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The government's colossal failure to respond after Hurricane Katrina led to major reforms at the nation's top disaster agency. Now, the Trump administration has reversed some of those changes.
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A winter storm moving over Southern California delivered widespread showers to the San Diego area Tuesday. -
The Quinault Indian Nation in Washington state is gradually moving the village of Taholah away from a rising Pacific Ocean. Other communities in the U.S. may need to take a similar approach. -
Recycling "does not solve the solid waste problem," the head of a plastics trade group said in 1989, around the time the industry was launching its recycling campaign. -
While many flowers sold this Valentine's Day are imported it’s also a big day for locally grown flowers. -
Recreational fishermen and conservation groups worry overfishing for menhaden threatens the Chesapeake Bay. Industry says current data doesn't support shutting down the more than century-old fishery. -
Many are still staying in hotels and said those accommodations will expire in the next day or two. -
San Diego residents still picking up the pieces from devastating floods on Jan. 22 will have some relief as the city will waive fees starting Tuesday for demolition, recycling and other recovery efforts. -
In a landmark U.N. study, researchers found nearly half of the world's threatened migratory species have declining populations. More than a fifth of the assessed animals face extinction. -
The city of San Diego Monday opened applications for emergency relief grants for small businesses and nonprofits impacted by the Jan. 22 flooding and subsequent storms. -
There have been 16 earthquakes reported near El Centro and Imperial since midnight.
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