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The San Diego Union-Tribune - Environment

Pets contribute to greenhouse gases like us. Here's how to reduce their carbon pawprint

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Trump's energy secretary slams UN climate conference in Brazil, where US absence is glaring

2 days ago

Crews are working to fix Alaska Native villages devastated by flooding. But will residents return?

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World leaders gather for second day in Brazil, seeking solutions to confront global warming

2 days ago

At UN climate summit, world leaders say time is running short to stop the worst effects of warming

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As world leaders enter climate talks, people in poverty have the most at stake

4 days ago

Climate-fighting efforts show slight gain but still fall far short, UN says

5 days ago

On eve of UN climate talks in Brazil, a call for less talking and more doing

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California pulls the plug on flawed e-bike project once run by investigated San Diego nonprofit

8 days ago

Black vultures attack and kill cattle. Climate change is one reason they're spreading north

9 days ago

Fast chargers are expanding quickly, but American EV drivers still fear running out of juice

9 days ago

Archaeological site in Alaska that casts light on early Yup'ik life ravaged by ex-Typhoon Halong

9 days ago

Study finds EVs quickly overcome their energy-intensive build to be cleaner than gas cars

11 days ago

How climate change is changing the way athletes train ahead of the Winter Olympics

11 days ago

Anxiety over global warming is leading some young Americans to say they don't want children

12 days ago

Bill Gates calls for climate fight to shift focus from curbing emissions to reducing human suffering

12 days ago

What to know about uncontacted Indigenous peoples and efforts to protect them

13 days ago

New way to turn sewage into drinking water could transform San Diego's Pure Water behemoth

14 days ago

Blood tests show highest levels of forever chemicals in those living near New Mexico plume

15 days ago

Interim CEO given permanent role at San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance

15 days ago

In a California farming region, researchers are mapping rural heat to protect farmworkers

16 days ago

Lacking community resilience centers, Houston neighbors opt for solar-powered 'hub homes'

16 days ago

'Chemtrail' theories warn of health dangers from contrails. The idea takes wing at Kennedy's HHS

17 days ago

As heat gets more extreme, pregnant farmworkers are increasingly at risk

17 days ago

What Americans think about the environmental impact of AI, according to a new poll

17 days ago

Philippine victims of 2021 typhoon seek compensation from Shell

17 days ago

UN chief defends science and weather forecasting as Trump threatens both

18 days ago

AI can help the environment, even though it uses tremendous energy. Here are 5 ways how

18 days ago

Watchdog report says American e-waste is causing a 'hidden tsunami' in Southeast Asia

18 days ago

The food you toss costs you plenty and emits tons of pollution. We've got tips on how to cut down

19 days ago

One of the world's rarest whales that makes the Atlantic its home grows in population

19 days ago

The West's power grid could be stitched together — if red and blue states buy in

21 days ago

Court orders reinstatement of 30-foot height limit in San Diego's Midway District

21 days ago

US blocks a global fee on shipping emissions as international meeting ends without new regulations

23 days ago

The world is heading to add 57 superhot days a year, but study indicates it could have been worse

24 days ago

Judge dismisses young climate activists' lawsuit challenging Trump on fossil fuels

25 days ago

Trump officials back firm in fight over California offshore oil drilling after huge spill

25 days ago

Scientists hope underwater fiber-optic cables can help save endangered orcas

25 days ago

UN agency says C02 levels hit record high last year, causing more extreme weather

25 days ago

Nations meet to consider regulations to drive a green transition in shipping

26 days ago

Drought has muted this year's leaf-peeping season, but pockets of brilliant colors remain

25 days ago

California sets record for zero-emission vehicle sales. But what happens next?

26 days ago

Republicans try to weaken 50-year-old law protecting whales, seals and polar bears

26 days ago

Gorilla breaks glass at San Diego Zoo enclosure

27 days ago

Arctic seals and more than half of bird species are in trouble on latest list of threatened species

30 days ago

At least 170 US hospitals face major flood risk. Experts say Trump is making it worse

1 month ago

La Nina is back, but it's weak and may be brief. Will it still amp up the Atlantic hurricane season?

