-
A new study from NASA reinforces the idea that droughts are getting worse and possibly more frequent in the Western U.S. -
There are about 20,000 acres of exposed lakebed on California’s largest lake, the Salton Sea. The dust created from the dry lakebed is expected to make the area’s already high asthma rate even higher. -
The environmental impact report for phase one of the Pure Water project was unanimously adopted by the City Council Tuesday. -
Oil and gas companies drilling in state waters off Southern California violated regulations nearly 400 times in the past three years, according to a report being released Wednesday by an environmental group. -
San Diego County residents could be facing significantly higher water bills if a Sacramento Delta tunnel project moves forward. -
Northern California is bracing for a major spring storm that is expected to dump several inches of rain on burn-scarred areas of wine country and could present the first test of the partially repaired spillway at the nation's tallest dam. -
The plan for two water tunnels under the Sacramento Delta is dead, but the replacement plan with only one tunnel may be more expensive for local water users. -
The city of San Diego said they have been looking to buy a new water-meter testing machine since 2014. They spent $400,000 to get one after people complained of high water bills. -
Storms hitting at the end of California's rainy season have eased the state's plunge back into drought. -
KPBS Midday EditionMexico is pledging to spend $4.3 million to clean the Tijuana river channel after two California cities sued a U.S. agency over the decades-old problem of sewage fouling U.S. wetlands and beaches.
RELATED STORIES
Sign up for our newsletters!
Keep up with all the latest news, arts and culture, and TV highlights from KPBS.
- San Diego is building a lot of homes in its most walkable neighborhoods
- City Council clears way for tiered parking rates at San Diego Zoo
- San Diego to pay $875K to man shot with police bean bag rounds and bitten by K-9
- Oceanside city council approves new tenant protections, rejects rent control
- San Diego class-action suit says ICE courthouse arrests are illegal