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Environment and Energy

SLO County garners national recognition for surpassing its renewable energy goal

Amanda Wernik

SLO County was recognized by the US Environmental Protection Agency for its sustainability efforts through the Green Power Partnership program.
Environment and Energy

California’s emissions deal with automakers dodges Trump EPA plan to gut rules

California made its own tailpipe emissions deal with four major carmakers, officials said today, ignoring Trump administration threats to roll back…
Health, Science and Technology

Pesticide that harms children’s brains could soon be listed as toxic in California

A group of nine scientists on California's Scientific Review Panel agreed that a pesticide used on more than 60 crops, grown in the Salinas Valley and…