Sarah Mosko

Dec 2, 2024 | voiceofoc.org | Sarah Mosko

Starting in January, Californians will see the rollout of a law requiring that those thin plastic bags torn off the roll in grocery stores to bag loose food items — like fruits, vegetables, baked goods, and nuts, grains or candy in bulk barrels — must be certified for decomposing in an industrial composter. The same is true for thin bags used to prevent one food item, like meat or fish, from contaminating others.

Oct 24, 2024 | lagunabeachindy.com | Sarah Mosko

Starting Jan. 1, all Californians should see the rollout of a state law Gov. Gavin Newsom signed in 2022 requiring that those thin plastic bags we tear off the roll in grocery stores to bag loose food items — like fruits, vegetables, baked goods, and nuts, grains or candy in bulk barrels — must be certified for decomposing in an industrial composter. The same is true for bags that prevent one food item, like meat or fish, from contaminating others.

Sep 27, 2024 | lagunabeachindy.com | Sarah Mosko

By Sarah MoskoLaguna Beach transitioned waste and recycling services to CR&R on July 1. Almost every residence and business has received new curbside carts, replacing those provided under the now-defunct contract with Waste Management. Residents are likely happy to say goodbye to the old, weathered, spider-infested carts.

Jun 3, 2024 | irvinecommunitynewsandviews.org | Sarah Mosko

Many residents of Orange and San Diego counties were relieved when the nuclear power plant at San Onofre was permanently shut down in 2013. This naïve thinking, that the plant posed risks to people and property only while the reactors were operational, was challenged in the Orange County Register’s March 31st article by lead reporter Terri Sforza in which two nuclear experts weighed in on the dangers of storing 3.6 million pounds of nuclear waste onsite at San Onofre.

May 24, 2024 | lagunabeachindy.com | Sarah Mosko

By Sarah Mosko Many residents of Orange and San Diego counties were relieved when the nuclear power plant at San Onofre was permanently shut down in 2013. This naïve thinking, that the plant posed risks to people and property only while the reactors were operational, was challenged in the Register’s March 31 article by lead reporter Terri Sforza, in which two nuclear experts weighed in on the dangers of storing 3.6 million pounds of nuclear waste onsite at San Onofre.