With the beginning of the school year, we have three new cohorts of Wetland Stewards interns from Pajaro Valley High School taking action on behalf of our local wetlands, watersheds, and environment.

In a huge win for Northern Rockies wolves, a federal judge in Montana ruled that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service broke the law last year when it denied a petition to protect these large carnivores in the Northern Rocky Mountains under the Endangered Species Act.

In a major win for the Pacific Islands Heritage National Monument a federal court ruled that the Trump administration’s attempt to open over 400,000 square miles of protected waters to commercial fishing is unlawful. The court’s ruling was decisive, confirming that commercial fishing remains banned in the monument.

Aug 11 – Ford announced it would invest $2 billion in a Louisville, Kentucky, assembly plant aimed at rolling out more affordable electric vehicles.

Aug 14 – A federal court ruled in our favor and ordered the Trump administration to restore six USDA grants to sustainable agriculture organizations.

The Santa Cruz Bikeway is an 11-mile, segmented bike route designed to minimize exposure to car traffic. A pilot created by your own neighbors, this safer, calmer bike route uses quieter streets, scenic car-free trails, and local shortcuts to connect neighborhoods.

California’s Supreme Court today delivered a major win to environmental groups challenging regulators’ decision which slashed solar net metering incentives (how much rooftop solar owners are reimbursed for the electricity they generate).

With international treaty negotiations aimed at addressing the plastic pollution crisis (collapsing with no agreement) in Switzerland , a new document reveals that one of the world’s largest plastic producers, DuPont, acknowledged as early as 1974 that recycling its plastic products was not feasible.

A cutting-edge renewable energy project is taking shape in Morrow County, northeastern Oregon. The Sunstone Solar project, approved by state regulators in November 2024, will span nearly 9,500 acres and feature 1,200 megawatts of solar capacity paired with up to 7,200 megawatt-hours of battery storage.