by Napa Climate NOW | Sep 17, 2026 | Climate Connection Article
The Bay Area Air District is in the process of tightening emissions standards for residential water heaters to reduce nitrogen oxide (NOx) pollution and improve public health. This effort has gained local support in Napa County. Adoption of the standards is a positive...
by Napa Climate NOW | Oct 1, 2026 | Climate Connection Article
I was asked to write this guest column about sustainability at Contimo, the restaurant I co-own in downtown Napa, after a guest noticed our team encouraging people to eat from real plates instead of using disposable packaging. I appreciated that they noticed and...
by Napa Climate NOW | Mar 19, 2026 | Climate Connection Article
For Napa residents committed to reducing plastic waste, one tidy solution is also a blast from the past — reusable milk bottles. Straus Family Creamery, one of the region’s premier organic dairy producers, has been selling milk and cream in reusable glass bottles...
by Napa Climate NOW | Sep 3, 2026 | Climate Connection Article
Cakebread Cellars has had a longstanding commitment to sustainability. In 2008, when it became a Napa Green-certified winery, Bruce and Dennis Cakebread dressed up as the Jolly Green Giant (Bruce) and a bush (Dennis) to make the announcement to their employees. They...
by Napa Climate NOW | Sep 14, 2026 | InstaStory
As a child of the 1960s, Linda G. Brown dreamed of the space program and wanted to become an astronaut. Instead, Brown built a career working with another kind of science, spending more than four decades on environmental, sustainability and food safety issues. Brown...
