Vista City Council inches closer to adopting single-use plastic ban
VISTA — In the city of Vista, single-use plastics may soon have an expiration date after city officials approved preliminary measures for an ordinance banning
Environment
Group urges Encinitas to end sale of helium-filled balloons
ENCINITAS — The Surfrider Foundation is petitioning the Encinitas Environmental Commission to ban the sale of helium-filled balloons in the city. The colorful party accessories
Tobacco waste removed from county beaches in Earth Day celebration
REGION — The San Diego County Tobacco Control Coalition led a beach cleanup throughout the county last Thursday, April 22, to celebrate the 51st anniversary
Carlsbad celebrates earth day with green business expo
CARLSBAD — The Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce will host its Green Business Expo on April 21 at the Flower Fields at Carlsbad Ranch to celebrate
Organic waste advocates praise industrial solutions, but more action required
ENCINITAS — Environmental advocates believe EDCO’s new anaerobic digestion facility is a good solution for food waste in North County, but more can be done
Escondido considers entering into Community Choice Energy program
ESCONDIDO – The City of Escondido, along with San Marcos and Vista, is in the process of conducting a feasibility study to determine if a
Organic waste recycling center to accept food scraps from Encinitas residents
ENCINITAS — Beginning in June, residents of Encinitas will be asked to begin disposing of their organic food waste in their recycling bins for a
Solana Beach claims to exit energy provider with no outstanding debt
SOLANA BEACH — Despite a projection of a negative ending cash balance by the time Solana Energy Alliance officially ends operations, Solana Beach will have
Vista moves forward with ‘options’ for single-use plastics ban
VISTA — The Vista City Council approved bringing back options for a controlled phase-out of single-use plastics and Styrofoam within the city during its March
Oceanside gets $2 million for advanced metering infrastructure project
OCEANSIDE — The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation awarded Oceanside $2 million for the city’s Advanced Metering Infrastructure Project and improvements to the distribution system leak
