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The Port of San Diego has commissioned a shipbuilder to construct its first electric tugboat, which it hopes to have in service by mid-2023, it was announced Monday. -
Extreme Heat For Another Day In San Diego County Mountains, DesertsSweltering heat will linger in the San Diego County mountains and deserts Monday — accompanied by a statewide Flex Alert, urging residents to conserve power in hopes of preventing outages. -
KPBS Midday EditionA prolonged 21-year warming and drying trend is pushing the nation’s two largest reservoirs to record lows. For the first time this summer, the federal government will declare a shortage. -
KPBS Midday EditionFirefighters are working in extreme temperatures across the U.S. West and struggling to contain wildfires, the largest burning in California and Oregon, as another heat wave baked the region, straining power grids. -
California has denied 21 oil drilling permits in the latest move toward ending fracking in a state that makes millions from the petroleum industry but is seeing widespread drought and more dangerous fire seasons linked to climate change. -
A heat wave will bring blazing temperatures to the San Diego County mountains and deserts this weekend, according to the National Weather Service.
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KPBS Midday EditionCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom has asked people and businesses in the nation's most populous state to voluntarily cut how much water they use by 15% amid a drought. Newsom's request is not an order. -
The city buildings, which include rec centers, police and fire stations, will soon be powered by an on-site system of solar panels and giant batteries that can keep the lights on during blackouts. -
California power managers worry heat, drought and wildfires might make it hard for them to keep electricity flowing to all of the state's power customers this summer. -
KPBS Midday EditionA recent report by the American Planning Association and Scripps Institution of Oceanography emphasizes the need for better coordination from the region's institutions in preparing for worsening climate change.
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