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File photo of Carlsbad State Beach taken April 3, 2021.

Three San Diego County Beaches Ranked Among Cleanest In State

San Diego County beaches making the grade were Carlsbad at Encina Creek, Carlsbad at Palomar Airport Road and the Solana Beach Tide Beach Park at Solana Vista Drive.

A worker making pasta at Cesarina in Point Loma with a sign requiring face covering on the premises, July 21, 2020.

California Considers Timing On Easing Workers' Virus Rules

California workforce regulators are recommending that the state stick with a July 31 deadline for updating certain employer pandemic safety rules.

A Pacific Gas & Electric sign is shown outside of a PG&E building in San Francisco, Oct. 10, 2019.

PG&E Will Spend Up To $30 Billion Burying Power Lines

Pacific Gas & Electric plans to bury 10,000 miles of its power lines in an effort to prevent its fraying grid from sparking wildfires when electrical equipment collides with millions of trees and other vegetation.

This Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021, image provided by Maxar Technologies, shows a Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), a true-color image overview of the wildfires at Lake Tahoe, in South Lake Tahoe, Calif. Climate change has made the region warmer and drier in the past 30 years and will continue to make the weather more extreme and wildfires more destructive, according to scientists.

California Wildfire Races Toward Lake Tahoe After Mass Evacuation

The popular vacation haven normally filled with tens of thousands of summer tourists emptied out Monday as the massive Caldor Fire rapidly expanded.

A "hunger stone" exposed by the low level of water in the Elbe river is seen in Decin, Czech Republic, on Thursday. The low level of water caused by the recent drought has exposed the stones on the river bed.

Drought In Central Europe Reveals Cautionary 'Hunger Stones' In Czech River

For hundreds of years, these boulders have warned about the consequence of devastating droughts — and documented them for posterity. One says "if you see me, weep."

Effects of drought in Imperial County, Calif.

California Abnormally Dry After Low-Precipitation Winter

A map released Thursday by the U.S. Drought Monitor shows drought has expanded to nearly a quarter of the state, mainly in central California.

Small cannabis clones are seen in a display case at SDRC, a San Diego-based dispensary, Nov. 1, 2019.

Supervisors OK Cannabis Review Policy, Changes For Existing Facilities

County supervisors Wednesday approved by a 4-1 vote an environmental review process for commercial cannabis operations in unincorporated areas, allowing for future expansion.

A woman works among drought-tolerant plants in her front yard in San Diego, July 9, 2014.

SD County Supervisors OK Sustainability, Native Plant Policies

San Diego County supervisors Wednesday unanimously approved policies focused on environmental sustainability, and offered residents and businesses new tools to expand the natural habitat.

Avocado trees are watered at a grove in Bonsall, June 3, 2021.

Rising Water Costs Prompt Two North County Communities To Look For Alternatives

Two water agencies that serve the Fallbrook and Rainbow areas want to separate from the San Diego County Water Authority. They say they could get better rates elsewhere.

President Joe Biden signs an executive order on increasing production of electric vehicles after speaking on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, during an event on clean cars and trucks.

Automakers Pledge To Increase U.S. Electric Vehicle Sales

The moves are big steps toward Biden’s pledge to cut emissions and battle climate change as he pushes to shift the nation away from internal combustion engines and toward battery-powered vehicles.

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