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Most U.S. communities with refineries in their midst wage a constant battle against toxic air.
Essential to mitigating the climate crisis, ending fossil fuel is also crucial to quality of life here and now. @kneedeeptimes.bsky.social www.kneedeeptimes.org/martinez-res...
Essential to mitigating the climate crisis, ending fossil fuel is also crucial to quality of life here and now. @kneedeeptimes.bsky.social www.kneedeeptimes.org/martinez-res...
Martinez Residents Demand Protection From Refinery Toxins
After a 2022 release of toxic dust and a February 2025 fire, people in the northeast Bay town are tired of waiting for safety improvements.
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December 20, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Most U.S. communities with refineries in their midst wage a constant battle against toxic air.
Essential to mitigating the climate crisis, ending fossil fuel is also crucial to quality of life here and now. @kneedeeptimes.bsky.social www.kneedeeptimes.org/martinez-res...
Essential to mitigating the climate crisis, ending fossil fuel is also crucial to quality of life here and now. @kneedeeptimes.bsky.social www.kneedeeptimes.org/martinez-res...
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About one-third of food produced in the United States is wasted, producing an estimated 170 million metric tons of carbon dioxide. Gleaning is the key to reversing that trend. @kneedeeptimes.bsky.social www.kneedeeptimes.org/gleaning-pro...
Gleaning Gives Wasted Produce to People in Need
The practice of collecting food left behind in fields after the harvest is good for the environment and gives more people access to produce.
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December 20, 2025 at 7:14 PM
About one-third of food produced in the United States is wasted, producing an estimated 170 million metric tons of carbon dioxide. Gleaning is the key to reversing that trend. @kneedeeptimes.bsky.social www.kneedeeptimes.org/gleaning-pro...
Through Oakland Goes Outdoors, 14 #Oakland High students got their first taste of #kayaking in #BallenaBay, learning teamwork, water safety, and Bay ecology. The program gives local students the opportunity to hike, camp, and connect with nature. #NatureEducation
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December 31, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Through Oakland Goes Outdoors, 14 #Oakland High students got their first taste of #kayaking in #BallenaBay, learning teamwork, water safety, and Bay ecology. The program gives local students the opportunity to hike, camp, and connect with nature. #NatureEducation
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As #atmosphericrivers drench the Bay Area, #SantaClara County agencies and nonprofits are mobilizing to protect unhoused residents from #flooding and cold weather—especially those sheltering along waterways like the Guadalupe River and Coyote Creek.
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December 20, 2025 at 12:48 AM
As #atmosphericrivers drench the Bay Area, #SantaClara County agencies and nonprofits are mobilizing to protect unhoused residents from #flooding and cold weather—especially those sheltering along waterways like the Guadalupe River and Coyote Creek.
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Mission Creek Stormwater Park in #SanFrancisco can capture approximately 694,000 gallons of #stormwater annually. It's just one of many new #greeninfrastructure projects helping the city reach its goal of managing 1 billion gallons by 2050—but can they keep up with increasingly severe storms?
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December 18, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Mission Creek Stormwater Park in #SanFrancisco can capture approximately 694,000 gallons of #stormwater annually. It's just one of many new #greeninfrastructure projects helping the city reach its goal of managing 1 billion gallons by 2050—but can they keep up with increasingly severe storms?
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Community resilience comes in many forms — from #Oakland high schoolers kayaking for the first time to drought-resistant #tomatoes and innovative #urbandesign that keeps #stormwater out of the Bay. Get the scoop in this month's newsletter: buff.ly/yYmKhtm
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December 17, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Community resilience comes in many forms — from #Oakland high schoolers kayaking for the first time to drought-resistant #tomatoes and innovative #urbandesign that keeps #stormwater out of the Bay. Get the scoop in this month's newsletter: buff.ly/yYmKhtm
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Volunteers gathered last month to plant a new #pollinatorgarden at Crossroads Church, a small but crucial step as #monarch populations have declined more than 95% since the 1980s. This garden is one of seven habitats the #ContraCosta Resource Conservation District planned this year.
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December 16, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Volunteers gathered last month to plant a new #pollinatorgarden at Crossroads Church, a small but crucial step as #monarch populations have declined more than 95% since the 1980s. This garden is one of seven habitats the #ContraCosta Resource Conservation District planned this year.
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At a #Newark city council meeting last month, dozens protested the Mowry Village Project planned on a former junkyard bordering critical #wetlands. Developers say it addresses Newark's #housingcrisis, but environmental groups warn it sacrifices the city's best defense against #sealevelrise.
