A final plan for the estuary restoration could be submitted by February, with the council taking another look by April 2025.

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UC Santa Barbara researchers and their colleagues estimate that without intervention, plastic pollution is on track to double ...

A study released in Science determines that just four policies can reduce mismanaged plastic waste—plastic that isn't ...

A couple of hours north of LA along the 101, you’ll find a magical place called Santa Barbara. This coastal town is known for ...

Over 17 years, researchers and conservationists team to save, then reintroduce, mountain yellow-legged frogs to lakes in ...

For Maya, a young black writer running from a life of sexual repression under her family’s religion, adulthood becomes an ...

Story Housing Project Proposed Behind Santa Barbara Mission Developers Look to Build Giant Residential Building Under ...

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We’re making a lot of progress, but we're not yet solving the climate problem,” said David Victor, professor of public policy ...

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OHLONE HOMELANDS/SAN FRANCISCO— Environmentalists and Tribal community members will rally against offshore oil drilling on Friday before a California Coastal Commission meeting. Attendees will ...