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KPBS Midday EditionMuch to the dismay of beach lovers, San Diego beaches are not so sandy any more. King tides and El Niño have made them more pebbly than ever. SANDAG has spent millions trying to stem this tide. Is it worth it? -
Sea cliffs have crumbled and several beaches in North County have eroded down to pebbles by high tides and El Niño storms. This winter may reveal how expensive it would be to preserve San Diego beaches as sea levels rise. -
KPBS Midday EditionSeveral North County cities and the city of San Diego are considering switching to an alternative energy program that would give them the power to choose where their electricity comes from. -
KPBS Midday EditionPromises of “stored value” feature remain unfulfilled -
Four California state senators are announcing on Monday a package of legislation aimed at some of the shortcomings they say are already known to have contributed to the blowout. -
How the city of San Diego will reach its 100 percent renewable energy goal remains an open question that could generate political battles over who controls the city’s energy in the years ahead. -
California's punishing drought had a major role in raising the nation's average temperature to a near-record level last year. -
Sensors buried in the beach can tell researchers how the sand and ocean behave in El Niño storms and give them insight into what might happen to coastal communities when sea levels rise. -
KPBS Midday EditionIn October, 67,000 pounds of climate-changing methane gas began spewing into the air each hour from a gas storage field near Los Angeles. Work on a relief well is on schedule, and SoCalGas is working on a plan to capture the methane. -
A request from San Diego Gas & Electric to lobby on the alternative energy program community choice aggregation has been suspended for up to four months.
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