Without Congressionally-approved funding, public media stations say communities will be left with aging infrastructure amid growing risks from extreme weather.
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Federal officials say March continued to reinforce conclusions that the climate is getting warmer. -
This year’s Earth Day comes at an inflection point in public awareness about the threat climate change poses. -
California wants electric vehicle sales to triple in the next four years to 35% of all new car purchases. -
The agency tasked with overseeing wastewater infrastructure in the Tijuana River Valley will mitigate and address cross-border water flows. -
In late 2019, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a new program to dramatically speed up the state’s wildfire prevention work. But an investigation from CapRadio and The California Newsroom found the program hasn’t resulted in a single completed project. -
A study released by San Diego Gas and Electric that outlines how the region will move to carbon-free power sources by 2045 has raised issues over what the transition's cost to consumers will be. -
Pacific Gas & Electric has agreed to pay more than $55 million to avoid criminal prosecution for two major wildfires sparked in Northern California by its aging power lines. -
KPBS Midday EditionNew models are needed as tools to manage and measure the state's water, scientist says. -
Researchers found that during the period when the "in-person" economy was shut down, neighborhoods with high Asian and Hispanic populations experienced disproportionately large declines in air pollution. That means the inverse is true when it's business as usual. -
Temperatures are expected to push triple-digits in some areas into Friday.
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