Bay Area

Mapping Unequal Climate Risks in a Northern California County

Low-cost air pollution sensors reveal stark disparities in exposure to extreme heat and air pollution in Contra Costa County, a major traffic corridor and oil refinery hub near San Francisco.

By Liza Gross

As Seas Rise, So Do the Risks From Toxic Sites

By Liza Gross

Can an AI-Guided Robot Help a California City Resist Sea Level Rise and Sequester Carbon?

By Jennifer Ugwa

A California Network of Black Churches Is Embracing Solar Energy, EV Charging

By Nicole J. Caruth

California Congressman Vows to Challenge Trump’s ‘Big Ugly Bill’

By Liza Gross

California’s Bay Area is Heating Up. Its Infrastructure Isn’t Designed For It

By Ruchi Shahagadkar

In the San Francisco Bay Area, the Pandemic Connects Rural Farmers and Urban Communities

By Kiley Bense

As Wildfire Smoke Blots Out the Sun in Northern California, Many Ask: ‘Where Are the Birds?’

By Deborah Petersen

‘Is This Real Life?’ A Wall of Fire Robs a Russian River Town of its Nonchalance

By Evelyn Nieves