Now the Youth Council is working on their capstone projects—from educational videos about flood risks to zines about climate impacts—to share what they've learned with their communities.

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"A lot of decisions about our environment are being made without the input of young people,” says program manager Diana Fu. “And because young people will be inheriting the estuary — our cities, our towns, and our ecosystems — it only makes sense that they should have a say.”

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A warming climate increases the likelihood of wildfires, heat waves, and flooding, which can impact owl habitat and harm nestlings. #Owls #BayAreaWildlife

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“It’s really important to have these long-term monitoring projects that can see the direct effects of climate change and educate the public,” says Missy Zepeda, an environmental consultant who volunteers for the banding project. #CitizenScientist #BirdBanding

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The city of #SantaClara requires new data centers to be carbon neutral and use recycled water for cooling. Can other cities follow their example? #DataCenters #AI

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According to Eric Masanet, co-author of the 2024 U.S. Data Center Energy Usage Report, the environmental impacts of data centers could include "local land use, water use, local air pollutant emissions from backup generators or electric power stations, clearly carbon emissions, [and] e-waste."

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The #Delta, however, is in trouble: Freshwater diversions to cities and farms have reduced flow to the #Estuary by nearly half, disrupting the ecosystem and threatening #nativespecies.

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As droughts intensify with climate change, residents worry about their water's safety and future. #TriValley resident and KneeDeep reporting fellow Rain Hepting explores the issue in this new comic. #WaterContamination

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Brackish #desalination is cheaper and more energy-efficient than ocean desalination, but the ecological impact on the #Delta is still unclear.

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“We can’t simply conserve our way out of water supply problems. We need new sources of water,” says David Feldman, director of Water UCI, a research center focused on #waterpolicy. #CaliforniaWater

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The @sfestuaryinstitute.bsky.social Estuary Youth Council program is training the next generation of climate leaders, from #Stockton to East #PaloAlto, to tackle the challenges facing the San Francisco #Estuary. buff.ly/BOIoR73

#NextGen #ClimateYouth #ClimateJustice

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The 2025 State of Our Estuary Assessment is a health checkup for the #SanFranciscoEstuary, revealing which restoration efforts are paying off and where our waterways are still struggling to catch their breath. buff.ly/uGyyrZM

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In #SantaRosa, #citizenscientists capture northern saw-whet #owls to help better understand impacts from urban and industrial development, #logging, and #climatechange. buff.ly/Rsrn3Dp

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Since 2018, #Pleasanton has been dealing with #PFAS-contaminated groundwater, forcing the city to take its wells offline. Learn more in this comic by Rain Hepting, a #TriValley resident and reporting fellow for KneeDeep Times. buff.ly/eJS7Jl3

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Last month, a long-anticipated, multimillion-dollar #desalination plant began treating water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta to cover nearly half the water needs of the city of #Antioch. buff.ly/SqGFWos

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Data centers fueling AI can suck up massive amounts of energy, water and land, but local policies can mitigate the impact. buff.ly/BHAgjDB

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