Cars with sensors steer new path in spotting pollution hot spots
RICHMOND — Hitting the road in a new effort to find air pollution hot spots, researchers will drive cars with fume-sniffing sensors through three Contra Costa County communities located near heavy...
View ArticleBio-Rad to pay $990,000 in penalties over pollution at East Bay plant
HERCULES — Bio-Rad Laboratories has agreed to pay $990,000 in penalties for air pollution problems with power co-generation equipment it operated for about a year in an effort to reduce its reliance on...
View ArticleHow Bay Area homeowners can snag $3,500 to help the environment
A new rush for consumer rebates opens Tuesday when Bay Area homeowners can start applying for $750 to $3,500 in cash incentives to replace wood-burning fireplaces or stoves with cleaner heating...
View ArticleBoys arrested after attempted laptop theft at BART station
OAKLAND — Two juvenile boys were arrested by BART police Friday night after they attempted to snatch a laptop computer from a train rider inside the Fruitvale train station, transit police reported....
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Suspect in Iron Horse Trail assault nabbed in Walnut Creek
WALNUT CREEK — A suspect in an attempted sexual assault on the Iron Horse Regional Trail was arrested by police Saturday afternoon a few blocks away from where the attack occurred two days earlier....
View ArticleEast Bay city to lift the lid on local campaign contributions
LIVERMORE — Taken off guard by the financial muscle of a political action committee that reshaped the City Council in the last election, Livermore is set to abolish any limit on campaign contributions...
View Article$800,000 in rebates to replace fireplaces is snapped up in 15 hours by Bay...
Bay Area homeowners took just 15 hours this week to snap up $800,000 in rebates to replace wood burning fireplaces and stoves with cleaner heating options. The Bay Area Air Quality Management opened...
View ArticleOne of the worst cooks in America calls East Bay home
LIVERMORE — Many people may consider themselves lousy cooks, but few can claim they are among the worst cooks in America. Livermore’s Jonathan Farhat, 37, can. While he considers himself a good dad at...
View ArticleAnother East Bay city sues oil companies over climate change
RICHMOND — Accusing the oil industry of concealing that it knew long ago that gasoline and oil use was warming up the planet, Richmond has joined the ranks of cities and counties suing oil companies to...
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At $13 million, jewel of Bay shoreline trail is under construction in Pinole
Click here if you are having trouble viewing this gallery on a mobile device PINOLE — After 30 years of struggle, the East Bay Regional Park District is building a $13.2 million bridge over the...
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