At the same time, San Francisco's population was skyrocketing. It increased by more than 20 percent between 1910 and 1920, after the city rebuilt from a devastating earthquake and welcomed wartime ...

San Francisco has long been thought of as an environmental leader on the world stage, but behind this identity exists a long history of women who fought freeways, protected open spaces, and saved ...

One San Francisco-based company aims to find a sustainable alternative by creating plant-based salmon, and with its recent ...

The findings, published recently in the scientific journal BioOne, mark the first time a western gull has ever been observed ...

Rep. Jackie Speier, D-San Francisco/San Mateo, announced a bill on Thursday that seeks to use federal funding to improve the San Francisco Bay's environmental health. H.R. 1132 -- also called the ...

San Francisco’s 2022 environmental wish list. By Jessica Wolfrom; Dec 30, 2021 ... Many groups want The City to focus on cleaning up and removing toxic waste along the San Francisco Bay ...

Before the passage of the act, San Francisco Bay shrank by one-third between 1850 and 1970 due to development that filled the bay. Environmental groups say the Cargill property, which sits at sea ...

Environment; Feature; April 21, 2020; The Extinction Crisis Devastating San Francisco Bay The Extinction Crisis Devastating San Francisco Bay The San Francisco Bay’s rich ecosystem is collapsing ...

The SFPUC spokesperson wrote to KRON4, “Across the Bay Area, when it rains, urban storm runoff picks up trash and contaminants as it flows untreated into San Francisco Bay and other bodies of water.

"The capacity of California's intercity transportation system, including San Francisco, the Peninsula, and South Bay, is insufficient to meet existing and future travel demand," said the report.

SAUSALITO, Calif. — When Bill Keener started working at the Marine Mammal Center as a field biologist in the 1970s, there were no whales or dolphins in San Francisco Bay. The waters east of the ...

To help traffic flow among all parts of the San Francisco Bay, planners revived the Golden Gate Ferry service in 1970, and built a subway system, the Bay Area Rapid Transit System, in 1972 to ...