Environment

Efforts to improve the environment around the Salton Sea were widely expected to begin at Red Hill Bay in 2015. But progress stalled and air pollution officials may determine the project’s fate.

Climate change is hitting the oceans hard, both warming and acidifying the water. Ocean scientists are hoping the Biden Administration dives in quickly to address it.

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors Wednesday approved the $8.8 million purchase of 2,200 acres of land to preserve habitant and extend wildlife corridors in the community of Campo.

California’s attorney general is challenging some of the state’s largest suburban development projects as local officials weigh the risk of increasingly devastating wildfires against the state’s dire need for more housing. Attorney General Xavier Becerra on Wednesday backed lawsuits opposing San Diego County’s approval of environmental reviews for two projects in a very high wildfire hazard zone southeast of San Diego.

Author and oceanographer Kim McCoy combines science and adventure in his new book, "Waves and Beaches: The Powerful Dynamics of Sea and Coast."

Dry and cool weather in San Diego County Sunday was expected to be followed by a fast-moving storm Monday that may bring windy and cold weather, and a period of rain and mountain snow, the National Weather Service said.

Scattered small showers continued to flow in off the Pacific across San Diego County Saturday morning, the National Weather Service said.

A cold, slow-moving storm will drop scattered showers throughout San Diego County Friday and light snow in the mountains, before exiting to the east tonight.

Artificial tide pools may help keep rising sea levels from flooding the land around San Diego Bay.

Once completely implemented, the 14th Street Greenway will extend 11 blocks from C Street to Commercial Street. It is the first of six interconnected greenways along 14th Street in East Village.