The federal government said it has increased the capacity of a wastewater treatment plant at the border by 10 million gallons per day.
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A new study from Australia shows that larvae of the darkling beetle can eat polystyrene — the material behind plastic foam. -
Local conservation organization Urban Corps of San Diego County has been awarded two grants from Cal Fire totaling $1.5 million to fund a program to plant more than 1,500 trees across the county, it was announced Wednesday. -
Crews worked Wednesday to douse hot spots at the site of a wildfire that burned across swaths of open terrain in the far southern reaches of San Diego County, blackening scores of acres and pushing into Mexico before ground and air crews gained control of the flames. -
Scattered showers will likely develop Wednesday night with movement from south to north. -
A new NPR survey shows 11% of Americans have experienced extreme heat in the past five years and had health problems stemming from a lack of air conditioning at home. -
The hardest hit areas were remote farming villages in the eastern Afghan province of Paktika. "All the village completely is destroyed," said one man, showing collapsed homes on a cell phone video. -
Nearly 350,000 rainbow trout must be euthanized as California wildlife officials battle bacteria outbreaks at two fish hatcheries in the eastern Sierra. -
Most Americans have recently been affected by extreme weather and support efforts to protect against future disasters, a new survey finds. And many people suffer long-term financial problems. -
Philip Connors deeply loves the forest he has watched over every summer for the past 20 years. But it was a different forest two decades ago, and will be even more changed once the flames die down. -
The San Diego Association of Governments, North County Transit District and city of Del Mar have worked to stabilize the bluffs following a collapse in February 2021. Construction began in March 2021 and took over 15 months to complete.
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