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A warning sign is shown at the South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant on August 29, 2024.

Local congressional delegation welcomes wastewater treatment plant expansion

San Diego's local congressional delegation Tuesday marked the beginning of an extensive rehabilitation project.

Power lines and geothermal plants, including plants run by Calenergy, are pictured in the planned lithium extraction zone on the edge of the Salton Sea near Calipatria, California in the Imperial Valley on March 19, 2024.

Imperial Valley’s first lithium project moving forward again after court denies legal challenge

Lithium executives said the ruling gave renewed momentum to the emerging industry, which many hope will bring new jobs to one of California’s poorest counties.

Trump funding freeze could leave communities on their own as climate threats grow

Without federal support, American communities will struggle to deal with a challenge as pervasive as climate change, market analysts and environmental advocates say.

Litter consisting of plastic water bottles and various athletic balls flooding in the duck pond in the Buena Vista Creek Trail in Vista, Calif. on April 18, 2024.

Oceanside to pay $1.5 million for sewage overflows during 2020 storm

The city of Oceanside has agreed to pay $1.5 million for nearly two million gallons of sewage that overflowed at a lift station and wastewater treatment plant during a major rainstorm in 2020.

PBS Black History Month Block Party

PBS is celebrating Black History Month by throwing a Block Party! Whether you like history, music, documentaries, food, and science, we've got something for everyone to watch. Stream shows with the PBS app and KPBS Passport!

In this file photo, then-Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards speaks during a rally opposing repeal of the Affordable Care Act outside of the Capitol Building on July 27, 2017 in Washington, DC.

Former head of Planned Parenthood Cecile Richards has died

Cecile Richards, the longtime activist for women's rights and former head of Planned Parenthood, died Monday after battling brain cancer.

Police say ICE tactics are eroding public trust in local law enforcement

Local police leaders have feared the erosion of public trust as a result of the Trump administration's immigration enforcement efforts. Many officials say they're seeing signs that's happening.

Lebanese citizens return to their homes heavily damaged by Israeli attacks, after Israeli forces withdraw from the area in An-Naqoura, Lebanon, on Thursday.

Lebanese long to return to war-damaged homes, but Israeli troops remain — for now

Lebanese residents waiting to return to their villages say the Israeli military has destroyed nearly everything.

Joti, a young man who lives in Panama's Ngäbe-Buglé territory, was diagnosed with HIV 9 years ago. When he told his family, his mother banned him from the family home out of an unfounded fear that his very presence would put others at risk of infection. He asked that he be identified only by his first name to avoid further discrimination in his village for his diagnosis

Why are so many Indigenous Panamanians contracting HIV — and dying of AIDS?

The government provides HIV medicines free of charge. Yet in one Indigenous territory, cases and deaths are increasing at an alarming rate.

Trump wants to restore statues and monuments. Will that happen?

The President's executive order on "restoring truth and sanity to American history" calls on the Department of the Interior to ensure that any monuments, statues or memorials under its jurisdiction "do not contain descriptions, depictions, or other content that inappropriately disparage Americans past or living (including persons living in colonial times)."

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