
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (130+ words) The city of Pleasanton is giving away 100 free trees for residents as part of Earth Week celebrations. Time is running out for Pleasanton residents to get their hands on a new tree. The city hopes to expand its urban forest…...
New Steller sea lion appears at San Francisco’s Pier 39 – NBC Bay Area
1+ week, 2+ day ago (323+ words) A sizable sea lion appeared at San Francisco’s Pier 39 Thursday. Many wonder if this Steller sea lion is Chonkers or another Steller sea lion. “Well, the guy in the middle is like the head honcho. We were just talking about…...
Benicia receives $40M from Valero refinery pollution penalties
1+ week, 2+ day ago (116+ words) A small East Bay community is receiving tens of millions of dollars after a local refinery polluted the air. The Bay Area Air District announced Thursday at a news conference at the Benicia Community Center that $30 million will go to…...
New numbers show odds spike for major Bay Area earthquake in next 30 years – NBC Bay Area
1+ week, 3+ day ago (204+ words) The risk of a large earthquake in the Bay Area has just been recalculated and the odds have gone up. Velena Jones reports. New federal numbers put the odds of a magnitude 6.7 quake or stronger in the Bay Area during…...
Air quality authorities order San Jose landfill to reduce odors
2+ week, 1+ day ago (552+ words) The Bay Area Air District has ordered operators of a San Jose waste management facility to correct air quality issues and reduce odors. The Newby Island Resource Recovery Park, located in north San Jose, is a landfill and recycling center…...
A 'baffling' 30-year wait to destroy California's Matilija Dam
2+ week, 1+ day ago (1204+ words) A giant pair of scissors along with 8-foot-tall dotted lines guiding where the massive shears should go was painted on the face of the 200-foot Matilija Dam in Ojai, Calif., in 2011. The dotted line runs from the top of the…...
San Jose to remove more dead or dying trees
2+ week, 4+ day ago (201+ words) More dead or dying trees in San Jose will soon be cut down. Last week, the city started to remove 32 trees in the Circle of Palms downtown because they were diseased and at risk of falling. Now, the city plans…...
The hidden life keeping the southwest's deserts alive
3+ week, 2+ day ago (1431+ words) Biocrusts both produce and reinforce soils, creating the foundation upon which everything else grows. It was well above 90 degrees the day I followed scientists out across the Needles district in Canyonlands National Park. As we stepped off the road, I…...
Why California sea levels could be highest ever this winter
3+ week, 4+ day ago (337+ words) Floodwaters covered roads in Marin County during king tides in January 2026. Top climate scientists in California are already warning of exceptionally high seas and coastal flooding this winter. Looking ahead, they see a confluence of three forces raising the ocean…...