Environment
Laotian Organizing Project has been working on supporting the Laotian community in Richmond to voice their opinions and fight against environmental injustice.
The environmental group that sued to stop the development of a casino at Point Molate is looking to settle. But the deal may be dead in the water if other environmental organizations don’t drop their opposition.
Check out the highlights of the San Francisco Bay Trail along the Richmond shoreline, including a new railroad museum and a car graveyard. Our interactive map features tips on getting the most from the trail, whether you walk, run, bike or blade. Twenty-six miles of the trail lie in Richmond – more than in any other city.
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 the shoreline, who want answers about why toxic waste there was simply buried beneath a concrete cap.
Richmond merchant cares for the environment and the neighborhood.
Richmond’s working to reduce greenhouse gasses, and is faced with a difficult problem– 90 percent of the city’s emissions come from industry.
Banned pesticides, primarily DDT and dieldrin, continue to poison the Richmond Inner Harbor, despite cleanup efforts more than a decade ago.
Volunteers gathered at Shimada Friendship Park in Richmond on September 19 to rid the shoreline of garbage. It was the 25th Anniversary of California Coastal Cleanup Day.
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.