KPBSClimate Change Climate Change, And Our Response To It, Is Making Life Hard For Desert Tortoises kpbs.org - Luke Runyon/KUER Every time thick, dark rain clouds move over the deserts that surround Las Vegas, there's an anticipatory buzz. Flora and fauna alike begin preparing …
KPBSFossil Fuels Study Shows Coal Plant Shutdowns Save Lives and Crops kpbs.org - Shalina Chatlani U.S. utilities are moving away from coal-fired power plants in favor of natural gas and renewable energy sources. The move reduces greenhouse gas …
KPBSHousing State Lawmakers To Again Consider Controversial Housing Bill kpbs.org - Andrew Bowen California lawmakers Monday revived a hotly contested bill that aims to tackle the state's dual crises of housing scarcity and climate change, …
KPBSClimate Change Roundtable: Top Stories Of 2019 kpbs.org - Bennett Lacy Climate change, immigration, gun violence, politics and affordability dominated the headlines in 2019. On a special year-end edition of KPBS …
KPBSIcon version of the Flipboard logoClimate Change The Good News In The Fight Against Climate Change kpbs.org - Brooke Ruth When climate scientists were asked about bright spots this year in the campaign against climate change, youth movements were often mentioned. One girl …
KPBSClimate Change San Diego Reaches 2020 Climate Goals Two Years Early kpbs.org - Andrew Bowen San Diego reached its 2020 goals of cutting greenhouse gas emissions two years ahead of schedule, according to a city report set to be released …
KPBS 'Our Wild Calling' Examines The Benefits Of Connecting With Animals kpbs.org - Brooke Ruth It's been nearly 15 years since San Diego author Richard Louv coined the term nature-deficit disorder, which inspired a movement to connect children …
KPBS Report: Sea Level Could Rise At Least 7 Feet Along California's Coastline By 2100 kpbs.org - Alison St John A new report from the California Legislative Analyst's Office has some sobering news when it comes to sea level rise. The report found that ocean …
KPBS MTS Leaders Discuss Possibilities For Transit Ballot Measure kpbs.org - Andrew Bowen Metropolitan Transit System leaders Thursday debated what public transit improvements should be part of a tax measure that could end up on the 2020 …
KPBS City: Despite Zero Waste Goal, Miramar Landfill Needs To Be Expanded kpbs.org - Brooke Ruth A plan to allow the city of San Diego's only landfill to pile waste 25 feet higher got a key approval last week. Lisa Wood, principal planner with the …
KPBS California Could See Storm Damages Costing A Billion Dollars Each Year kpbs.org - Erik Anderson Newly published research from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography finds certain storm systems have the potential to cause severe flooding damage …
KPBS Former VP Al Gore Warns Salk Audience Of Rapidly Warming Climate kpbs.org - Erik Anderson Former Vice President Al Gore told a San Diego audience Tuesday that the planet is increasingly showing signs of climate change. Gore did not mince …
KPBSIcon version of the Flipboard logo UN Chief Warns Of ‘Point Of No Return’ On Climate Change kpbs.org - Associated Press U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Sunday that the world’s efforts to stop climate change have been “utterly inadequate” so far and there …
KPBS Scripps Researcher Drills For Planet's Oldest Ice In Antarctica kpbs.org - City News Service Two researchers, including one from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, are in Antarctica in an effort to uncover the planet's …
KPBS How To Reduce Food Waste This Thanksgiving kpbs.org - Brooke Ruth Food is the single largest item disposed of in landfills, amounting to each person tossing an average of 20 pounds of food per month. Many of us are …
KPBS Oysters To Serve As Biological Sensors In San Diego Estuaries kpbs.org - Erik Anderson San Diego researchers will wade into a couple of local estuaries to deliver biological sentinels — oysters equipped with sensors that will monitor …
KPBS After Wet Winter, Why Is Tijuana Running Low On Water? kpbs.org - Max Rivlin-Nadler Water shutoffs aren’t uncommon in the growing cities of Tijuana and Rosarito. But they’re rarely announced beforehand, and they’re often isolated to …
KPBS Roundtable: Alarming Rate Of Law Enforcement Officers With Criminal Records kpbs.org - Aly Sadik A collaborative investigation by dozens of California news organizations finds an alarming rate of law enforcement officers with criminal …
KPBSIcon version of the Flipboard logo California Gets Good Marks Planning For Sea-Level Rise kpbs.org - Erik Anderson California got an A-grade for its efforts to protect the state’s beaches in the latest coastal survey from the California-based Heal The Bay …
KPBS California Coastkeeper Alliance Releases Climate Change Plan For Coastal Areas kpbs.org - City News Service The California Coastkeeper Alliance released its Ocean Climate Resiliency Action Plan Wednesday, a roadmap to mitigate the effects of climate change …
KPBS Climate Activists Cast Shade On San Diego's Ambitious Tree Planting Efforts kpbs.org - Erik Anderson The city of San Diego’s climate action plan hopes to soften the impact of climate change by tripling the city’s tree canopy. But an ambitious …
KPBS San Diego Climate Researcher Joins Thousands Of Scientists In Declaring A 'Climate Emergency' kpbs.org - Brooke Ruth More than 11,000 climate scientists signed a declaration this week calling climate change an "emergency" and urging the need for new ways to measure …
KPBS State Officials Praise SANDAG's Housing Plan kpbs.org - Andrew Bowen State housing officials have given high marks to the San Diego Association of Governments for the planning agency's proposal to require more housing …
KPBS San Diego Catholic Leaders Get Grim Picture On Climate Change From Scripps Scientist kpbs.org - Erik Anderson Members of San Diego’s Catholic community gathered at the San Diego Diocese headquarters building last Wednesday to hear about global warming from a …
KPBS Roundtable: Wildfires Burn Across California And Northern Baja kpbs.org - Bennett Lacy It was another dangerous week for fire conditions. Several deaths are linked to wildfires in Baja California, including parts of Rosarito. Major …
KPBS San Diego Regional Energy Agency Holds Inaugural Board Meeting kpbs.org - Andrew Bowen Elected officials from San Diego, La Mesa, Encinitas, Chula Vista and Imperial Beach held the inaugural meeting of a new government agency that aims …
KPBS San Diego Nonprofit Helps Grandparents Join The Fight Against Climate Change kpbs.org - Brooke Ruth When David and Peg Engel became grandparents after the birth of their granddaughter, Violet, they decided it was time to take a stand. "We wanted to …
KPBS Making Equity A Central Part Of 'San Diego Green New Deal' kpbs.org - Brooke Ruth As California experiences weather extremes, one organization is asking how San Diego can center equity when addressing climate change? That is the …
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