Berkeley artist Juniper Harrower explores our complicated history with flora in the new ecological art exhibition.
Environment
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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.
Posted inCity
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.
Posted inCity
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.
Posted inCity
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.
Posted inCity
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.
Posted inBerkeleyside
Berkeleyside will add 2 journalists in 2022 in partnership with Report for America
We’ll 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.
Posted inSchools
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.
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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.
Posted inCommunity
First Person: Ode to the last tall tree in our Berkeley neighborhood
The 100-foot-high Monterey pine stood in her Central Berkeley neighborhood — until it was taken down.
Posted inCity
Berkeley’s plastic bag ban could get a whole lot tougher
Plastic bags in the produce aisle and thicker bags for groceries and takeout would be banned under a proposal in its early stages.
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Popular Cal trail closes for wildland fire safety work, but bulk of the wildfire mitigation plan mired in lawsuits
During the six-month “Jordan Fire Trail Improvement” project, the trail will be closed, except on Sundays, according to the university.