Monterey County Local Sustainability News Articles and Digest

Art, Culture & Media Sustainability Alliance on Aging

Alliance on Aging’s 2024 Trashion Show in King City Transforms Waste Into Wearable Art

02/28/2024
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Alliance on Aging’s 2024 Trashion Show in King City was a groundbreaking success, captivating more than 300 attendees with its innovative approach to transforming waste into wearable art.

From CapPublicRadio...

Environment Sustainability

Wildfires Are Killing California’s Ancient Giants. Can Seedlings Save the Species?

02/26/2024
Ecologists estimate that up to 14,000 sequoias have been killed in recent wildfires. The National Park Service for the first time has begun replanting some severely burned areas.

From Monterey Herald...

Education Water Sustainability

CSU Monterey Bay Team Studies Water From the Sky

02/25/2024
In October, CSU Monterey Bay received a $1.13 million grant from the U.S. Geological Survey to support its ongoing role in a project called OpenET.

From Los Angeles Times...

Sustainability

Scientists Warn That a Crucial Ocean Current Could Collapse, Altering Global Weather

02/25/2024
New research warns of a possible collapse in Atlantic Ocean currents due to climate change. That could fundamentally alter global weather patterns.

From Monterey Herald...

Animals Sustainability

Awaiting the Count—Gray Whales Population Has Been Declining

02/24/2024
There was a time not so long ago when trained observers were overwhelmed by the number of whales migrating through Monterey Bay.

From Los Angeles Times...

Land Use & Development Animals Sustainability State of California

Central Coast Ranch That Is Home to Endangered Species to Be Preserved

02/23/2024
The Wildlife Conservation Board voted to award $10.3 million to the Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County to preserve the 27,000-acre Camatta Ranch in Santa Margarita.

From CalMatters...

Environment Sustainability Government

California’s Polluted Communities Could Miss Out on Billions Under Flawed System

02/22/2024
The state’s environmental tool skews which communities are designated as disadvantaged, researchers say. Some immigrant neighborhoods could be left out, while other groups are overrepresented.

From SF Gate...

Environment Animals Sustainability

Eager Crowds Are Threatening a Bay Area Beach Ecosystem, Scientists Warn

02/14/2024
Foragers at the beaches in Half Moon Bay might be damaging the area’s reef.

From Los Angeles Times...

Transportation Sustainability State of California

California EV Sales Are Falling. Is It Just Temporary, or a Threat to State Climate Goals?

02/14/2024
California electric vehicle sales dropped significantly in the last half of 2023, raising questions about the state’s ability to phase out gas-powered cars.

From The Lutrinae...

Education Agriculture, Food & Gardening Sustainability

The Green Roof Project: Planting Seeds With Purpose

02/12/2024
Environmental studies students have rolled out a campaign to gather support from faculty and students, and they believe they now have the research to support implementing a green roof on campus.

From Monterey Herald...

Environment Animals Sustainability

The Wild Pig Problem in Monterey County

02/09/2024
Pigs running down the streets of Salinas? “It’s not too far-fetched,” says one trapper. After incessant rain, Monterey County is experiencing a big pig problem.

From CalMatters...

Business, Economy & Jobs Elections & Politics Sustainability State of California

Legislators Unveil Measure to Ask Voters for $1 billion Offshore Wind Bond

02/08/2024
The funds would help California ports expand to handle giant wind turbines and other equipment. California’s first offshore wind farms are on a fast track off Humboldt County and Morro Bay.

From CalMatters...

Sustainability State of California

Why CA Legislators Want to Ban More Plastic Bags

02/08/2024
State Senators Ben Allen and Catherine Blakespear announced a new measure to ban plastic bags statewide—particularly the thicker ones billed as “reusable.”

From Los Angeles Times...

Health Sustainability

As Climate Hazards Converge, More Californians Are Living in Harm’s Way

02/02/2024
When wildfire smoke and extreme heat combine, they create “a synergistic effect” or an “additional burden” on people’s health, researchers say.

From CalMatters...

Transportation Sustainability

Californians Bought Record Numbers of Electric Cars as Industry Eyes Slowdown

02/01/2024
Some automakers are reducing production of electric cars and Tesla sales have dropped. Can California sustain its record pace and meet the state mandate?

From California Healthline...

Health Sustainability State of California

Back From COP28, California Climate Leaders Talk Health Impacts of Warming

01/31/2024
As Californians increasingly feel the health effects of climate change, state leaders are adopting sweeping policies they hope will fend off the worst impacts.

From CalMatters...

Water Animals Sustainability State of California

Saving Salmon: Newsom Unveils Blueprint for Ending Decades-Long Decline

01/30/2024
Chinook and other salmon runs are collapsing. Conservation groups call it too little, too late. Plan includes dam removals and restoring river flows.

From Los Angeles Times...

Environment Sustainability

A Fire Burning Inside an L.A. County Landfill is Raising Alarms Over Toxic Air

01/29/2024
As an underground fire burns deep within Chiquita Canyon Landfill, air regulators are raising alarms over the possible spread of toxic vapors.

From The Lutrinae...

Education Sustainability

Working Together to Create a Sustainable Campus

01/29/2024
California State University, Monterey Bay has big plans in the coming years: complete campus sustainability by 2030.

From CapPublicRadio...

Environment Water Sustainability

‘Hot Droughts’ Are Becoming More Common in the Arid West, New Study Finds

01/28/2024
Take a period of limited rainfall. Add heat. And you have what scientists call a “hot drought”—dry conditions made more intense by the evaporative power of hotter temperatures.

Monterey County Local News: Sustainability