Erik Anderson
KPBS San Diego
San Diego, CA, United States
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San Diego scientists identify new fish species 6,000 feet under the sea
Researchers at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography have helped identify a previously unknown species of fish. → Read More
Climate change may be increasing the use of pesticides
California farmers use pesticides more often than the rest of the country and climate change could be making the chemicals less effective. → Read More
Faster ocean currents linked to warmer ocean
San Diego based scientists are part of a team that explains why the planet’s ocean currents are speeding up and what the implications are. → Read More
Uncertainty clouds future of California’s solar marketplace
California regulators are still mulling over changes to the state’s solar market three months after their first effort at reform was shut down. → Read More
Federal Officials Say Election Day Was Routine In San Diego
Federal officials got a few calls but saw no problems with local elections. → Read More
San Diego May Not See Fast Rebound Of Air Travel
San Diego's tourist industry may suffer for a long time before air travel returns to normal. → Read More
San Diego Airport Business Grounded By Coronavirus
San Diego’s International Airport is open, but the flying business is taking a beating. → Read More
Measure B Gives Voters A Chance To Approve North County Housing Development
Measure B allows voters to decide whether a housing development gets built north of Escondido. → Read More
Electric Vehicle Sales Slip In California
Alternative fuel vehicle sales dip slightly but boosters say demand remains strong. → Read More
Measure C Asks San Diego Voters To Approve New Hotel Tax
Measure C asks voters to approve a hotel tax hike to pay for a convention center expansion, homelessness and road repairs. → Read More
King Tides Pressure San Diego Coastal Cities
King tides are still pulling ocean levels up along the San Diego coastline. → Read More
Storm Swell, High Tide Soak Imperial Beach
Waves washed over a protective barrier in Imperial Beach Friday as a storm swell combined with a high tide. → Read More
San Diego Rhino Making Transition To New Life In Africa
A rhino, born and raised in San Diego, is adjusting to a new home in Tanzania. → Read More
San Diego Voters Reject SoccerCity Iniative For Mission Valley
The Measure E proposal to redevelop the redevelop the SDCCU Stadium site with a proposed professional soccer stadium was rejected by voters. However, voters appeared to favor a competing proposal called Measure G that could include a new stadium for SDSU football. → Read More
Port Hopes Seaweed Farm Takes Root In San Diego Bay
San Diego Bay is already an economic hub for the region but Port officials think there are ways they can broaden the bay's economic pallet. → Read More
Sea Level Rise Could Sink California Property Values
A new report says California property values along the coast could drop as the level of the ocean rises. The study found more than $15 billion worth of private property is at risk in California over the next 25 years. → Read More
EPA To Ease Back Emissions Standards
Environmental regulators announced on Monday they will ease emissions standards for cars and trucks, saying that a timeline put in place by President Barack Obama was not appropriate and set standards "too high." → Read More
10 Years Later, California Still Reviewing Pesticide That Kills Bees
One decade after beginning a rigorous review, California is still trying to decide how to best regulate powerful insecticides that first hit the market in the mid-1990s. → Read More
San Diego State Might Tap Taxpayer Funds To Expand Into Mission Valley
San Diego State University’s vision to reshape part of Mission Valley into an auxiliary campus is being touted as a $3 billion plan that will not use taxpayer dollars. But the prohibition on public funding is not an ironclad directive. → Read More
A Look At The Incredible Shrinking Salton Sea
California’s largest lake, the Imperial Valley’s Salton Sea, is poised to begin shrinking at unprecedented speed this year. Look at these photos that show you how the lake is changing. → Read More