6+ hour, 44+ min ago   (470+ words) Yggdrasil Urban Wildlife Rescue is asking Bay Area drivers who recently returned from the mountains to check their vehicles after two yellow-bellied marmots were found in the region. Both animals are recovering at the rescue center, and their origins have…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (171+ words) Nationally, waste diversion remains a persistent challenge. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, roughly half of all municipal solid waste generated in the United States is sent to landfills, while only about 32% is recycled or composted, underscoring the ongoing need…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (170+ words) Heartleaf milkweed carries history beyond its ecological role. Indigenous Miwok communities historically made deer nets, including nets up to about 40 feet long. The land trust also conducts monarch and milkweed monitoring at Sutro. Beyond its own crews, the organization asks…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (238+ words) A mountain lion had made its way into San Francisco's Panhandle neighborhood over the weekend, a rare but not completely unheard-of sight for one of California's major cities. Residents reported seeing the lion near Fell and Baker streets, prompting Animal…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (33+ words) KTVU A mountain lion spotted in San Francisco’s Panhandle neighborhood over the weekend has safely moved along, officials said, relieving residents after the rare big cat sighting....

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1581+ words) FILE: Burning Man festival participants endure a dust storm on the playa within the Black Rock Desert in Gerlach, Nev. Burning Man is known for many things, but mild weather is not one of them. Last summer, the 70,000-person desert…...

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…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (448+ words) One restaurant operator said It adds about $20,000 a year to waste costs through penalties. Residents and business owners in San Francisco's Chinatown say trash is cluttering sidewalks and creating a worsening sanitation and safety issue, as NBC Bay Area reported....

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (807+ words) A sea lion at La Jolla Cove Beach in San Diego, Calif. Just one month after a video went viral of a man abusing a sea lion at a popular San Diego cove, the California Coastal Commission is considering closing…...

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…...