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Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to charge California water customers up to $10 per month to help clean up contaminated water in low-income and rural areas, but he will face resistance from some legislative Democrats hesitant to impose new taxes. -
KPBS Midday EditionSeven states that rely on a major waterway in the U.S. West have finished a yearslong effort to create a plan to protect the Colorado River amid a prolonged drought, the federal government declared Tuesday. -
KPBS Midday EditionCalifornia's largest lake is shrinking, and while the state has promised to manage the Salton Sea, those management efforts are lagging. -
KPBS Midday EditionCalifornia’s largest lake continues to recede but state efforts to manage the retreat remain largely unfunded. -
KPBS Roundtable Host Mark Sauer checks in with Alex Tardy from the National Weather Service to talk about the weather science behind the desert bloom in Anza-Borrego. -
KPBS Midday EditionThe desert town of Borrego Springs relies heavily on tourism but it's facing dramatic cuts in water usage in the coming years. -
KPBS Midday EditionIt's been a big rain year for San Diego County, and that got a Midday Edition listener wondering about the impact on the county's reservoirs. Here's the answer. -
Oceanographer Walter Munk has had a huge impact on his chosen science, and his work helps locals enjoy the San Diego surf. -
The San Diego County Water Authority general manager decides to retire after more than two decades in charge of the region's water supplier. -
San Diego researchers have developed a new weather forecasting tool that will give them a better idea of the impact of incoming storm systems.
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