Climate Change

The urgency of addressing human causes of climate change has long been apparent. To amplify this issue that's paramount to us all, KPBS has launched a Climate Change Desk to step up our coverage of this existential threat including reported stories and interviews with experts and newsmakers.

Public Safety

Roundtable: San Diego's Staggering COVID-19 Surge

Bennett Lacy

Mark Sauer

New efforts to minimize the spread of COVID-19 in San Diego, Amazon's Jeff Bezos donates millions to help local climate change research, and a major development in Mission Valley gets final approval from the city.
KPBS Evening Edition

San Diego County Still Working On Climate Action Plan

Erik Anderson

San Diego County is still trying to develop a climate action plan that allows for housing growth, while protecting the environment, and meets state goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
KPBS Midday Edition

Robotic Floats Will Collect New Data On How Climate Change Is Affecting Our Oceans

Alison St John

Scripps Institution of Oceanography is part of a consortium that will deploy 500 new robotic floats, to collect data about what is going on under the surface of the ocean as the planet warms.
KPBS Evening Edition

San Diego Scientists Hope Plants Can Store A Lot More Carbon

Erik Anderson

Salk Institute researchers hope to make plants much more efficient at catching and storing carbon.
Politics

City Council Approves 'Complete Communities' Housing Plan

Andrew Bowen

Mayor Kevin Faulconer won approval for two changes to city development regulations, aiming to encourage more affordable housing while also creating a new funding stream for bike and pedestrian infrastructure.
Politics

With 'Complete Communities,' Faulconer Pushes One Final Affordable Housing Plan

Andrew Bowen

With only a month left in office, Mayor Kevin Faulconer is hoping to win City Council approval for a plan that aims to incentivize more housing in urban areas while also reducing car travel citywide.
KPBS Midday Edition

The Politics Of Climate Change Largely Set Aside In Pandemic Year

Erik Anderson

A warming climate was a key talking point for national political candidates last year, but then the pandemic happened.
Environment

San Diego Scientists Poised To Deploy New Ocean Monitoring Devices

Erik Anderson

The worlds ocean are going to be more closely monitored thanks to a major National Science Foundation grant.
KPBS Midday Edition

San Diego Scientists Track The Region's Biggest Rainmakers

Erik Anderson

San Diego researchers are using weather balloons to track big storm systems that move through the region.
KPBS Midday Edition

For The West’s Drinking Water, Wildfire Concerns Linger Long After Smoke Clears

Luke Runyon / KUNC

For many communities in the West, the water that flows out of kitchen faucets and bathroom showerheads starts high up in the mountains. This summer’s record-breaking wildfires have reduced some of those headwater forests to burnt trees and heaps of ash.