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The San Diego Union-Tribune - Environment

Developer of Massachusetts offshore wind farm sues to stop turbine manufacturer from walking away

7 hours ago

Worsening ocean heat waves are 'supercharging' hurricane damage, study finds

12 hours ago

Climate change is outpacing evolution. Scientists are using DNA to catch up

14 hours ago

Trump administration proposes gutting rules targeting coal plant ash that threatens groundwater

1 day ago

Ocean protections clash with mining pressure in Indonesia's most diverse marine ecosystem

1 day ago

As Trump throws lifeline to coal plants, critics warn of higher costs and health risks

1 day ago

States are struggling to meet their clean energy goals. Data centers are to blame

1 day ago

For second time, Trump seeks to eliminate federal funding for tribal colleges and universities

1 day ago

Iran war puts focus on petrochemicals used in numerous products and a driver of climate change

1 day ago

'Climate change is kicking our butts.' March smashes heat records for continental US

1 day ago

Zeldin tells climate skeptics to 'celebrate vindication' after repeal of baseline climate rule

2 days ago

From digging coal to selling noodles? China's mining workers face change

4 days ago

Trump administration to rejoin offshore drilling agencies separated after 2010 Gulf oil spill

7 days ago

California's last nuclear power plant gets a 20-year extension from federal regulators

8 days ago

What to know about the battle over lawsuits alleging that Roundup weedkiller can cause cancer

8 days ago

EPA moves to designate microplastics and pharmaceuticals as contaminants in drinking water

8 days ago

San Diego Zoo, Safari Park secure accreditation by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums

9 days ago

Interim executive director wins permanent spot leading Safari Park

9 days ago

Activist's group accused of 'terrorist attack' in collision with Antarctic krill trawler

9 days ago

Nevada lithium mine clears major hurdle despite conservationists' worries for rare wildflower

9 days ago

What you need to know about desalination, a growing source of drinking water

9 days ago

Record low Colorado mountain snow won't bode well for water in the drought-stricken West

9 days ago

Warming winters lead to more nitrate pollution in the drinking water near farms

9 days ago

Trump plans to move Forest Service headquarters to Utah and shutter research sites

9 days ago

Environmental groups accuse Mexico of lying about origins of oil spill in the Gulf

9 days ago

Things to know about Rice's whale, a rare species at risk from Trump plans for more Gulf drilling

10 days ago

Trump officials exempt oil and gas drilling in the Gulf from endangered species rules

10 days ago

EPA watchdog finds nation's most contaminated sites are vulnerable to flooding, wildfires

11 days ago

If the giant sequoia is dying out, why are there tens of thousands of seedlings and saplings?

12 days ago

Gulf of Mexico oil spill spread hundreds of miles, killed wildlife and polluted Mexican reserves

14 days ago

AI's arrival complicates Big Tech climate goals, and some worry it's locking in more fossil fuels

14 days ago

Judge won't block meeting that could exempt Gulf drilling from Endangered Species Act

14 days ago

The sea beneath Arctic and Antarctic ice holds many secrets. These scientists dive deep to find out

14 days ago

Arctic sea ice hits lowest winter level as unprecedented heat hits smashes records all over Earth

14 days ago

Trump administration seeks Endangered Species Act exemption for oil, gas projects in Gulf

15 days ago

Trump is forcing coal plants to stay open. It could cost customers billions

15 days ago

Iran war's environmental toll could leave damage and health risks for decades, experts say

15 days ago

Sewage spill closes Dog Beach, multiple traffic lanes in Ocean Beach

16 days ago

EPA approves sale of higher ethanol fuel to try to lower gas prices

16 days ago

Bear cubs found under L.A. County home taken to Ramona Wildlife Center

17 days ago

The ferocity of the downpour that brought the latest Hawaii flooding surprised even meteorologists

17 days ago

Trump administration's $1B deal to stop offshore wind shows an evolution in its anti-wind strategy

17 days ago

Bike and walking trails lose hundreds of millions under Trump

17 days ago

Here's how to recycle those old laptops, iPhones and earbuds lying around

17 days ago

Asia boosts coal use as Iran war squeezes global LNG supplies

17 days ago

Record-smashing heat continues: 'Basically the entire U.S. is going to be hot'

18 days ago

Trump administration to pay French company $1B to walk away from US offshore wind leases

18 days ago

Changes to California's Cap-and-Invest program are freaking out refiners ... and a few Democrats

19 days ago

Uganda reintroduces rhinos into a protected area where they have been extinct since 1983

21 days ago

Energy fallout from Iran war signals a global wake-up call for renewable energy

21 days ago

Records shattered as summer heat hits Southwest in March; 'This is what climate change looks like'

21 days ago

Cheaper water ahead? San Diego County Water Authority inks landmark water deal with Riverside County.

