Environment

Berkeley students present findings at North Richmond community meeting

By: Robert Rogers | May 10, 2012 – 1:13 pm

North Richmond is a unique Bay Area community poised for growth and investment in the coming years. But it’s also saddled with a history of...

Massive sinkhole repair project hailed by Richmond leaders

By: Robert Rogers | May 7, 2012 – 9:03 am

The golden shovels were out, but this wasn’t a “groundbreaking” ceremony. It was a ground “filling” one. City leaders and state and county officials were...

Local nonprofits report progress made in education and employment with Chevron support

By: Robert Rogers | April 26, 2012 – 9:19 am

Chevron Corp. invested $1 million in seven nonprofits focused on improving science and math education and enhancing economic development in Richmond. On Wednesday, about more...

Weekends in Richmond: EcoVillage Farm educates on Earth Day

By: Mark Oltmanns | April 23, 2012 – 9:05 am

On Saturday, dozens turned out at Richmond’s EcoVillage Farm to celebrate Earth Day. Shyaam M. Shabaka, the farm’s founder and executive director, gave a guided...

Earth Day in North Richmond is about honoring past, looking to future

By: Robert Rogers | April 22, 2012 – 7:41 pm

More than 100 residents and activists turned out in force to work and celebrate Earth Day in North Richmond on Saturday. But they had a...

Residents come together to clean Point Molate Beach

By: Robert Rogers | April 22, 2012 – 6:27 pm

For eight years, a jewel in Richmond has been kept from public view. It’s a stretch of sandy beach, where gentle swells lap against the...

Occupy Richmond protesters celebrate Earth Day, criticize Chevron

By: Thomas Kleinveld | April 21, 2012 – 2:55 pm

Around two hundred people gathered Friday at the Richmond BART for a rally in celebration of Earth Day. During the event, organized by Occupy Richmond,...

Over a hundred people debate general plan at city council meeting

By: Thomas Kleinveld | April 18, 2012 – 7:01 pm

An unusually large number of people attended Tuesday’s city council meeting in Richmond. Many carried banners or wore bright colored shirts with slogans like “Don’t...

As in Richmond, refineries throughout the country dispute property tax assessments

By: Byrhonda Lyons | April 17, 2012 – 9:50 am

As the County Assessor’s Appeals Board prepares to meet to decide on Chevron’s tax assessment appeal value for 2010 and 2011, Richmond Confidential searched for...

Veolia hires and trains two Richmond residents in wastewater management

By: Wendi Jonassen | April 13, 2012 – 11:29 am

In an effort to build better a more amicable relationship with the community, Veolia, the company that manages the wastewater treatment plant in Richmond, has...

Richmond’s Congressman George Miller discusses healthcare, crime, pollution, and food policy

By: Wendi Jonassen | April 9, 2012 – 2:35 pm

Representative George Miller is an unabashedly left-leaning Democrat and Richmond’s congressional representative, who is currently focused on the national healthcare and budget debates.

Synthetic biology research at the heart of controversy over new national lab in Richmond

By: Megan Molteni | April 3, 2012 – 3:49 pm

In January, when the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) announced it had chosen Richmond, Calif. as the site for its new research facility, the city...

Salmon are coming back to the bay

By: Wendi Jonassen | April 2, 2012 – 9:00 am

There is great news for fishermen and salmon lovers. This year’s projected salmon count in watersheds around the bay is higher than it has been...