Environment

19+ hour, 33+ min ago   (619+ words) A “monumental accomplishment” has been reached in the process of repairing a set of beach access stairs at Whale View Point, with a start date finally in sight. After years of planning, work on the staircase is slated to begin…...

21+ hour, 28+ min ago   (280+ words) (KTLA) – Three blue-eyed mountain lion kittens have been discovered in the hills of Southern California, offering a hopeful glimpse into the future of a cougar population threatened by habitat loss and urban development. National Park Service biologists recently located the…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (289+ words) San Diego's waters have been putting on a glowing show again. Reports over the past week describe neon-blue bioluminescence rippling through Mission Bay, especially around Sail Bay and Ski Beach Park. The transformation happens only when something stirs the water....

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (963+ words) San Diego restaurants face sewer and environmental concerns from FOG, highlighting proper grease handling, collection Unregulated Grease Discharge From San Diego Restaurants Raises Environmental Concern for Waterways and Sewers San Diego restaurants face sewer and environmental concerns from FOG, highlighting…...

1+ week, 13+ hour ago   (1046+ words) San Diego Climate Week, a collection of grassroots and sponsored events all related to the environment, saw several events canceled this week amid a sweltering heat wave that is breaking records for local fall temperatures. “The irony wasn’t lost on…...

1+ week, 17+ hour ago   (641+ words) By Tammy Murga / kpbs / Oct. 2, 2026 A bright yellow circle slowly formed in the water at Glorietta Bay Park in Coronado on Thursday afternoon. They were surfers, clean water advocates and community members on surfboards, paddleboards and kayaks. Except they weren’t…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (240+ words) The Solana Beach City Council unanimously voted Sept. 30 to approve the first reading of an ordinance that updates the city’s single-use plastics regulations for food service. According to a council agenda report, the proposed ordinance would specify that all compostable…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (417+ words) Paddle out for clean water The opening ceremony of San Diego Climate Week began with a paddle out in Glorietta Bay at 4 p.m. on Oct. 1. Approximately 65 paddle boarders, swimmers, kayakers, and surfers — many wearing hazmat suits — formed a circle in the…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (317+ words) Once the most populous amphibians in their mountain habitat, a myriad of threats have pummeled the mountain yellow-legged frog’s numbers. California’s Sierra Nevada mountains are breathtaking. Which makes the job of conservationists all the more gratifying as they hike miles…...

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