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State officials are warning that two dry winters could have an impact on the amount of water that can be delivered from the Sacramento Delta, but local supplies appear to be adequate. -
KPBS Midday EditionA recent city audit suggests that outdated methods and staffing concerns are the key reasons behind a failure to properly identify polluters. -
KPBS Midday EditionAn altercation between conservationists and fishermen in a marine refuge for the vaquita porpoise resulted in the death of a Mexican fisherman. Now, lawmakers are considering ending protections for the critically endangered porpoise. -
KPBS Midday EditionEfforts to improve the environment around the Salton Sea were widely expected to begin at Red Hill Bay in 2015. But progress stalled and air pollution officials may determine the project’s fate. -
KPBS Midday EditionArtificial tide pools may help keep rising sea levels from flooding the land around San Diego Bay. -
Legislation in Utah is raising concerns as seven Western states prepare to negotiate how to sustain a river that supplies 40 million people and a massive agricultural industry. The states share in the realization that they likely won't get what they were promised from the Colorado River a century ago. -
Antarctic ice may be piling up on the western edge of the continent because climate change is helping atmospheric rivers deliver moisture there. -
A bill aimed at addressing pollution along the U.S.-Mexico border and improving water quality in the Tijuana and New rivers was introduced Wednesday. -
State water authorities say California will likely face a critically dry year with much less runoff from the Sierra Nevada snowpack than normal and reservoirs that already are showing the impact of winter precipitation that is well below average. -
KPBS Midday EditionState officials hope a restoration project along the southern edge of the Salton Sea steers the region away from an ecological and public health disaster.
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