Erik Anderson
Environment ReporterErik Anderson brings more than four decades of journalism experience into the KPBS newsroom. That experience helps him find and tell compelling stories in the San Diego and Imperial County region. Erik joined KPBS in 1996 and currently covers the region’s environment. He has reported on the region’s clean water and air initiatives, beach erosion, the power and water supplies, the restoration of the Salton Sea, and water quality along the coast. In addition, he has reported on endangered species, such as the Giant Panda, the California Condor, and the Clapper Rail.
“I’m always amazed at the way KPBS reaches out and helps make connections in our community,” said Anderson. “KPBS creates an incredible opportunity to help understand what’s happening in our community and how it affects us.”
Erik's work has been honored with national awards that include a Peabody for his collaboration on the radio series “The DNA Files,” Public Radio News Director’s Association Awards and recognition for excellence in beat reporting from the Society of Environmental Journalists. His work has also been recognized by the San Diego Press Club, The Southern California Broadcasters Association, the Society of Professional Journalists, Associated Press, Television-Radio Association of California-Nevada, The Syracuse Press Club, The New York State Associated Press Broadcasters Association, United Press International and others.
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Climate advocacy groups review voting records of city and county. -
Air filtration in modern buildings is not designed to keep people safe from increasingly contagious airborne illnesses, and that probably has to change.
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Recently published work out of Scripps Institution of Oceanography and Columbia University confirms the presence of groundwater under fast-moving ice sheets.
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The California Public Utilities Commission wants to know more about the state's solar marketplace before rewriting net energy metering rules.
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California is a national leader in solar installations, but there are still a large number of homes that could have panels, but do not.
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Computational biology and tools used by geneticists could be changing what researchers know about the ocean’s delicate food web.
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Gina Champion-Cain, founder and former CEO of American National Investments, was charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission last summer with taking millions from investors and telling them the money would be used to support loans for people seeking California liquor licenses. Instead, she used the money for personal expenses, to fund her other businesses or to pay back other investors, prosecutors said.
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Cal Fire is on the scene of a brush fire in Ramona. Officials have issued evacuation orders for surrounding areas.
