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A warm spell in Southern California has resulted in a new ocean temperature record at Scripps Pier. -
Higher than average temperatures this summer are warming the ocean which is leading to big catches off of San Diego's coast. -
The Surfrider Foundation announced Tuesday that it is filing a lawsuit against the federal agency in charge of water and sanitation issues at the U.S.-Mexico border for its inability to stop Tijuana River sewage flows from polluting local beaches. -
More than 1,493 pounds of trash and recycling were collected Thursday during the Surfrider Foundation San Diego's annual post-Fourth of July beach cleanups, the nonprofit organization announced. -
Surfrider Foundation San Diego, I Love a Clean San Diego and San Diego Coastkeeper will lead annual post-Fourth of July cleanups at four beaches. -
KPBS Midday EditionThe shortfall in funding for stormwater infrastructure in San Diego is worse than it is for streets, bridges, sidewalks or fire stations. The existing network of underground pipes is failing — and the city has nowhere near enough money to fix it. -
Much of the trash finding its way into the world's oceans is plastic. -
A California Public Utilities Commission judge has endorsed a proposed settlement under which the owners of the failed San Onofre nuclear plant agreed to slice hundreds of millions of dollars from the cost to ratepayers of the 2012 breakdown. -
Silver Strand State Beach has been closed because of a suspected fuel spill. -
KPBS Midday EditionA new report says California property values along the coast could drop as the level of the ocean rises. The study found more than $15 billion worth of private property is at risk in California over the next 25 years.
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