In the food packaging business, polystyrene has become a four-letter word, but the food industry simply doesn’t have a cost-effective, eco-friendly answer to the plastic...
North Richmond’s share of landfill mitigation funding for 2012-2013 is likely to be doled out in proportions roughly similar to previous years, the mitigation committee...
Last year, on California’s annual coastal cleanup day, about 600 volunteers picked up 75,000 pounds of trash off of the Contra Costa coastline, said Linda...
The city of Richmond is considering an ordinance that will prohibit the distribution of plastic bags and allow retail establishments to charge customers a fee...
The oil company filed a lawsuit to reduce the property tax paid over three years.
Thirteen hundred volunteers pitched in around Contra Costa County Saturday to collect more than 3,700 pounds of garbage at the annual California Coastal Cleanup.
Earth Day in Richmond was cause not just to honor the environment, but recap the infusion of funds the city has received to help build...
Groundwork Richmond becomes one of the newest members of a national network of independent local community ventures aimed at improving urban environments through local action.
Opposition to a Las Vegas-style casino resort in Richmond is collapsing as casino backers hand over promises for millions of dollars, thousands of jobs and...
The site of the former Stauffer Chemical Company has been closed more than 10 years, but it’s still a hot topic for people working around...
By: Callie Shanafelt and Leah Bartos |
November 7, 2009 – 6:02 am
Richmond merchant cares for the environment and the neighborhood.
Richmond BUILD is a violence prevention program that teaches residents to install solar panels, and helps them find a place in the green-collar economy.
