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San Diego unveils plan to implement bold climate action plan

March 4, 2023 By sdcnews

By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–The City of San Diego this week unveiled the Climate Action Implementation Plan draft, safeguarding a cleaner, healthier and more sustainable future for San Diegans. This living planning tool guides the full implementation of the measures laid out in San Diego’s landmark 2022 Climate Action Plan (CAP) by clearly defining […]

Filed Under: Clean Air, Environment Tagged With: Clean Air, Entertainment

San Diego Airport Authority diverted gallons of stormwater from bay

February 11, 2023 By sdcnews

By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–In 2022, the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority captured, treated, and reused 812,500 gallons of stormwater. The water, which would otherwise have run off into San Diego Bay, was used to heat and cool buildings at San Diego International Airport, thereby reducing the amount of potable water used for this […]

Filed Under: Environment, Water Tagged With: Environment, Water

Landscaping for drought: We’re doing it wrong

February 7, 2023 By sdcnews

By Newswise Despite recent, torrential rains, most of Southern California remains in a drought. Accordingly, many residents plant trees prized for drought tolerance, but a new UC Riverside-led study shows that these trees lose this tolerance once they’re watered. One goal of the study was to understand how artificial irrigation affects the trees’ carbon and […]

Filed Under: Environment, Land Tagged With: Environment, Land

EPA proposes to strengthen air quality standards

January 7, 2023 By sdcnews

SDCN Editor Washington, D. C.–The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Friday announced a proposal to strengthen a key national ambient air quality standard for fine particle pollution, also known as PM2.5, to better protect communities, including those most overburdened by pollution. Fine particles, sometimes called soot, can penetrate deep into the lungs and can result […]

Filed Under: Clean Air, Environment Tagged With: Clean Air, Environment

USD students partner with San Diego to boost Think Blue initiative

January 7, 2023 By sdcnews

By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–To bolster public understanding of the importance of stormwater services to San Diego’s quality of life, the City of San Diego’s Stormwater Department partnered with the University of San Diego (USD) on a student-driven project with teams competing to create the best marketing campaign to enhance the Think Blue San Diego public […]

Filed Under: Environment, Ocean Tagged With: Environment, Ocean

El Cajon debuts new Neighborhood Cleanup Program

December 21, 2022 By sdcnews

By SDCN Staff El Cajon, CA–The City of El Cajon will debut a new program on January 1 designed to encourage clean neighborhoods and community pride in the city. The Neighborhood Cleanup Program will be a free city service created to empower local residents and their neighbors to divert trash from the streets, improve their […]

Filed Under: Environment, Land Tagged With: Environment, Land

Pouring grease down the drain can cause sewage blockage

November 23, 2022 By sdcnews

By SDCN Staff San Diego, CA–The City of San Diego is urging residents to never pour fats, oils, and grease down the drain.   Many San Diegans may be doing a lot of extra cooking at home during the holiday season. It’s important to remember that cooking grease can coat sewer pipelines leading to blockages, […]

Filed Under: Environment, Water Tagged With: Environment, Water

Rain barrels can conserve water and combat California’s drought

November 9, 2022 By sdcnews

By SDCN Staff San Diego, CA–San Diego County will be experiencing substantial rainfall this fall and winter, but that may not be enough to combat California’s drought. Encinitas-based Solana Center for Environmental Innovation offers a unique opportunity of capturing rainwater through its rain barrel program, aimed to reduce runoff to creeks and the ocean and […]

Filed Under: Environment, Water Tagged With: Environment, Water

UPS settles with EPA to correct alleged hazardous waste violations nationwide

October 21, 2022 By sdcnews

Washington, D.C.–The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement with United Parcel Service, Incorporated (UPS) to resolve violations of hazardous waste regulations at 1,160 facilities across forty-five states and the territory of Puerto Rico. EPA’s consent agreement and final order with UPS resolves violations of hazardous waste regulations, including failure to make land disposal […]

Filed Under: Environment, Land Tagged With: Environment, Hazardous Waste

Ramona Unified School District, Blue Bird and Nuvve unveil 8 new V2G-enabled, electric school buses

October 14, 2022 By sdcnews

San Diego, CA–Nuvve Holding Corporation, a San Diego-based global cleantech company electrifying the planet through its intelligent energy platform, along with Blue Bird Corporation, the leader in electric and low-emission school buses, and the Ramona Unified School District in California’s San Diego County, recently announced the unveiling of eight electric, zero-emission school buses powered by […]

Filed Under: Clean Air, Environment Tagged With: Clean Air, Environment

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