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The Tijuana River flows throughout the U.S.-Mexico border region in San Diego. / File photo by Adriana Heldiz

Science/Environment

Could the Tijuana River Help Get Arizona More Water?

by MacKenzie Elmer June 8, 2026June 17, 2026

An Arizona financing authority wants to invest in projects that help the state draw more water off the Colorado River.

Water

Trump Official Shares Vision of Desal Plants Lining California Coast

by MacKenzie Elmer June 3, 2026June 4, 2026

Teresa Morse sticks her hand under the faucet in her bathroom in Golden Hill on March 10, 2023. Morse says it can take several minutes to get warm water.

Water

Environment Report: San Diego ‘Better Have My Money’

by MacKenzie Elmer September 29, 2025September 30, 2025

Science/Environment

Environment Report: How to Prevent Monarchs from Going Extinct

by MacKenzie Elmer July 21, 2025July 21, 2025

Science/Environment

Environment Report: How to Keep Your House From Burning Down

by MacKenzie Elmer February 3, 2025February 5, 2025

A green bin filled with yard waste on Jan. 18, 2023. / Ariana Drehsler

Science/Environment

Environment Report: Compostable Bags Still Not Compostable

by MacKenzie Elmer January 13, 2025January 13, 2025

public restroom in Mission Bay

Environment Report

Environment Report: San Diegans Are Pissed They Have Nowhere to Pee

by MacKenzie Elmer December 2, 2024December 2, 2024

Science/Environment

Environment Report: Vargas Protecting Her TJ River Parks Project from Superfund Label

by MacKenzie Elmer November 18, 2024November 18, 2024

Science/Environment

After Battery Fire, Evacuations, Agencies Try to Quell Online Anxiety

by MacKenzie Elmer September 9, 2024September 10, 2024

The waste collector stands in front of a new waste bin in Grant Hill on Jan. 19, 2023.

Environment Report

Environment Report: ‘Compostable’ Bag Likely Not What It Claims to Be

by MacKenzie Elmer September 9, 2024September 9, 2024