Berkeley Happenings

Art by Robert Rodgers
Climate Change

With More Rainy Days, Can Berkeley’s Infrastructure Handle it?

UC Berkeley is using a variety of green infrastructure tactics to manage the increasing levels of rainwater, but they could be doing more.

Erin Curtis

Photo by Greta Apple
Community

The Neighborhood Healer

Hidden in plain sight just east of Berkeley’s bustling fourth street lies a place for hope, healing, and even magic.

Zoe Sepsenwol

Art by Celeste Edell
Climate Change

The Hills Are Alive, But There’s Fire Fuel Too

As wildfire season approaches, dry brush and debris poses great risk in the Berkeley Hills.

Piper Claire Wilson

Bay Area Energy

Photo by Terra Tilimon
Activism

Oakland’s Decade-Long Battle for a Coal-Free City

The decade-long battle to prevent the construction of a coal terminal in Oakland may be far from over.

Yashal Sarfaraz

Photo by Jayden Chow
Innovation

A Greener Future Could be Nuclear

With promising advancements in the nuclear world, should we embrace them as greener alternatives to fossil fuels?

Connor Dillon

Photo by David Solnit
Advocacy

Refining Oil in ‘Our Backyard’, a Legacy of Environmental Injustice

Over a century of pollution poses disproportionate risk to BIPOC communities in Richmond and surrounding Bay Area cities.

Troy Clancy

INTERACTIVE

Twenty-year study confirms California forests are healthier when burned — or thinned

By Kara Manke

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ADVOCACY

The Trees in Muir Woods Proudly Host the First Ever Joint Environmental Parade

By Jane Doe
NEW TECHNOLOGY

The Future of Biomimicry

By Jane Doe
ADVOCACY

Berkeley Students Develop New Environmental Justice Curriculum

By Jane Doe
INVESTIGATIVE SPOTLIGHT

Environmental science majors at Berkeley

A story of resilience, roots, and respect.

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