Chick-fil-A launches solar microgrid at Oceanside location
OCEANSIDE — Chick-fil-A celebrated the launch of its third solar microgrid in California last week by donating $25,000 to Brother Benno’s, a local nonprofit serving...
Environment
Escondido authorizes $4M to clean polluted creek, homeless site
ESCONDIDO — The Escondido City Council unanimously ratified a local emergency declaration Monday to address severe water contamination in Escondido Creek caused by a nearby...
Oceanside to pay $1.5M for sewage overflows during 2020 storm
OCEANSIDE — The city of Oceanside has agreed to pay $1.5 million for nearly two million gallons of sewage that overflowed at a lift station...
Carlsbad agrees to build solar carports in climate update
CARLSBAD — The Carlsbad City Council adopted an updated Climate Action Plan on Tuesday aimed at meeting the city’s 2045 greenhouse gas reduction targets. After...
Lawson-Remer collects signatures in EPA Superfund site push
SAN DIEGO — Following last week’s decision by the San Diego County Board of Supervisors to delay any formal decision on pursuing a Superfund designation...
UCSD scientists helped study ‘mega-tsunami’ in remote Greenland
SAN DIEGO — A report published today revealed that two UC San Diego seismologists were among an international team of scientists who set out to...
Scientists complete necropsy on rare oarfish washed ashore in La Jolla
SAN DIEGO — Scientists at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography have completed a necropsy on a deep-sea oarfish, which washed up earlier this...
Volunteers tackle plastic waste at Moonlight Beach cleanup
ENCINITAS — State, federal and local leaders, along with around 100 volunteers, gathered at Moonlight Beach on Saturday for a beach cleanup centered on proposed...
San Clemente Digger Bee spotted in San Diego in rare mainland sighting
REGION — A rare bee has been spotted in San Diego County following a three-year absence of observations, officials announced this week. According to the...
Local water agencies sue San Diego over Lake Hodges Dam upkeep
REGION — The Santa Fe Irrigation and San Dieguito Water districts announced in late July that they had filed a lawsuit against the city of...
Supervisors to develop safety standards for battery storage sites
REGION — The San Diego County Board of Supervisors recently agreed to develop safety-related standards for battery energy storage facilities in the county’s unincorporated areas....
Escondido youth explore San Dieguito Watershed in summer program
REGION — Last month, Escondido teens and tweens journeyed across the San Dieguito Watershed as part of a weeklong summer camp designed to inspire young...
Solana Center celebrates 40 years of promoting sustainability
ENCINITAS — A local nonprofit that educates people on living a greener life, recently celebrated a milestone birthday. The Solana Center for Environmental Innovation held...
Wildflowers start to bloom at Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
This week’s burst of gold and purple from the sand verbena, desert sunflowers, and desert primrose are nature’s way of announcing the arrival of spring...
Encinitas backs youth-led campaign to uphold California’s oil well ban
ENCINITAS — The City Council voted last week to support a youth-led campaign to uphold a law that aims to limit or halt gas and...