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Toxic Ghosts

A Daly City housing development struggles with a toxic past.

2009 Green Checklist

25 low-cost, maximum- impact tips for a greener year.

Marine Life(less)

The spread of oceans' oxygen- depleted dead zones.

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Bay Area's chilly summer not its coldest

This has been the summer of our discontent. Not only has the economy been lousy, but the summer fog has...

Water quality closures up at some area beaches

Water quality closures up at some area beaches

Last year wasn't a good time to be a beach bum in Northern California, thanks to oily, polluted water...

POPULATION Repercussions ahead as planet heads to 7 billion

With 267 people being born every minute and 108 dying, the world's population will top 7 billion next year, a research group projects...

Chronicle 7.30.10 4:00 AM

Drilling foes pose challenge for GOP hopefuls

Californians' opposition to offshore oil drilling has skyrocketed in the wake of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, while two-thirds of...

Chronicle 7.28.10 9:11 PM

Sonoma County resists feds on home energy loans

Renee Hyde, an insurance agent who lives in Sonoma County, could not afford to have solar panels installed on her home until a local...

Chronicle 7.29.10 4:00 AM

Farallones biologists record similar dreams

It's a tranquil day on the Farallon Islands, one of the planet's most environmentally fragile ecosystems. Endangered birds and sea...

Chronicle 7.28.10 4:00 AM

Creating more livable communities

Tired of long commutes, heart-stopping gas bills and brown air? Private developers, local governments and the state of California are...

Chronicle 7.28.10 4:00 AM

Hercules gift helps preserve Franklin Canyon

So many tears - of grief, of rage, of joy - have been shed over Franklin Canyon, you'd think the creeks would overflow. But the...

Chronicle 7.28.10 4:00 AM

Study: S.F. compost no more toxic than others

Compost made from the effluent that San Franciscans flush down their toilets does not contain any more toxins than the soil treatments...

Chronicle 7.28.10 4:00 AM

Environment Feature

The Flat Route

The Flat Route

Hill-free byways make bike commuting easier than you'd think.

Watch What You Eat

Watch What You Eat

Identifying sustainable seafood can be a fishing expedition

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