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When stormwater runs across streets, sidewalks, parking lots, and other surfaces, it picks up pollutants. That water then flows into the storm drain system and reaches local creeks, rivers, lakes, and the ocean—usually without treatment. The County’s Green Streets infrastructure (GSI) — part of a broad approach to managing stormwater and reducing flood risks — […]
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The County’s first grassroots advisory group focused on ways to make the region more livable and resilient will hold its inaugural meeting tomorrow, January 29.
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County officials and community members gathered last week to kick off a new park project in Valley Center at Butterfield Trails County Park.
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A dead American Crow found in the Clairemont area of San Diego has tested positive for West Nile virus, prompting County environmental health officials to remind people to protect themselves from mosquitoes that can transmit the virus to people.
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The County’s Board of Supervisors adopted Wednesday the 2024 Climate Action Plan, a blueprint for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the unincorporated area and at County facilities to reach net zero emissions by 2045.
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The County’s Office of Sustainability and Environmental Justice is looking for people who would like to be part of a new Environmental Justice Workgroup.
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San Diego County’s Vector Control Program is scheduled to conduct a routine mosquito-fighting, aerial larvicide drop on June 26 and 27 on around 50 rivers, streams, ponds, and other waterways in the county to kill mosquito larvae.
