Check out the episodes page, where we have reposted the history of the Martinez Refinery - and how MRC has repeatedly failed to clean up...

There's never a dull moment living near the Martinez Refinery! After being assessed a $4.5 million penalty, you would think they would...

Got a broken toaster? Leggings with a torn seam? A chair with a dodgy leg? A broken necklace? The Repair Cafe is here for you. We...

Marsh Creek runs from the flanks of Mt Diablo to the San Joaquin River, and it is full of surprising wildlife! For the MLK Day of...

Happy Holidays from Linksploration - Bay Area! Since we are exploring area creeks, we thought it would be worth revisiting a 2023 episode...

Solar: The California Public Utilities Commission rules make it extremely disadvantageous for schools and other multimeter entities to...

You may already be using iNaturalist as an app on your phone to identify plants and animals. If you aren't yet, you will want to get...

So far in our creeks series, we have been looking at attempts to restore them to as close to natural as possible. But what if we look at...

The Friends of San Ramon Creek are amazing! In this episode, we hear about their invasive plant clearing, water quality monitoring,...

We're back and we've got a great lineup for the fall, starting with a new series: Friends of the Creeks! Every friends group is...

Fossil fuels are doing serious damage to the planet, yet public pension finds continue to invest in them. A lot of people and...

It's time for an update from Sustainable Contra Costa. Their theme this summer is developing good water efficiency habits - and joining...

Sorry listeners! I came back from the UK with the cruds, but the Beaver Festival is happening! It's Saturday, June 29, 2024, at Susana...

The Port of San Francisco is planning for sea level rise along its 7½ miles of shoreline. Adam Varat from the Port introduces us to the...

The Concord Naval Weapons Station closed 19 years ago. After some false starts, it looks like its redevelopment is finally underway. We...

Marsh Creek in Brentwood was engineered to be a drainage ditch back when Brentwood was farm country. but the Contra Costa County Flood...

Rooftop solar seems like the front line answer to climate change, but there's a problem: how to share the cost of maintaining the grid...

The refinery's lawsuit against the Bay Area Air Quality Management District is settled; what's next? We check in with Heidi Taylor of...

After the work comes the party! A stroll up the Richmond Greenway takes us to Unity Park and the after-party. We talk to exhibitors,...

Urban Tilth work day in Richmond: Planting, weeding, mulching, and meeting the staff and volunteers who make it happen.  We met the...