Monterey County Sustainability Articles

This is not your grandparents' dump. And the change in scope as well as name reflects that.

In rising numbers, roadtrippers, backpackers, hikers and campers from across the globe have steadily saturated Big Sur’s roads, trails, parks and campgrounds in recent years. As the region’s popularity has grown, so too have concerns from residents and agencies over…

The Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing, which will help pumas in the Santa Monica Mountains cross 10 lanes of Highway 101, will be the largest in the world.

California may soon shut down its last nuclear power plant, but Gov. Gavin Newsom who once championed the closure has had a change of heart. Federal funds may now keep the plant running.

The CSU Monterey Bay community has been working on two documents that will chart the university’s path into the future­ – one regulatory, the other aspirational. The regulatory document is a proposed master plan for increasing CSUMB’s size and campus…

Besides abandoned structures that remain on the former Fort Ord, another vestige that still stands are hundreds of large trees, including Monterey cypress, Monterey pine, coast live oak and eucalyptus.

Starting May 5, the county’s Alternative Energy and Environment Committee will be holding four public meetings over the next six weeks to discuss the county’s climate action plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in accordance with state laws.

The U.S. Army released its first-ever Climate Strategy on Feb. 8, a comprehensive plan that sets ambitious goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, conserving water and energy and increasing fuel efficiency, among its targets. It’s a practical plan that recognizes…

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County residents can now put food scraps, including cooked meat and bones, among other kinds, in the green curbside cart, to be composted with their yard trimmings. With the greater convenience comes a big reduction in harm …

When it comes to California’s new composting law, people have questions. Many, many questions.

MONTEREY COUNTY — Central Coast Community Energy (CCCE) has announced four new energy storage projects located within its service area, including three in Monterey County. The community-focused energy provider, which is responsible for sourcing clean and renewable electricity on behalf …

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Sustainability Program will host its first community workshop Tuesday evening as part of its Community Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CCAAP) stakeholder engagement efforts. The Nov. 16 virtual workshop, from 6 to 7:30 p.m., is …

LA Times staff writer Louis Sahagun reports from the front lines of the battle to preserve California’s most endangered species.

MC Weekly reporter Christopher Neely untangles the region’s water issues, detailing a quarter-century of failed projects and broken alliances.

What do resource conservation districts protect? Pretty much everything that’s worth saving.

Residential wells are drying up in the state’s main agricultural region at the same time that agricultural businesses consume almost 90 percent of the water there.

Noise pollution and a drought-driven shortage of salmon have led the federal government to expand the Monterey Bay protected habitat zone for killer whales.