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The latest news and analysis covering water issues in the San Diego County region and Southern California.
The Water News Network is San Diego County’s source for water news and information.
The Water News Network is San Diego County’s source for water news and information.
California Natural Resources Agency Lays Out Aggressive Salton Sea Mitigation Goals
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Desert Sun (Palm Springs, Calif.)by Mark OlaldeThe California Natural Resources Agency this week released its Salton Sea Management Program annual report, which trumpeted the first completed dust suppression project and set ambitious goals for upcoming mitigation efforts. The report lays out an aggressive target of 3,800 acres on which the agency hopes to complete efforts to tamp down dust by the end of 2020 to […]
Carlsbad Flower Fields Prepped for Spring’s Arrival
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Carolina GusmanThe March through May wonderment that we know as The Flower Fields at Carlsbad Ranch will once again explode with tissue-like petals of Tecolote ranunculus, Mother Nature’s sign that spring is on the way. Seven million flowers — in hues of red, purple, orange, gold, rose, pink and white — will fill row upon row […]
California Fails to Test 1.4 Million Children for Potential Lead Poisoning
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /CBS 8by Marcella LeeA recent report by the California State Auditor revealed lead poisoning remains a big threat to children. It said California is failing when it comes to testing children who are most at risk. Lead poisoning is known as the silent epidemic. There are typically no symptoms and it can cause irreversible damage to a child’s […]
102- Member Chamber Delegation Heading to Sacramento to Lobby for San Diego
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Times of San Diego by Chris JenneweinThe San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce will lead a delegation of 102 business, community and civic leaders to Sacramento Tuesday to lobby for legislation benefiting local business and job creation. The two-day “Leadership Delegation to Sacramento” will be the largest such delegation the chamber has sent to the Capitol. Jerry Sanders, President and CEO […]