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Sharp Park GC Switches to Recycled Water

Sharp Park Golf Course, one of six courses in the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department’s portfolio, will no longer rely on the Hetch Hetchy reservoir and water system, which is the Bay Area’s main source of drinking water, to irrigate its greens and keep its fairways clean, the San Francisco Examiner reported. City-owned Sharp Park is now on recycled […]

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California Plastic Bag Ban, YES!

California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill on Tuesday imposing the nation’s first statewide ban on single-use plastic bags as a way to address litter, primarily in waterways. Senate Bill 270 was one of the last major bills pending Tuesday, the deadline for the governor to sign or veto the hundreds of bills sent to him during the final weeks […]

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66,000 Volunteers for Coastal Cleanup Day in California!

More than 66,000 people picked up cans, bottles and other trash along California’s beaches, rivers and lakes during this year’s annual Coastal Cleanup. And they also picked up the pace of public participation in the state’s largest volunteer event, ending three years in a row of declining turnout. The final numbers from the Sept. 20 event, released this past week, […]

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