Tammy Murga
Environment ReporterTammy Murga is the environment reporter at KPBS.
Before joining KPBS, she reported on San Diego County’s South County region for The San Diego Union-Tribune. Tammy has built her career covering communities across California, documenting recovery efforts after devastating Northern California wildfires, the resilience of youth following a deadly school shooting in Southern California and the ways business owners adapted amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Her reporting has been recognized by the California News Publishers Association and the San Diego Society of Professional Journalists.
In 2024, she was selected as a Data Fellow with the University of Southern California’s Center for Health Journalism, where she investigated the environmental and health impacts of cross-border pollution on children. Tammy has a background in journalism and new media, and graduated from Mount Saint Mary’s University in Los Angeles.
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KPBS Midday EditionThe city of San Diego is suing the federal government over the construction of fencing on city-owned property along the U.S.-Mexico border. We discuss the details. -
'We need to be looking at real water systems': SDSU's new lab to center research on water managementSDSU broke ground on the One Water Laboratory in Mission Valley and expects to have it completed by summer. -
The National Weather Service predicts up to 2.5 inches of rain by Christmas Day. -
State Sen. Steve Padilla introduced Senate Bill 58 to update the threshold, which has remained unchanged since 1969. -
Congress members and faith leaders said the Ukrainian woman’s experience is consistent with what they have witnessed at the San Diego federal building. -
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors approved a plan Tuesday to explore partnering with national laboratories that are developing ways to recycle nuclear waste safely.
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