Earth Day 2018

Corporations understand the recent consumer trend for eco-friendly products and are using it to generate more profit in places like Berkeley, a city known for its activism.

Out of the nearly $1,400 of campus fees students pay every semester, $8 are collected by the The Green Initiative Fund, or TGIF — a student referendum first passed in 2007 that allocates funds to campus environmental initiatives in the form of grants.

The Bay Area water system does not pose a significant threat to human health, even after an increase in contaminants due to the recent drought.

We understand that the things you're supposed to throw in each corresponding bin are labeled on the trash cans themselves, but after a while, it's safe to assume that we stop paying attention. Here's a convenient breakdown of where to put your common disposables.

The California Public Interest Research Group, or CALPIRG — one of the largest environmental groups at UC Berkeley — has managed to recruit nearly 10 percent of the campus population into funding its public interest campaigns.

For the groups paving the path to a more sustainable food future in Berkeley, food sustainability is about more than just being ecologically friendly — food sustainability means ensuring food access and affordability, and the reform of food distribution structures.

Black female farmers in the East Bay are growing food in the tradition of their ancestors to sustain the environment and uplift their communities.

Salz wants to work with environmental justice organizations — a passion she discovered while exploring this project — and eventually pursue graduate school.