Posts Tagged ‘richmond pollution’
How to make Richmond’s air cleaner? BAAQMD turns to residents for answers
Like many Richmond residents, Jim Zahradka starts his morning commute with a ride across the Richmond-San Rafael bridge. But while others drive, Zahradka, an avid cyclist, pedals his way up and over the 325-foot tall structure. Rumored plans to close the bridge’s bike lane, which opened in 2019, so more vehicle traffic can pass into…
Read MoreBattle for the Century: A fight for sacred land
Point Molate Alliance is fighting to save Point Molate from a luxury housing development.
Read MoreBaxter Creek is getting a bad reputation
Baxter Creek in Richmond received some negative attention this week after it was highlighted on Save the Bay’s list of most polluted creeks in the Bay Area. But while the creek has a history of pollution problems, a considerable amount of conservation work has made many portions of it cleaner than other creeks in the…
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