Oceanside Gets $69 Million Loan for ‘Critically Important’ Recycled Water Project
Oceanside received a $69 million federal loan Thursday that will pay for almost half of…
Supervisors Back East County Water Recycling: 15 Million Gallons Daily
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors Wednesday unanimously approved a service agreement for a…
County Public Works Department Offers Recycling Tips for Holiday Trash
The Recycling Division in the County Department of Public Works Friday offered recycling tips for…
Christmas is Over—Here’s Where to Recycle Your Tree in San Diego
The city’s 46th annual Christmas tree recycling program will begin Thursday, with 17 drop-off locations…
Bundles of Plastic and Cardboard Go Up in Flames at Miramar Recycling Center
A blaze burned large piles of plastic and bundles of cardboard at a recycling center…
Padre Dam’s Ambitious Drinking Water Recycling Project to Get Federal Funding
The Padre Dam Municipal Water District announced Tuesday that its East County Advanced Water Purification…
Governor Signs Two Bills Crucial for San Diego’s Transit and Water Plans
Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed two bills that are critical to San Diego’s plans for…
Lawmakers Prepare Emergency Bill to Save San Diego Recycled Drinking Water Project
San Diego lawmakers in Sacramento are preparing an emergency bill to stave off a legal…
Opinion: Hope—and Fear—Abound as California Legislature Enters Final Month of Session
The California Legislature’s 2019 session began last winter amidst great hopes and fears. The hopes…
Vanishing Market for California’s Recycled Trash Creates Environmental Challenge
It was more than a year after the seabird died and washed up on a…
Ban on Styrofoam Food Containers Takes Effect in San Diego
The second phase of the city’s ban on polystyrene foam and single-use plastics will go…
California Lawmakers Consider Banning ‘Wasteful’ Paper Receipts
When Carol Dahmen discovered the CVS receipt draped across the counter of her Carmichael kitchen,…
Opinion: Microplastics Are Everywhere — And in Us Too
What do beer, oysters, table salt, air and tap water have in common? They’re all…
City to Begin Construction of Revolutionary Drinking Water Recycling Plant in Spring
San Diego’s revolutionary project to ensure an adequate supply of drinking water by recycling it…