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Top Berkeley news: BUSD ‘closely monitoring’ coronavirus; group sues over plastic pollution; more

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Published on February 28, 2020
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Here's the most recent top news you may have missed in Berkeley.

Berkeley Unified School District ‘closely monitoring’ coronavirus

As coronavirus fears increase, the Berkeley Unified School District wants to assure the community that they are closely monitoring the deadly virus.

Read the full story on KRON 4 News.

Clorox, Coca Cola among companies sued over plastic pollution by Berkeley Group

A Berkeley-based environmental group filed a lawsuit Wednesday in San Mateo County Superior Court that aims to take on big corporations that pollute the world with plastic.

Read the full story on KPIX CBS San Francisco Bay Area.

Across US, 'Big Soda' winning war

The beverage industry's political victories in recent years show it's currently ahead in the war over taxing soda, said Marion Nestle, a professor emerita of nutrition food studies and public health at New York University.

Read the full story on Napa Valley Register.


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