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Green America, a leading green economy organization has recognized and honored San Diego-based RainThanks & Greywater and two other U.S. “green” gardening businesses with their “People & Plant Award.” The award recognizes innovative U.S. small businesses that integrate environmental and social considerations into their strategies and operations. The winners of …

The proposed plan to build a new state-of-the-art field station in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta on the former Rio Vista Army Base has completed an important portion of the pre-build process with the finalization of the environmental documents. The proposed Rio Vista Estuarine Research Station is intended to house scientists …

The once common desert tortoise has had a rough road in the past 20 years and one California desert landowner has – and is – going above and beyond to ensure the well-being and conservation of the iconic desert tortoise. Though the desert tortoise has been around for millions of …

Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD) along with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA) and Central Arizona Project (CAP) have selected 10 projects – seven of which are in California – and will help fund them as the most recent …

Cal Water employees Lynne McGhee, Kim Gregory, John Graham, Mike Jones, Greg Silva, and the recently retired Toni Ruggle were among those recognized last week by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife for their assistance during the emergency evacuation of millions of spring-run salmon and eggs from the Oroville …

In its first-ever Instagram Live WaterSmart Photo Contest, the San Diego County Water Authority (SDCWA) recently announced the winners for the photos and captions submitted for the contest. The contest – held throughout May in celebration of Water Awareness Month – encourage residents to submit photos to demonstrate what water …