Natural resources and environment reporter
Paul Rogers
Paul Rogers is the Bay Area News Group natural resources and environment reporter. He has covered a wide range of issues for The Mercury News and East Bay Times since 1989, including water, oceans, energy, logging, parks, endangered species, toxics and climate change. He also has worked as managing editor of the Science team at KQED, the PBS and NPR station in San Francisco, and has taught science writing at UC Berkeley and UC Santa Cruz.
Location: San Francisco Bay Area
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Anderson Dam: Cost to rebuild major reservoir rises to $2.3 billion, tripling from two years ago
Increased labor and building materials, along with changed spillway design to blame, engineers say
Rain forecast for Bay Area next week. How heavy will it get?
Storm is expected to bring rain across Northern California, and snow in the Sierra, where the first ski resort opens Friday
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County supervisors uphold eminent domain, killing plan for estate house in scenic Coyote Valley
Land owner says he is being treated unfairly, while open space agency says development would ruin rural character
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Election 2023: Five key races to watch Tuesday
There are no major contests in California, but voters will decide abortion, voting rights and other issues across the U.S.
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Dream home or paving paradise? Open space agency moves to force property sale
How big of a house is too big on a Coyote Valley plot surrounded by open space?
‘We are afraid:’ Earth’s vital signs are now in ‘uncharted territory,’ climate scientists warn
Renewable energy use is rising, but so is extreme weather, as 2023 has seen.
First snow of the season falling at Tahoe, Yosemite
Tioga Road to close in Yosemite, as temperatures in the high country are forecast to fall into the 20s and low 30s overnight
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Bay Area weather: How much rain did we get?
Sunday was the wettest day in the Bay Area in nearly 6 months
New rules approved to reduce air pollution from ships at California ports
Oil tankers, car carriers will have to cut soot that affects Oakland, Richmond, LA and San Diego.
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Historic Big Sur property, once owned by William Randolph Hearst, to get new owners, including tribe
Esselen Tribe, a camp for disabled kids and a leadership group have the 718-acre property in escrow.