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VIDEO: Cleaner Air Thanks to Shore Power

| 7:00 AM

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The San Diego County Air Pollution Control District (the APCD) recently helped yet another business secure a Carl Moyer grant – money that was used to retrofit their equipment and help cut down on harmful diesel emissions.

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Mouse in Campo Tests Positive for Hantavirus

| 4:02 PM

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A mouse trapped in Campo during routine monitoring has tested positive for the potentially deadly hantavirus, officials from the San Diego County Department of Environmental Health said Thursday.

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Supervisors Approve Eye-gnat Ordinance

| 4:03 PM

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County Supervisors approved a new ordinance Tuesday that will give the County’s environmental health department the power to deal with eye-gnat pests wherever they pop up.

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Three Squirrels on Palomar Mountain Test Positive for Plague

| 10:05 AM

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Three ground squirrels trapped during routine monitoring on Palomar Mountain have tested positive for plague, County vector control officials said Wednesday. Officials said the squirrels represented a low risk of transmission because their blood tests showed their exposure to the bacteria was not recent, and because they did not carry large numbers of the types of fleas that could transmit the disease.