From wildfires to climate change to air and water quality, what you need to know about Santa Cruz, the Monterey Bay and planet Earth.
Quick Take
“The majority of the litter we have pulled out is simply from us human beings having a presence,” the leader of the...
Quick Take
Gov. Gavin Newsom is considering seeking federal funds to keep Diablo Canyon open as California transitions away from...
Quick Take
After hours of intense debate Thursday, coastal regulators rejected Poseidon Water’s proposal to build a desalination...
Quick Take
As Santa Cruz County follows the cities of Santa Cruz and Watsonville in levying a new single-use cup charge, voters get...
Newsletter
Sign up for Lookout newsletters
Get Lookout news alerts, weekday morning and evening roundups of top local stories and a weekly top events list delivered straight to your inbox.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Lookout Local Santa Cruz.
-
Quick Take
Ignoring urgent pleas from water officials, Californians used substantially more water after a record-dry three months...
-
Quick Take
Shasta Lake is at less than half of normal levels. Lake Oroville, the largest reservoir in the State Water Project, is...
-
Quick Take
The water that cleans your clothes isn’t safe to drink, but it could be good for your plants. Here’s how to use grey...
-
Quick Take
La Niña was expected to dissipate, but it could linger through the summer. That’s bad news for drought- and...
