The federal & state governments accused SF on Wed. of discharging huge amounts of untreated wastewater & sewage into the bay and the ocean for many years, violating environmental laws & endangering beach-goers and aquatic life. Bob Egelko San Francisco Chronicle

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Proud of my partner Ryan Hoffman 🥼🤙 for his latest organoid paper that focuses on #scicomm ! Ryan & collaborators created a game aimed at undergraduate students interested in neuroscience where users can cultivate & care for organoids, learning what helps mini brains thrive 🧠🎮

In 2017, I started Climate Fiction Book Group to discuss #climate grief w/ peers

In 2019, I called up Kate Schapira to ask how to manage it

Last week, I joined others gathered at ChispaAZ to talk stressors, incl. heat

Today, I published a story about it all:
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Afternoon light on El Cap in Yosemite

Research led by the U.S. Geological Survey and published Wednesday provides a first-of-its kind glimpse into California’s multi-millennial history of atmospheric rivers.

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Will California’s historic storms get even more intense? New research may hold a clue

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NEW:

California insurance crisis: Thousands to lose coverage as two more insurers withdraw

By Megan Fan Munce

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A grizzly bear chase. A dead penguin. Behind the scenes, the S.F. Zoo is in turmoil over safety.

My new story on San Francisco Chronicle with Todd Trumbull stephen lam daymond & others. sfchronicle.com/bayarea/articl…

BREAKING: In a landmark first under the state's Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, California State Water Resources Control Board voted today to put a severely depleted Kings County basin on probation — triggering fees for local growers and more. calmatters.org/environment/wa…