By Peter Fimrite Illustration by John Blanchard / The Chronicle The giant mass of floating plastic that has imperiled birds and wildlife between San Francisco and Hawaii contains 1.8 trillion pieces of trash covering an area nearly four times the size of California — significantly bigger than previously thought — and it is growing, a […]
Continue ReadingApril 12, 2018 | 5:00pm – 8:00pm | Aquarium of the Bay STRAWS Making a Sea of Change One Straw at a Time Did you know that 500 million straws are used and discarded every day in the United States alone? Join us as we dive deep into the problem of this […]
Continue ReadingBAAQMD is forecasting today’s Air Quality Index to be unhealthy, due to increased levels of ground-level ozone. People with respiratory disease, such as asthma, should avoid prolonged outdoor exertion; everyone else should limit prolonged outdoor exertion. Ozone can aggravate asthma, cause short term breathing difficulties, and cause lung inflammation. Help reduce the amount of air […]
Continue ReadingSpare the Air Alert for November 27 A Spare the Air Alert is in effect, Thursday, November 27, in the San Francisco Bay Area. See the Alert below for more information.
Continue ReadingSpare the Air Alert for November 26 A Spare the Air Alert is in effect, Wednesday, November 26, in the San Francisco Bay Area. Follow the link below for more information. Spare the Air Alert for November 26, 2014
Continue ReadingSpare the Air Alert for November 25 A Spare the Air Alert is in effect,Tuesday, November 25, in the San Francisco Bay Area. Follow the link below for more information. Spare the Air Alert for November 25, 2014
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