Single-use plastics including drink cups, toothpaste tubes, restaurant take-out containers, straws, and produce and grocery bags are everyday items that are used often, then thrown away. These “use and throw away” items do not break down and contribute to a large portion of the waste found in landfills...

We have too much bacteria getting into the storm drain and into the Santa Clara River. We know, it’s not easy to talk about, but it is something we need to fix together. Routine testing of the water coming from our storm drains shows extremely high levels of bacteria. Contaminated runoff containing...

The Santa Clara River is an important resource because it is the source of about half of Santa Clarita’s drinking water and also provides a habitat for many species of plants and animals rarely found anywhere else in Southern California. Unfortunately, many times people pollute the Santa Clara...

Green Santa Clarita, part of the City of Santa Clarita, is asking the community to limit their amount of ant spray chemicals this coming summer. Problems with excessive amounts of pesticides being washed down the street, into gutters, and into storm drains, then draining into the Santa Clara River has...

College of the Canyons invites representatives of healthcare providers and governmental agencies, local educators and the general public to attend a free workshop focused on Hazardous Waste Management and Pollution Prevention Strategies for Hospitals and Medical Offices. The workshop is being presented...

Sens. Fran Pavley, D-Agoura Hills, and Ricardo Lara, D-Huntington Park-Long Beach, introduced legislation Wednesday that calls for deep cuts in climate pollution beyond 2020 to spur innovation and improve air quality in disadvantaged communities. The bill, Senate Bill 1125, directs state regulators to...

CFLs, or Compact Fluorescent Light bulbs, have been touted as the eco-breakthrough of the century. We’ve all been told to make the switch now, to reduce energy use and to prevent greenhouse emissions which contribute to global warming. All of this hype is true, but before you change over completely,...

The City of Santa Clarita will kick off the first workshop in a three-part hands-on series designed to educate students in kindergarten through 12th grade on how to prevent pollution and protect the environment beginning Wednesday, Feb. 13, at 4 p.m. at the Old Town Newhall Library, located at 24500...