Environment

No matter what position you are in life, composting is extremely important for a more sustainable future and is one of the easiest actions to be taken to reduce your carbon footprint.

Poke or pizza? Salad or home-cooked? In Berkeley, the food options are plenty, but that often leaves us wondering what to eat for each meal. If you’re indecisive or indifferent, we’ve got you covered. Here are some of the most sustainable foods on the planet that you can incorporate into your next meal.

Everyone has that one book that they couldn’t put down as a kid. The one that they would constantly reread and scour the pictures of cover to cover. For me, that book was actually a cookbook. Specifically, Fanny at Chez Panisse, a children's recipe guide written by Alice Waters, founder of the Berkeley restaurant Chez Panisse.

Understanding the intricacies of environmental justice can seem like a daunting task, but it’s really just as simple as reading an entertaining book. Pick up one of these for your next read and who knows, maybe it’ll inspire you to pick up the fight against climate change.

It’s important for individuals to be cognizant of the amount of organics they’re sending out with the trash each day. However, is there a point where the emphasis on food waste at the household level can do more harm than good?

The UC Berkeley community has a lot to offer students who are passionate about social and environmental issues. On a large — sometimes overwhelming — campus, it’s important to find support and community among fellow students with similar interests and values.

Stories across the world prophesied lessons of the fleeting wilderness, necessity of restraining water and our obligation to care for the natural world.

The Washburn Fire has been specifically threatening Yosemite’s Mariposa Grove of giant sequoias, home to more than 500 mature giant sequoias.

Plastics remain in our environment forever. But the Berkeley community is uniquely qualified to lead the charge against single-use plastics.