News, Views and Analysis from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and the Association of Bay Area Governments
Last month, the U.S. Senate adopted a resolution designating September 14-21, 2019 as the seventh annual National Estuaries Week. Read More
The Protect and Restore America’s Estuaries Act, a bipartisan bill which would reauthorize the National Estuary Program (NEP), was introduced last week by U.S. Representative Tom Malinowski (D-NJ). Read More
MTC and its partners received a 2019 Environmental Excellence Award from the Federal Highway Administration for work on their State Route 37 Resilient Corridor Program. Read More
The Giant Marsh Living Shoreline project along the western edge of Contra Costa County has gotten underway with the goal of creating a healthy marine environment for native oysters, which will improve aquatic quality and help gird against sea-level rise. Read More
The San Francisco Bay Trail is featured in the summer edition of Bay Nature and provides an overview of the pathway, while highlighting certain segments. Read More
After air quality improved for decades, what we breathe may be becoming worse, according to new federal data analyzed by the Associated Press. Read More
The Sierra Club magazine has an interesting story on the effort to restore South Bay salt ponds back into tidal marshes. Read More
That glaciers around the world have been melting at a faster than usual pace has been known for decades, but new research is now linking how the phenomena affects sea-level rise. Read More
It was 113 years ago today when San Francisco was rocked and rolled by a massive earthquake, with the temblor and subsequent fire destroying large swaths of the city. Read More
Last month saw Tsunami Preparedness Week and officials want people to get informed about potential dangers. The state Office of Emergency Services has a established a site for residents. Read More