Carlsbad’s new desalination plant went through years of regulatory review and faced 14 legal challenges from environmental groups before it opened last year. Six months after opening, it’s still facing regulatory hurdles, including one that’ll make the water it produces more expensive. The plant is also facing claims from regulators that it’s having a larger […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Veronica Rocha , Nina Agrawal and Matt Hamilton
Two sprawling wildfires tore through at least 4,500 acres in the San Gabriel Mountains on Monday, and only a canyon prevented the blazes from merging into one massive inferno, fire officials said. The two brush fires broke out in Azusa and Duarte amid a blistering heat wave, forcing the evacuation of hundreds of homes and at least 750 residents. The first blaze, […]
Imperial Beach is surrounded by water on three sides: the Pacific Ocean to the west, the bay to the north and the Tijuana River to the south. That means it’s always endured storm surges and cross-border pollution, but the city is now coming to terms with another environmental reality: rising sea levels that could eventually […]
Sweltering temperatures across Southern California prompted calls Monday for electricity customers to reduce their energy use to help reduce strain on a system already weakened by the absence of the troubled Aliso Canyon natural gas storage plant. Utility companies urged their residential customers to voluntarily delay washing clothes and dishes until bedtime and to keep […]
Desalination Plant Again Faces Environmental Questions
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Voice of San Diegoby Ry Rivard Quoted: Bob YamadaCarlsbad’s new desalination plant went through years of regulatory review and faced 14 legal challenges from environmental groups before it opened last year. Six months after opening, it’s still facing regulatory hurdles, including one that’ll make the water it produces more expensive. The plant is also facing claims from regulators that it’s having a larger […]
Twin Fires Burn More than 4,500 Acres and Trigger Evacuations in San Gabriel Valley
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Veronica Rocha , Nina Agrawal and Matt HamiltonTwo sprawling wildfires tore through at least 4,500 acres in the San Gabriel Mountains on Monday, and only a canyon prevented the blazes from merging into one massive inferno, fire officials said. The two brush fires broke out in Azusa and Duarte amid a blistering heat wave, forcing the evacuation of hundreds of homes and at least 750 residents. The first blaze, […]
Imperial Beach Braces for Rising Sea Levels
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Voice of San Diegoby Maya SrikrishnanImperial Beach is surrounded by water on three sides: the Pacific Ocean to the west, the bay to the north and the Tijuana River to the south. That means it’s always endured storm surges and cross-border pollution, but the city is now coming to terms with another environmental reality: rising sea levels that could eventually […]
Temperatures in Excess of 100 Degrees Prompt Calls for Energy Savings
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Ivan PennSweltering temperatures across Southern California prompted calls Monday for electricity customers to reduce their energy use to help reduce strain on a system already weakened by the absence of the troubled Aliso Canyon natural gas storage plant. Utility companies urged their residential customers to voluntarily delay washing clothes and dishes until bedtime and to keep […]