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.

KPBS Evening Edition

Business Report: SeaWorld's New Leadership

Bennett Lacy

SeaWorld's New CEO, GM's All-Electric Future, and the Trump administration eases up on payday lenders.
KPBS Midday Edition

San Diego Bike Advisory Board Bids Farewell

Andrew Bowen

San Diego's Bicycle Advisory Board held its final meeting last month after the City Council voted to dissolve the board and replace it with a new "Mobility Advisory Board." KPBS spoke with the former chairman about what the board accomplished.
Environment

New Tool Helps Forecasters Measure Systems Carrying Rain

Erik Anderson

San Diego researchers have developed a new weather forecasting tool that will give them a better idea of the impact of incoming storm systems.
Environment

California Backs Imperial Beach Climate Change Lawsuit

Erik Anderson

California is asking to keep an Imperial Beach climate change lawsuit against the oil industry in state court.
Environment

Southern California Santa Ana Wind Events May Become Concentrated In Winter

Erik Anderson

The season for Santa Ana winds may be shrinking, but the risk of dangerous wildfires remains.
KPBS Midday Edition

Scripps Institution Scientists Study Imperial Beach As Sea Level Rises

Erik Anderson

San Diego scientists are spending more time in Imperial Beach these days, because the coastal community could be a canary for sea level rise.
KPBS Midday Edition

Hurricane Florence Repairs At Camp Lejeune Will Cost Billions, And More Big Storms Are Likely

Jay Price / American Homefront

The Marine Corps says Camp Lejeune, N.C. needs $3.6 billion in repairs, as scientists warn climate change will lead to more big storms and affect military readiness.
Environment

Roundtable: Ecological Crisis At Border

Pat Finn

Mark Sauer

With every rainstorm, more sewage and plastic trash flows into the U.S. from Mexico fouling beaches and wetlands. A church wants to build a high-rise in Banker's Hill. Neighbors say it's too high. And the NRC is looking into whether Edison can continue to move around nuclear waste at San Onofre.
KPBS Midday Edition

King Tides Pressure San Diego Coastal Cities

Erik Anderson

King tides are still pulling ocean levels up along the San Diego coastline.
KPBS Midday Edition

Sunrise Movement Youth Organizing To Stop U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Megan Burke

Mark Sauer

Thanks in part to the efforts of the Sunrise Movement, young voters surged to the polls for the midterm elections. They backed Democrats by more than a 2-to-1 margin and helped flip the U.S. House of Representatives.