22 days ago

Two dozen states, 10 cities sue EPA over repeal of 'endangerment' finding central to climate fight

22 days ago

American Airlines and Google say AI helped airplanes reduce contrails that trap heat

22 days ago

Temperature records set Wednesday in nine San Diego communities as heat wave intensifies

23 days ago

Nebraska wildfire fight drags into day 7 as winds ease, but danger still looms

23 days ago

Decades after a Florida canal project was abandoned, advocates are trying to reunite 3 rivers

23 days ago

Four cheetah cubs recently welcomed at San Diego Zoo Safari Park

23 days ago

San Diego County's heat wave is making rattlesnakes more active and visible

23 days ago

Apache women seek court intervention as federal land is turned over for copper mining

24 days ago

As winters warm, falling through the ice is becoming more common — and deadly

24 days ago

Mezcal's popularity is booming in the US. That comes with a growing environmental cost in Mexico

25 days ago

When gas prices go up, changing the way you drive can stretch your fuel just a bit farther

25 days ago

Raucous bird tornado touches down as snow geese make annual flight to Arctic

28 days ago

All but 2 of Austria's 96 glaciers have retreated over last 2 years

28 days ago

Paralympians ski in shorts and T-shirts, and some ask: Shouldn't these Games be earlier?

28 days ago

Trump administration sues California over the state's nation-leading vehicle-emission rules

29 days ago

Drivers wonder if they should go electric as the war spikes gas prices

29 days ago

San Diego chamber releases binational roadmap for Tijuana River sewage crisis

30 days ago

King penguins are the rare species benefiting from a warming world. But that could change

30 days ago

Wildflowers are blooming in the driest place in North America — but not for long

1 month ago

For frigid East it may be hard to fathom, but the US had its second-warmest winter on record

1 month ago

As Iran war shakes energy system, some see powerful argument for renewable energy

1 month ago

Carlsbad hub proposed for undersea data cable between U.S. and Australia

1 month ago

Contractor, residents push for Carlsbad-Oceanside lagoon restoration

1 month ago

Rat lungworm found in San Diego opossums, rats and zoo animal

1 month ago

Heat waves that spark damaging droughts are happening more frequently, study finds

1 month ago

Maine's catch of lobster declines again as high costs and climate change impact industry

1 month ago

Citrus greening disease found in Ramona

1 month ago

Safari Park visitors get first look at Elephant Valley: 'This is history'

1 month ago

Millions of Americans under threat of tornadoes as spring storm season kicks in early in the US

1 month ago

The sea is higher than we thought and millions more are at risk, study finds

1 month ago

'It's too warm': Greenland's fishermen are under threat from climate change

1 month ago

After years of construction, Safari Park's massive new elephant habitat is opening

1 month ago

Escondido Conservancy: 35 years preserving a watershed

1 month ago

With only 3 women left, an Amazon tribe faced extinction. An unexpected birth now brings hope

1 month ago

Feds kick off analysis of expanding offshore drilling in California

1 month ago

San Diego inks $112M deal to retrofit 40 city buildings, 40,000 streetlights

1 month ago

Shrinking North American bird population is getting worse faster. Experts blame agriculture, warming

1 month ago

Offshore wind triumphs over Trump in court, but future projects face delays

1 month ago

Judge orders changes to Columbia and Snake river dam operations to help 'disappearing' salmon

1 month ago

Court throws out judgment blaming Montana asbestos deaths on BNSF railroad

1 month ago

Maui's famed banyan tree still 'in the ICU'

1 month ago

Supreme Court agrees to hear from oil and gas companies trying to block climate change lawsuits

1 month ago

The American-made hemp shirt experiment

1 month ago

Hundreds of San Diego County schools, parks and care facilities are near potentially dangerous oil wells, data show

1 month ago

Scientists change how El Niño is labeled to keep up with spike in temperature

1 month ago

Trump administration eliminates reservations at Yosemite National Park this summer

1 month ago

Organizers of the Winter Games made clean energy a priority. Here's how they did it

1 month ago

Trump administration eases limits on coal plants for emitting mercury, other toxins

1 month ago