El Capitán State Beach lies approximately 20 miles west of Santa Barbara in Goleta, making it just far enough off the beaten path to deter the casual beach-goer but close enough for a perfectly ...

Reps. Vargas and Peters have requested $45 million in funding to help battle the sewage crisis. The full house still needs to vote on the funding before it's approved.

The Pathogen Forecast Model launched this week by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego looks five days ahead at weather, tides, waves and river flows to calculate ocean water ...

You can’t beat time on the water during the summer months, but the city of Sacramento is encouraging boaters in particular to be mindful of the impact their actions have when they're out recreating.

Federal actions like the 1970 Clean Air Act and the 1972 Clean Water Act helped regulate water and air pollution.

Scientists at UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography present a new tool the public can use to understand sewage ...

Southern California can keep a landmark rule that’s meant to spur the electrification of certain boilers and water heaters ...

Water bills are climbing as utilities clean up a chemical made infamous in “Erin Brockovich.” Should lawmakers give them cover as work continues?

Plastic waste is ubiquitous – from empty water bottles to grocery bags, the detritus litters beaches, parks and roadways.

Cal Am, in documents filed with the CPUC, argues there won’t be enough water unless it can build its desalination plant.

Imagine being able to check the likelihood of ocean pollution the same way you check the weather.

Beaches on San Diego’s south coast have been closed countless times by sewage discharge in the Tijuana River Valley. Now ...