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December 10, 2025 at 12:25 AM
At a #Newark city council meeting last month, dozens protested the Mowry Village Project planned on a former junkyard bordering critical #wetlands. Developers say it addresses Newark's #housingcrisis, but environmental groups warn it sacrifices the city's best defense against #sealevelrise.
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After years of #refinery incidents, #Martinez residents are demanding real protection from toxic pollution. Advocacy group Healthy Martinez is pushing for #airquality monitors, reliable alerts, and clean air refuges for frontline communities. #EnvironmentalJustice
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December 6, 2025 at 12:10 AM
After years of #refinery incidents, #Martinez residents are demanding real protection from toxic pollution. Advocacy group Healthy Martinez is pushing for #airquality monitors, reliable alerts, and clean air refuges for frontline communities. #EnvironmentalJustice
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Californian's are becoming pragmatic about wildfire resilience.
After 95% of it burned in the 2017 Tubbs Fire, No. California's Pepperwood Preserve became a place where you can 'Learn and Burn'.
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After 95% of it burned in the 2017 Tubbs Fire, No. California's Pepperwood Preserve became a place where you can 'Learn and Burn'.
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Workshops Teach the Art of Prescribed Burns to Prevent Wildfires – KneeDeep Times
In Santa Rosa’s Pepperwood Preserve, volunteers are learning how controlled fires can clear out natural wildfire fuel before it can spark.
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December 5, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Californian's are becoming pragmatic about wildfire resilience.
After 95% of it burned in the 2017 Tubbs Fire, No. California's Pepperwood Preserve became a place where you can 'Learn and Burn'.
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After 95% of it burned in the 2017 Tubbs Fire, No. California's Pepperwood Preserve became a place where you can 'Learn and Burn'.
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Wildfires are a constant threat to California's wine country. So the Greenbelt Alliance is helping create Interwoven Greenbelt Buffers: irrigated farmland, managed grasslands, and strategically thinned forests that resist wildfires. @kneedeeptimes.bsky.social www.kneedeeptimes.org/weaving-fire...
Wildfire Risk Reduced by Greenbelt of Public-Private Lands?
A new Greenbelt Alliance report shows how existing vineyards, grasslands, and managed forests can slow wildfire and save vulnerable homes.
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December 5, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Wildfires are a constant threat to California's wine country. So the Greenbelt Alliance is helping create Interwoven Greenbelt Buffers: irrigated farmland, managed grasslands, and strategically thinned forests that resist wildfires. @kneedeeptimes.bsky.social www.kneedeeptimes.org/weaving-fire...
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Nearly 3 years after a massive release of toxic dust coated Martinez, many residents say the question is no longer what went wrong at the oil refinery, but what it will take to be more resilient the next time something happens #cawater @kneedeeptimes.bsky.social www.kneedeeptimes.org/martinez-res...
Martinez Residents Demand Protection From Refinery Toxins
After a 2022 release of toxic dust and a February 2025 fire, people in the northeast Bay town are tired of waiting for safety improvements.
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December 4, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Nearly 3 years after a massive release of toxic dust coated Martinez, many residents say the question is no longer what went wrong at the oil refinery, but what it will take to be more resilient the next time something happens #cawater @kneedeeptimes.bsky.social www.kneedeeptimes.org/martinez-res...
In this issue, we celebrate stories written or illustrated by KneeDeep's community reporting fellows with funding from the CO2 Foundation. From pollinator gardens to controlled burns and refinery pollution, these journalists-in-training bring fresh perspectives. buff.ly/s5ZzVUf
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December 3, 2025 at 11:55 PM
In this issue, we celebrate stories written or illustrated by KneeDeep's community reporting fellows with funding from the CO2 Foundation. From pollinator gardens to controlled burns and refinery pollution, these journalists-in-training bring fresh perspectives. buff.ly/s5ZzVUf
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Hands-on experiences with nature aren't just educational—they're essential to cultivating the next generation of #climateleaders. In the newest square on our Climate Quilt, Sydney Quan shares how tending her #schoolgarden was the beginning of her journey to climate action.
📷: Sydney Quan
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December 2, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Hands-on experiences with nature aren't just educational—they're essential to cultivating the next generation of #climateleaders. In the newest square on our Climate Quilt, Sydney Quan shares how tending her #schoolgarden was the beginning of her journey to climate action.
