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The San Diego Union-Tribune - Environment

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

12 hours ago

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

12 hours ago

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

12 hours ago

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

13 hours ago

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

14 hours ago

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

1 day ago

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

1 day ago

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

1 day ago

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

2 days ago

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

2 days ago

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

3 days ago

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

3 days ago

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

3 days ago

Bike and walking trails lose hundreds of millions under Trump

3 days ago

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

3 days ago

Asia boosts coal use as Iran war squeezes global LNG supplies

3 days ago

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

4 days ago

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

4 days ago

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

5 days ago

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

7 days ago

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

7 days ago

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

7 days ago

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

8 days ago

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

8 days ago

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

8 days ago

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

9 days ago

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

9 days ago

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

9 days ago

Four cheetah cubs recently welcomed at San Diego Zoo Safari Park

9 days ago

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

9 days ago

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

10 days ago

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

10 days ago

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

11 days ago

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

11 days ago

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

14 days ago

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

14 days ago

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

14 days ago

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

15 days ago

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

15 days ago

San Diego chamber releases binational roadmap for Tijuana River sewage crisis

16 days ago

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

16 days ago

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

17 days ago

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

18 days ago

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

18 days ago

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

18 days ago

Contractor, residents push for Carlsbad-Oceanside lagoon restoration

19 days ago

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

21 days ago

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

21 days ago

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

21 days ago

Citrus greening disease found in Ramona

22 days ago

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

22 days ago

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

22 days ago

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

23 days ago

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

23 days ago

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

25 days ago

Escondido Conservancy: 35 years preserving a watershed

26 days 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

'I planted that tree': In this South Bay school district, kids are a 'voice of leadership' on the environment

1 month ago

You can give old batteries a new life by safely recycling them

1 month ago

Trump climate health rollback likely to hit poor, minority areas hardest, experts say

1 month ago

Growing number of Americans report experiencing extreme cold, poll finds

1 month ago

Study finds warming world increases days when weather is prone to fires around the globe

1 month ago

Vonn, Shiffrin and Brignone among the Olympic skiers voicing concern over receding glaciers

1 month ago

Surprise shark caught on camera for first time in Antarctica's near-freezing deep

1 month ago

Following Trump's lead, some GOP states seek to limit environmental regulations

1 month ago

Public health, green groups sue EPA over repeal of rule supporting climate protections

1 month ago

What climate change means for Greenland's traditional Inuit lifestyle and the world

1 month ago

To aficionados, fungi are freaky, mystical and overlooked. They're helping scientists learn more

1 month ago

A California photographer is on a quest to photograph hundreds of native bees

1 month ago

Trump administration urges nations to call for the withdrawal of a UN climate proposal

1 month ago

Sequencing work at San Diego's Frozen Zoo expected to 'dramatically expand' science of conservation

1 month ago

A 'ring of fire' solar eclipse will dazzle people and penguins in Antarctica

1 month ago

As electricity costs rise, everyone wants data centers to pick up their tab. But how?

1 month ago

What can toughen Louisiana coast against worsening storms? 4 years and 30,000 trees

1 month ago

Scientific studies calculate climate change as health danger, while Trump calls it a 'scam'

1 month ago

EPA ends credits for automatic start-stop vehicle ignition, a feature Zeldin says 'everyone hates'

1 month ago

Trump's EPA revokes scientific finding that underpinned US fight against climate change

1 month ago

Everyday lifestyle choices can add up to significant climate change impact

1 month ago

Study finds climate change set the stage for devastating wildfires in Argentina and Chile

1 month ago

US's largest public utility says it now doesn't want to close two coal-fired plants

1 month ago

Record snow drought in Western US raises concern for a spring of water shortages and wildfires

1 month ago

Trump EPA set to repeal scientific finding that serves as basis for US climate change policy

1 month ago

In the Arctic, the major climate threat of black carbon is overshadowed by geopolitical tensions

1 month ago

Olympic town warms up as climate change puts Winter Games on thin ice

1 month ago

Rare bird released back into the wild after successful rehab in San Diego

1 month ago

The consumer-friendly Energy Star program survived Trump. What about other efficiency efforts?

1 month ago