Both sides of the plastic vs. paper debate are claiming victory in a California Supreme Court decision on banning plastic bags.
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Both sides of the plastic vs. paper debate are claiming victory in a California Supreme Court decision on banning plastic bags.
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San Francisco's water is now being zapped by ultraviolet waves before reaching faucets. The new UV treatment plant - the largest in California- opened this week.
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Styrofoam takeout containers are becoming an endangered species in San Mateo County as cities take up a ban on polystyrene products.
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The county will emphasize the recycling and reuse of construction and demolition debris, which accounts for more than a quarter of the county's waste stream
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A California judge determined that toxins and asbestos leaching from the Superfund site would be properly mitigated, clearing the way for the massive redevelopment to proceed.
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The wreckage is steadily traveling East across 3,800 miles of open Pacific Ocean and includes everything from car parts to, sadly enough, human body parts.
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Eleven percent of California beaches had elevated levels of bacterial contamination, the largest amount in five years.
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Efforts to reduce the amount of packaging in lunches has sparked aspirations for a "zero-waste lunch."
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McDonald's, Burger King, 7-Eleven, and Starbucks top the list of much of the litter discarded along Bay Area roads.
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July 1 is the deadline for carbon monoxide detectors to be installed in single-family homes in California. Multi-family units have until 2013.
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