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The San Diego Union-Tribune - Environment

'Doomsday' glacier set to melt faster, swell seas as world heats up

3 hours ago

Red and blue states have big climate plans. The election could upend them

4 hours ago

Big battery storage project in Poway gets the final OK

2 days ago

Citrus quarantine declared in Fallbrook

2 days ago

All-electric cranes lifting cargo at the Port of San Diego

2 days ago

'Biggest environmental victory': After more than a decade in limbo, San Diego County has a new climate plan

6 days ago

A microgrid project at Viejas gets a macro boost

6 days ago

San Diego County air pollution officers to develop alert system for noxious sewage odors

7 days ago

Imperial Beach residents file class-action lawsuit against company co-running treatment plant

8 days ago

County votes to support state lawsuit against oil companies

9 days ago

County sends hazmat team to investigate report of new toxic gas in Tijuana River Valley

10 days ago

Researchers studying sewage crisis pull out of South County amid reported high levels of sewer gas

13 days ago

Otay Mesa East border crossing to make billions in toll revenue. Should some of it go to fix sewage crisis?

14 days ago

CDC to lead investigation into health impacts of sewage crisis on community

15 days ago

A troubling milestone for U.S.-Mexico border region: 1,000 days without clean ocean water

15 days ago

Legislature unanimously approves resolution urging federal government to declare sewage crisis an emergency

16 days ago

'Nowhere is safe': Imperial Beach rallies to demand quicker fix to sewage crisis

19 days ago

Federal agency says sewage odors aren't its fault. Local air pollution officers disagree.

20 days ago

San Diego Congress members want the State Dept. to do more to stop record-breaking Tijuana pollution

21 days ago

Nine rescued coyote pups released into wild near Julian

24 days ago

Nonprofit hosts beach cleanup where protecting wild animals is the focus

25 days ago

Pollutants were found in the warehouse that could be a giant homeless shelter. Is that a deal breaker?

26 days ago

As Tijuana sewage keeps spilling over border, federal agency OKs repair and expansion contract for aging plant

29 days ago

Snorkelers found a rare deep-sea fish off La Jolla. It took 'a community effort' to haul it to shore to study.

1 month ago

Federal agency hit with notice of violation due to foul odors following sewage spill

1 month ago

'Your Herculean efforts fall short:' State scolds IBWC for not fixing sewage treatment plant

1 month ago

Turning California's oil fields into energy storage sites

1 month ago

Elegant terns make their home at small Mission Bay island

1 month ago

SeaWorld works to save walrus calf found by Alaskan hunters

1 month ago

Haven, Fox Point Farms' zero-waste restaurant, to open Saturday in Encinitas

1 month ago

An enthusiastic welcome for San Diego Zoo's giant pandas. 'It's worth the wait.'

1 month ago

How to see the return of the giant pandas at the San Diego Zoo

1 month ago

Panda fans, rejoice: San Diego Zoo's Yuan Chuan and Xin Bao go on public view Thursday

1 month ago

CDC determining ways to help address health effects of border sewage crisis

1 month ago

Where do used mattresses go? This San Diego program has answers

1 month ago

New marine protections could help wildlife thrive — but also squeeze San Diego fishermen

1 month ago

All air monitors have yet to be deployed. Here's what one from San Ysidro is showing about foul sewage odors

1 month ago

Affected by Tijuana sewage odors? Here's how to enter county's drawing for a free air purifier

1 month ago

A pair of reports show utility bills will keep going up in San Diego — and across California

1 month ago

'Cool and weird-looking' plankton show up in La Jolla waters

1 month ago

Innovative San Ysidro center will provide refuge from wildfires, heat waves and power outages

1 month ago

Should California's Legislature jump into the debate about nuclear waste at San Onofre?

1 month ago

Sewage is not the only problem for Tijuana River Valley

1 month ago

With a sweeping blueprint for its future, San Diego acknowledges the lasting imprint of segregation — and seeks to reverse it

1 month ago

San Diego flood prevention tax measure won't appear on November ballot

2 months ago

San Diego's long-awaited panda duo will make their public debut next month

2 months ago

California's dirtiest beaches? Six local ones are among the state's 10 worst, report says

2 months ago

Tijuana River sewage flows last year broke all records since 2000. It's on track to do it again.