📷: Sydney Quan
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With communities from East Palo Alto to Stockton facing significant #flooding by 2050, the @sfestuary.bsky.social Estuary Youth Council is bringing together young people to learn about #sealevelrise and take action for their future. #Delta #Estuary
📷: Juan Pablo Pérez Burgos
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📷: Juan Pablo Pérez Burgos
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November 24, 2025 at 11:32 PM
With communities from East Palo Alto to Stockton facing significant #flooding by 2050, the @sfestuary.bsky.social Estuary Youth Council is bringing together young people to learn about #sealevelrise and take action for their future. #Delta #Estuary
📷: Juan Pablo Pérez Burgos
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📷: Juan Pablo Pérez Burgos
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For six weeks each autumn, biologist Julie Woodruff leads a team of #citizenscientists catching, banding, and releasing northern saw-whet #owls in the #BayArea. The data they collect helps scientists understand how development and climate change are affecting these tiny raptors.
📷: Amy Moore
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November 22, 2025 at 12:06 AM
For six weeks each autumn, biologist Julie Woodruff leads a team of #citizenscientists catching, banding, and releasing northern saw-whet #owls in the #BayArea. The data they collect helps scientists understand how development and climate change are affecting these tiny raptors.
📷: Amy Moore
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Data centers powering #AI tools use 10 to 20 times more #energy than traditional servers—and could account for up to 12% of U.S. electricity by 2028. The environmental impact of the AI boom could depend on whether communities act now to regulate the industry.
📷: Afsoon Razavi
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November 20, 2025 at 11:21 PM
The San Francisco Estuary's latest health checkup shows mixed results. The 2025 State of Our Estuary assessment, released this fall, reveals that #wetlandrestoration efforts are paying off and some #tidalmarsh birds are returning. @sfestuaryinstitute.bsky.social
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November 19, 2025 at 11:33 PM
The San Francisco Estuary's latest health checkup shows mixed results. The 2025 State of Our Estuary assessment, released this fall, reveals that #wetlandrestoration efforts are paying off and some #tidalmarsh birds are returning. @sfestuaryinstitute.bsky.social
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You can explore the assessment at the Our Estuary website, developed by @sfestuary.bsky.social and us!
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November 19, 2025 at 3:58 PM
You can explore the assessment at the Our Estuary website, developed by @sfestuary.bsky.social and us!
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Since 2018, #Pleasanton has battled #PFAS contamination in its #groundwater, taking wells offline and switching entirely to treated water from Zone 7 Water Agency. Comic by Rain Hepting. #ForeverChemicals #BayArea #EastBay
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November 18, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Since 2018, #Pleasanton has battled #PFAS contamination in its #groundwater, taking wells offline and switching entirely to treated water from Zone 7 Water Agency. Comic by Rain Hepting. #ForeverChemicals #BayArea #EastBay
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#Antioch’s new #desalination plant treats brackish water from the #Delta to produce six million gallons of drinking #water daily. As climate change worsens #drought, #California is planning a dozen more brackish plants by 2040 to diversify the state's water supply.
📷: Magali Gauthier
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📷: Magali Gauthier
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November 17, 2025 at 11:43 PM
#Antioch’s new #desalination plant treats brackish water from the #Delta to produce six million gallons of drinking #water daily. As climate change worsens #drought, #California is planning a dozen more brackish plants by 2040 to diversify the state's water supply.
📷: Magali Gauthier
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This fall, the city of Antioch's new brackish desalination plant started treating water from the Delta. I wrote about the new facility along with the role brackish desalination is playing in the state's water supply strategy for @kneedeeptimes.bsky.social.
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Antioch Desalination Plant Provides Path to Water Conservation
The $120 million plant opened this fall and treats 8 million gallons of brackish water a day, 75% of which is drinkable.
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November 13, 2025 at 8:54 PM
This fall, the city of Antioch's new brackish desalination plant started treating water from the Delta. I wrote about the new facility along with the role brackish desalination is playing in the state's water supply strategy for @kneedeeptimes.bsky.social.
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As the warming world shrinks California's water supply, every drop spoiled, spent, or saved counts. This month's stories dive into #AI's water crisis, a new #desalination plant for the #Delta, #PFAS contamination in the #TriValley area, and more. buff.ly/WIFcyqj
#CaliforniaWater #DataCenters
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November 13, 2025 at 11:13 PM
As the warming world shrinks California's water supply, every drop spoiled, spent, or saved counts. This month's stories dive into #AI's water crisis, a new #desalination plant for the #Delta, #PFAS contamination in the #TriValley area, and more. buff.ly/WIFcyqj
#CaliforniaWater #DataCenters
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