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Gardening experts Nan Sterman and Tom Piergrossi fill us in on winter plantings, pruning, and everyone's favorite: worms.

How are local farmers dealing with the order to cut their water usage by 30 percent? Why are farmers the first group of people to deal with mandatory water restrictions? Host Tom Fudge speaks to KPB

The American delegation to a U.N. conference on climate control tries to defend U.S. reluctance to commit to global policies on climate change, describing instead how it's countering global warming. Experts call for a new pact stemming the destructive rise in world temperatures.

Palomar Mountain and the Interstate 8 corridor between Alpine and the Laguna Mountains are the two most important areas for clearing brush as a way of preventing wildfires, according to report delive

As hopes faded for a strong climate deal, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced Thursday the U.S. would join others in raising $100 billion a year by 2020 to help poorer nations cope with global warming.

A major supplier of water to San Diego voted to hike rates. The increase means water will cost slightly more next year in San Diego County. KPBS Reporter Ed Joyce has details.

Dangerous fire weather is predicted for the next several days in Southern California. And San Diego, federal and state fire officials are taking no chances. KPBS Environmental Reporter Ed Joyce has de

Southern California is suffering through a severe dry spell. San Diego is headed for its fourth driest year on record. Los Angeles is headed for its driest year ever. KPBS reporter Ed Joyce says water

Over the past several days, we've brought you stories about drinking water contaminated with nitrates. They're byproducts of fertilizer, dairies, and septic tanks, and they affect wells serving millions of Californians. In the final installment of our series, we learn about some of the challenges facing cities and towns trying to clean up the problem.

Global climate change is likely to trigger humanitarian disasters and political instability that will have a major impact on U.S. national security, a top intelligence official told Congress on Wednesday. A new assessment by the National Intelligence Council treats climate change as a security threat.