1 month ago

Florida county battered by 2024 hurricanes spends $125M on beach restoration

1 month ago

Gold demand puts Peru's Amazon at greater risk from mercury poisoning, bishop warns

1 month ago

Buildings are turning to 'ice batteries' for sustainable air conditioning

1 month ago

Trump approves Alaska mining road to boost copper, zinc production

1 month ago

Solar and wind power has grown faster than electricity demand this year, report says

1 month ago

Groups sue EPA over canceled $7 billion solar program intended to help poorer Americans

1 month ago

Wayward seabird blown to Arizona by monsoon winds is released in La Jolla

1 month ago

A recipe for avoiding 15 million deaths a year and climate disaster is fixing food, scientists say

1 month ago

SDG&E's hydrogen blending project: Hope or hype?

1 month ago

Study shows the world is far more ablaze now with damaging fires than in the 1980s

1 month ago

Trump administration cuts nearly $8B in clean energy projects in states that backed Harris

1 month ago

How the government shutdown is affecting San Diego

1 month ago

Swiss glaciers shrank 3% this year, the fourth-biggest retreat on record, experts say

1 month ago

Supervisors request Tijuana River study aimed at convincing EPA to declare Superfund site

1 month ago

Jane Goodall, the celebrated primatologist and conservationist, has died

1 month ago

National parks will remain 'generally' open during the shutdown, but Liberty Bell doors are closed

1 month ago

EPA's job is to protect America's air, water and land. Here's how a shutdown affects that effort

1 month ago

Chunk, a 1,200-pound bear with a broken jaw, wins Alaska's popular Fat Bear Week contest

1 month ago

Schwarzenegger downplays Trump and backs Vatican initiative to 'terminate' global warming

1 month ago

As Amazon's 'flying rivers' weaken with tree loss, scientists warn of worsening droughts

1 month ago

'Didn't want anything to do with us': Orphaned mountain lions released near Ramona

1 month ago

Trump administration opens more land for coal mining, offers $625M to boost coal-fired power plants

1 month ago

Hurricane Helene hit the reset button on one town's goal of becoming an outdoor tourism mecca

1 month ago

Sempra lines up $10B deal with private equity giant KKR

1 month ago

Midway Rising's $3.9B plan for San Diego's sports arena site advances

1 month ago

On North Carolina's rivers and streams, the cleanup of Helene's fury seems never-ending

1 month ago

China, world's largest carbon polluting nation, announces new climate goal to cut emissions

1 month ago

Al Gore's satellite and AI system is now tracking sources of deadly soot pollution

1 month ago

At UN, Trump attacks climate change efforts in front of leaders of drowning nations

1 month ago

AI cameras are spotting wildfires across California — often before humans call 911

1 month ago

Federal judge lifts Trump administration's halt of nearly complete offshore wind farm in New England

1 month ago

Trump has crushed offshore wind plans, but states haven't quite given up hope

1 month ago

Trump administration moves to revoke permit for Massachusetts offshore wind project

1 month ago

Nations ratify the world's first treaty to protect international waters

1 month ago

Will electric tractors gain traction? At a pilot event for farmers, researchers see possibilities

1 month ago

Retreating Alsek Glacier reveals new island in southeast Alaska

1 month ago

Zip-tied and abandoned pair of kittens now healed and up for adoption

1 month ago

White House scraps water expert's nomination as states hash out Colorado River plan

1 month ago

In coastal Ghana, female oyster farmers try to save an old practice threatened by climate change

1 month ago

Hurricane Helene hit North Carolina a year ago. Some students never returned to school

1 month ago

National Academy of Sciences rebuffs Trump EPA's effort to undo regulations fighting climate change

1 month ago

Endangered pink river dolphins face a rising mercury threat in the Amazon

1 month ago

New England's shrimp industry is struggling, with fishermen catching few in 2025

1 month ago

California Legislature passes a swath of last-minute energy bills

1 month ago

Young activists won a landmark state climate trial. Now they're challenging Trump's orders

1 month ago

McDonald's plans $200 million investment to promote regenerative practices on US cattle ranches

1 month ago

Shipping companies support a first-ever global fee on greenhouse gases, opposed by Trump officials

1 month ago

Youth mental health challenges keep mounting 2 years after Maui wildfires

1 month ago

Climate tracking apps measure your carbon footprint. Here's how they work

1 month ago

The EPA wants to end a requirement that large polluters report their greenhouse gas emissions

1 month ago

Across the US, cities combine art, shade and education to help people beat the heat

1 month ago

How AI is helping some small-scale farmers weather a changing climate

1 month ago

Well-preserved Amazon rainforest on Indigenous lands can protect people from diseases, study finds

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