2 months ago

Winston, a beloved ailing gorilla at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, dies at 52

2 months ago

DNA tests confirm shark that bit Del Mar swimmer was juvenile white shark

2 months ago

La Jolla leaders want action to deter or remove sea lions at The Cove

2 months ago

Chula Vista is updating its climate goals. Here's how to give your input

2 months ago

Panda pair 'acclimating' to new home at San Diego Zoo

2 months ago

For years, these neighbors fought plans for a fire station. Their new worry? Floods.

2 months ago

County, state formally request epidemiologic assistance from CDC to tackle sewage crisis health impacts

2 months ago

California's gas tax just went up. So has the bickering.

2 months ago

Long-awaited pandas arrive safely in San Diego

2 months ago

What it means for the Supreme Court to throw out Chevron decision, undercutting federal regulators

2 months ago

Pandas will head to San Diego after a 'farewell ceremony' in China

2 months ago

Michael Smolens: As fire season heats up, so do controversial efforts to prepare for it

2 months ago

After year of rehab, Gigi the green sea turtle is healthy and home in San Diego Bay

2 months ago

An energy bill boosting nuclear power heading to Biden's desk

2 months ago

County to consider expanding efforts to investigate sewage crisis impacts on public health

3 months ago

San Diego gets $37 million to upgrade stormwater infrastructure

3 months ago

San Diego City Council shoots down effort to put municipal utility on the November ballot

3 months ago

Escondido Creek Conservancy

3 months ago

Imperial Beach awarded $848K for its plan to address sea-level rise

3 months ago

From tomato fields to tidal wetlands: Milestone reached for San Dieguito Lagoon restoration

3 months ago

'Off track': San Diego County cities aren't making enough progress on climate goals, report finds

3 months ago

San Diego Community adds new price options, including one offering utility customers lower rates

3 months ago

Sand from Agua Hedionda Lagoon to hit Carlsbad beaches this fall

3 months ago

San Diego County to purchase air purifiers for South Bay communities impacted by sewer gas

3 months ago

The question of creating a municipal utility within the city of San Diego heads to City Council

3 months ago

Preparing for pandas: Renovated habitat spaces ready as San Diego Zoo awaits final approval

3 months ago

The trouble with nurdles, the plastic pollution you may not know about

3 months ago

Dredging resumes at Oceanside harbor, sand spreading south of city's pier

3 months ago

NASA gives UCSD $10 million to develop ideas for using satellites to scrutinize Earth's changing climate

3 months ago

From earthquakes to early humans to the tiniest wildlife in local canyons, here's what 10 San Diego researchers are studying - and where

3 months ago

San Diego's unusual deal to settle asbestos violations? Planting thousands of trees

3 months ago

At Three Sisters Falls, new trail amenities and Kumeyaay name aim to help 'revive the narrative of the land'

3 months ago

Dredging to resume next week at Oceanside harbor

3 months ago

Beacon's Beach trail in Encinitas reopens in time for holiday weekend

3 months ago

Two orphaned Black bears released back into wild after rehabilitation by San Diego Humane Society

3 months ago

County formally asks state to petition CDC to investigate cross-border sewage crisis and its impact on public health

3 months ago

Botanists are scouring the US-Mexico border to document a forgotten ecosystem split by a giant wall

3 months ago

Happy bee day

3 months ago

They're getting sick because of the cross-border sewage crisis. This committee aims to prove it.

3 months ago

Equipment trouble suspends Oceanside harbor dredging and beach replenishment

3 months ago

New plaque at La Jolla's Scripps Park honors Bottom Scratchers dive club

3 months ago

Port of San Diego commits millions more to combat industrial impacts in Barrio Logan, National City

3 months ago

San Diego just OK'd a sweeping plan to remake northeast Mission Bay. Does anybody like it?

3 months ago

Group fails to collect required signatures for SDG&E ballot measure but has another plan to oust utility

3 months ago

Biden signs ban on imports of Russian nuclear reactor fuel

3 months ago

The plan to transform Mission Bay is moving forward, questions and all. To advocates of one sport, they're existential.

3 months ago

For the imperiled coastal rail line, Del Mar seawalls are 'imperative.' For locals, they're 'the construction zone from hell.'

3 months ago

Sewage stench is back and people want to know what they're breathing. Why aren't promised air monitors online?

3 months ago

Surfrider Foundation launches petition asking state, military to keep public access to San Onofre beach

3 months ago

Twice as many trains? A new border express bus? Big San Diego transit plans in doubt due to state budget woes

3 months ago

SDG&E made $223M in profits in first quarter, down $35M from last year

3 months ago

Commissioner Giner's mission: remove the obstacles keeping San Diego from resolving the border sewage crisis

3 months ago