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I Love a Clean San Diego’s 35th annual Coastal Cleanup Day

I Love a Clean San Diego’s 35th annual Coastal Cleanup Day

I Love a Clean San Diego’s 35th annual Coastal Cleanup Day

Join Earth 8 and News 8’s Eric Kahnert on Saturday, September 21, 2019 from 9am-Noon at Mission Bay

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Protecting Paradise: Microfibers

Protecting Paradise: Microfibers

Microfibers are small microscopic plastic particles and we have released trillions of them.

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Unusually warm water temperatures off the San Diego coast

Unusually warm water temperatures off the San Diego coast

The 78 degree recording is the highest for the month of September since 1916.

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Whale entanglements along West Coast drop by nearly half

Whale entanglements along West Coast drop by nearly half

The accidental entanglements can gouge whales' flesh and mouth, weaken them and lead to drowning.

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Protecting Paradise: Consignment stores

Protecting Paradise: Consignment stores

San Diego consignment stores are taking on the fast-fashion industry

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Earth 8: Microplastics are polluting beaches at an alarming rate

Earth 8: Microplastics are polluting beaches at an alarming rate

Researchers at Scripps Institute of Oceanography say microplastics are being found in the deepest part of the ocean.

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Do you know what can and can't be recycled? We went to the landfill to find out

Do you know what can and can't be recycled? We went to the landfill to find out

Did you know that 1 million tons of trash gets dumped at the Miramar landfill every year?

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Earth 8: Wildlife bridge saving animal lives in Murrieta

Earth 8: Wildlife bridge saving animal lives in Murrieta

News 8's Shawn Styles takes a look at the Murrieta wildlife bridge as well as plans for a much larger one over the 101 Freeway in Los Angeles.

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Protecting Paradise: Plastic Pollution

Protecting Paradise: Plastic Pollution

According to researchers, 500 billion plastic water bottles are used every year around the world, 1 million single-use plastic bottles are sold every minute.

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New study shows potential impact of climate change on San Diego real estate

New study shows potential impact of climate change on San Diego real estate

New study shows potential impact of climate change on San Diego real estate

Two recent Zillow analyses found that by 2050 nearly 1,000 homes in San Diego County with a value of nearly $1.4 billion will be at risk of regular annual flooding.

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