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US EPA approves Price Canyon aquifer exemption

The US Environmental Protection Agency has approved an aquifer exemption for the Arroyo Grande oil field near San Luis Obispo. This enables Sentinel Peak Resources, the current owner of the oil field also known as Price Canyon, to move forward with a planned expansion of wells for both enhanced oil recovery and dispoal of wastewater, or "produced water."

To Reduce Food Waste, FDA Urges 'Best If Used By' Date Labels

KCBX Two-Way: Hormone replacement therapy on state university campuses

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U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May To Step Down June 7

Updated at 5:49 a.m. ET Theresa May will step down as prime minister of the United Kingdom on June 7, she said Friday at No. 10 Downing St. She came to the job in 2016 after U.K. voters backed plans to exit the European Union in a referendum. For the following three years, she attempted to navigate the difficult and complex process of making that happen. "I feel as certain today as I did three years ago that in a democracy, if you give people a choice, you have a duty to implement what they...

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US EPA approves Price Canyon aquifer exemption

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KCBX Two-Way: Hormone replacement therapy on state university campuses

By Tyler Pratt & Michael Barros • May 21, 2019

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San Luis Obispo's Cal Poly and the other California State universities don't provide hormone replacement therapy for students, but University of California schools do. That's the subject of a recent article in Mustang News, Cal Poly's media outlet. The student reporter, Michael Barros, is also a KCBX News intern and recently joined KCBX's Tyler Pratt in the studio.

The Reluctant Therapist: Connecting with nature

By Elizabeth Barrett • May 21, 2019

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Where do you feel well? The quick answer is often "in nature," but what does that mean? Finding time to be outside is one of our biggest challenges, along with finding time to share the natural world with our children and knowing how to best teach them how to care for themselves and the world around them. Getting ourselves, and children, connected to nature may be one of the most important things we can do to address climate change and environmental destruction. You have to experience something personally in order to feel inspired to protect it. How can we expect a child to care about habitat loss if they've never interacted with an ecosystem outside of their home? Tune in for a conversation with Elizabeth Barrett, the Reluctant Therapist, and camp director Emily Zbin about mental health, nature deficit disorder and the growing research supporting nature-based therapies.

Former SLO County public works director resigns after harassment allegations

By Tyler Pratt • May 21, 2019

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San Luis Obispo County’s legal department has released more information about the recent resignation of the county's public works director. The documents include several written complaints about a sexually-inappropriate management style of a department head who held the job for over a year.

Issues & Ideas: A Central Coast Rhône anniversary, librarians and "Clover Blue"

By Tyler Pratt, Brian Reynolds & Marisa Waddell & Beth Thornton • May 20, 2019

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Thirty years ago, the only Rhône grape most Americans knew about was Syrah. Then a French family and an American family together purchased some land west of Paso Robles, in the Adelaida wine district. They set out to import Rhône grape varieties to the Central Coast, with the aim to grow them using organic, dry farming and other sustainable methods.

Highway 101 median closure project resumes Tuesday

By Tyler Pratt & Greta Mart • May 20, 2019

Work will resume this week on closing the El Campo Road and three other median crossings on Highway 101 in San Luis Obispo County. The project will permanently block four openings connecting the northbound and southbound lanes; motorists will no longer be able to make left-hand turns on to and off the highway via those medians.

Issues & Ideas: Fields of light, the USO, and emergency services in SLO County

By Tyler Pratt, Greta Mart & Brian Reynolds & Beth Thornton • May 15, 2019

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On this week’s Issues & Ideas, we learn more about the large, immersive new light and art installation called Sensorio Field of Light coming to Paso Robles.

SLO County eyes mini golf, go karts and Toptracer for El Chorro Regional Park

By Tyler Pratt • May 14, 2019

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San Luis Obispo County officials heard an update this week on plans for El Chorro Regional Park. The park’s golf course has been partially closed for the past year, but it may soon become a golfing destination again—for people of all ages—with miniature golf and go karts.

Nick Franco, head of the county parks department, spoke to the county’s board of supervisors Tuesday.

Journeys of Discovery: California National Guard’s premier training facility

By Tom Wilmer • May 13, 2019

Camp Roberts—located on the San Luis Obispo/Monterey county line—was America’s largest Army training base during World War II. Close to half a million infantry and artillery troops went through basic training at the base during the war.

SLO officials express mixed feelings about city's fiscal future

By Tyler Pratt • May 10, 2019

San Luis Obispo city officials gave the second annual “State of the City” address Thursday. Mayor Heidi Harmon and City Manager Derek Johnson touted plenty of accomplishments in 2018, but also shared some financial uncertainty about the year ahead because the city is facing a liability of $150 million.