Feb. 19, 2013—The Obama Administration’s outgoing energy secretary says the so-called sequestration could seriously impede the nation’s efforts to shift to a sustainable energy economy.
Feb. 12, 2013—As nature nerds and their allies celebrate the birthday of Charles Darwin, the man who made the most important scientific breakthrough of all time, a bill in Congress seeks to make Feb. 12 a national holiday.
Jan. 30, 2013—Is Fluffy's feline tribe an invasive species laying waste to native animal populations? Definitely—and a new study shows the carnage is much worse than previously thought. Read more.
Jan. 6, 2013 — He’s the Magellan of the wolf world—a young male gray wolf who left his northern Oregon home territory to light out for southern climes, defying his species' behavioral norms and confounding state and federal authorities.
Dec. 20, 2012—A stunning 1,200-acre piece of grassland, oak woodland and redwood forest in the Pajaro Hills will remain forever undeveloped, anchoring a greenbelt in eastern Santa Cruz County and filling in a crucial wildlife corridor—and it's all thanks to the Land Trust of Santa Cruz County.
Dec. 14, 2012—The Capitola City Council put Cuteness-by-the-Sea on track last night to become the third city in Santa Cruz County to ban single-use plastic bags. The last holdout is Scotts Valley.