A new SMART station in Geyserville took a major step from possibility to reality this week when the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit Board of Directors approved the Geyserville Station Project and added it to SMART’s program. The August 19 decision means SMART can now move the station into regional planning, […]
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National Day of Action Turns Local Data Center Fights into a National Movement On July 18, communities across the United States came together for the first nationwide day of action against the rapid expansion of massive data centers built to power artificial intelligence. What had largely been a series of […]
Artificial intelligence may seem weightless. We ask a chatbot a question, upload a photo, or stream a video, and the answer appears almost instantly. But behind every AI query lies a vast industrial infrastructure of warehouses filled with servers running day and night. These facilities, known as data centers, have […]
New proposals now circulating in Congress would significantly weaken the nation’s primary chemical safety law, the Toxic Substances Control Act. Draft legislation in both the House and Senate, the draft Toxic Substances Control Act Fee Reauthorization and Improvement Act and the House Proposal to Amend TSCA, would reduce industry fees […]
California’s system for identifying communities that face the highest cumulative pollution burdens is at a critical turning point. The state’s environmental screening tool, CalEnviroScreen, plays a central role in determining which neighborhoods receive priority access to climate and environmental investments. As funding uncertainty surrounds its maintenance and updates, the implications […]
Just this month, January 2026, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a major change in how it evaluates air pollution regulations. Under a new rule the agency said it will stop assigning a dollar value to the health benefits of reducing certain types of air pollution when it conducts cost‑benefit […]
In a moment when cities across the country are waking up to the hidden health hazards that surround us, Santa Rosa stands at a crossroads. The City’s forward-thinking 2022 ordinance banning new gas stations was a landmark move, protecting neighborhoods, water, and air from an outdated and toxic fossil fuel […]
A recent investigative report by ProPublica has shed light on a troubling development at the federal level, one that could have profound consequences for communities across the country, including here in Sonoma County. The Environmental Protection Agency, once seen as the last line of defense against industrial pollution, is now […]