San Diego plans to replace hundreds of thousands of trash and recycling bins as it rolls out its first-ever trash pickup fee. Residents can now choose the trash bin size — and price point — that works best for their household.
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2024 will be awash in new (and sometimes familiar) buzzwords that point up the polycrises (another buzzword) around the planet. Here's a guide for the perplexed.
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California court ruling could threaten key source of funding for disputed giant water tunnel projectThe Department of Water Resources approved a resolution in 2020 to borrow money for a broadly defined water project. But the judge ruled the agency's definition of the project was too broad
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Shipping containers may seem like a sustainable construction material, but are they actually eco-friendly? Many people don't want a heavily-used container — and the energy bills are through the roof.
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The next big phase of the Klamath River Dam removal started this week. It's the largest dam removal in U.S. history and is expected to last through 2024.
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The state law requiring people to put their food waste in green bins now includes some businesses.
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The project will add 700,000 cubic yards of sand in Solana Beach and 340,000 cubic yards in Encinitas.
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Climate-warming greenhouse gasses in the U.S. declined 1.9% last year, but that's only a third of what's needed to meet Paris climate change goals.
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SDUSD is among several districts across the state set to benefit from a federal grants program to invest in electrical school buses.
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A shelter program for homeless San Diegans dealing with inclement weather was activated Monday by the San Diego Housing Commission and the city of San Diego.
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San Diego researchers say a notorious DDT dump site in the San Pedro basin is littered with World War II-era munitions.
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