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Danish police fired pepper spray and beat protesters with batons outside the U.N. climate conference on Wednesday, as disputes inside left major issues unresolved just two days before world leaders hope to sign a historic agreement to fight global warming.

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

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

Scientists from the National Geographic Society were hunting for dinosaur bones in the Tenere Desert in Niger. Instead, they found the graves and remains of people who lived there as long as 10,000 years ago.

On Capitol Hill, the Joint Economic Committee hears from a farmer, a baker, a bureaucrat and a food-bank representative about high food prices. Meanwhile, House and Senate negotiators are moving toward a final farm bill.

This fire season is shaping up to be grueling. Drought has turned brush into kindling, and there are surprisingly few city workers to thin that fire-prone vegetation. As Rebecca Tolin reports, the ci

San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders and a coalition of business, labor and environmental leaders say California is in a water crisis that threatens its environment and economy. The group called on the state

I Was Never a Water Fan

KPBS Takes Top Awards at the San Diego Press Club 35th Annual Excellence in Journalism Awards Including Best of Show for television “Meth Next Door” KPBS TV

A survey shows that many San Diego County homeowners are willing to reduce the size of their lawns to conserve water. KPBS reporter Ed Joyce tells us you don't need to replace your grass with rock gar