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.

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.
Environment

California Leading Push For Renewable Power

Erik Anderson

A new report finds California made remarkable progress in boosting reliance on renewable energy in the past decade.
KPBS Midday Edition

Homeowners Who Avoid Wildfire Damage Can Find Themselves In New Flood Zone

Alex Hager / Aspen Public Radio

Major wildfires have burned through the Western U.S. in 2020, breaking records for their scale and damage. Even after firefighters calm the immediate effects, those who live nearby face a serious increase in the threat of flooding.
KPBS Midday Edition

In Yellowstone, America’s 'First Water Park,' Decades-Old Blaze Marked Start Of Megafire Era

Robyn Vincent / KHOL

The wildfires ushered in a chapter of massive, frequent blazes as well as a new understanding of the ecological process.
Environment

Roundtable: California's Most Expensive Ballot Measure

Bennett Lacy

Mark Sauer

Major money fuels California's Prop 22, how San Diego's Measure E could impact the city's climate plan, and the partisan battle for control of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors.