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    San Francisco Lawmakers Propose Bill Banning Plastic Straws

    San Francisco Lawmakers Propose Bill Banning Plastic Straws

    The growing movement to stamp out plastic straws is spreading to San Francisco. Supervisors Katy Tang and Ahsha Safai plan to unveil on Tuesday legislation that prohibits restaurants, bars and coffee shops from serving plastic straws, stirrers or cocktail sticks with beverages, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. Instead of the disposable items, the lawmakers suggested […]

    Two Major Climate Change Lawsuits Move Forward

    Two Major Climate Change Lawsuits Move Forward

    By Ken Kimmell A major front in the climate change debate has moved to the courtroom, as I’ve previously discussed. Last week, plaintiffs in two separate cases won significant procedural victories—one against major fossil fuel companies, and a second against the Trump administration. Here are the latest developments and their implications. Bay Area vs. Big […]

    San Francisco Sinks as Waters Rise

    San Francisco Sinks as Waters Rise

    According to a study released March 7, half of San Francisco International Airport’s runways could sink underwater by 2100, The New York Times reported. The study, published in Science Advances by Manoochehr Shirzaei of Arizona State University and Roland Bürgmann of the University of California, Berkeley, reveals that sea level rise poses more of a […]

    Judge Orders Historic Hearing on Climate Science

    Judge Orders Historic Hearing on Climate Science

    If you turn on the news, you might think that climate science has been on trial for decades. But now a San Francisco judge will give it an official day in court. U.S. District Court Judge William Alsup, who is hearing a suit brought by the cities of Oakland and San Francisco against five big […]

    San Francisco’s Rapid Transit Likely Nation’s First to Run on 100% Renewables

    San Francisco’s Rapid Transit Likely Nation’s First to Run on 100% Renewables

    Taking public transportation already makes a big difference in reducing your carbon footprint. Now, the San Francisco Bay Area’s rapid transit system is reducing its own carbon footprint by committing to 100 percent renewable energy. The Bay Area Rapid Transit (or BART) is likely the first electrified public transit system to make this ambitious goal. […]

    This City Just Banned Fossil Fuel Extraction in Light of Trump Presidency

    This City Just Banned Fossil Fuel Extraction in Light of Trump Presidency

    The San Francisco Board of Supervisors approved legislation Tuesday prohibiting the city “from entering into or extending leases for the extraction of fossil fuel from city-owned land” in an effort to combat climate change. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors approved legislation prohibiting new fossil fuel leases on city-owned property in an effort to combat […]