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The San Diego Union-Tribune - Environment

Emergency declared to save Highway 101 from beach erosion in Carlsbad

5 hours ago

County, CDC to launch second health survey on Tijuana River sewage crisis

7 hours ago

'Immaculate condition': Rare mastodon fossil found in Northern California creek

8 hours ago

The push to remove lead pipes is on. Thousands of water systems still don't know where theirs are

11 hours ago

California officials allow plans for the country's biggest kelp farm to move forward

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'Climate hushing' has swept the Democratic Party. New polling suggests it's a mistake.

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Global heat stuck on high. Scientists say August was Earth's hottest month they've measured.

16 hours ago

A stronger-than-normal El Nino alarms scientists over Galápagos wildlife and forests

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In North Carolina, a race is on to restore critical peatland before it dries up or is destroyed

1 day ago

Nepal's flood disaster and the impact of climate change loom large in the icy shadow of Mont Blanc

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Coastal erosion once again suspends trains between San Diego and rest of the nation

2 days ago

Plastic leaves its traces in unexpected places — like your dentist's office

2 days ago

Hungry black bears are running into trouble in the Rocky Mountains

2 days ago

Malaysia declares emergency in Sarawak town as haze reaches critical level

6 days ago

Farmers turn to perennial grains as one solution to extreme weather

6 days ago

EPA seeks more public comments as it struggles to devise water rule that limits scope on wetlands

6 days ago

Severe erosion leaves Carlsbad's Tamarack beach slim for Labor Day weekend

6 days ago

The Trump administration halted a Great Lakes project. Then Whitmer called Trump

7 days ago

'It immediately started attacking me': Otter leaves Lake Tahoe swimmer bleeding

7 days ago

US Forest Service closing 23 research facilities as part of reorganization under Trump

7 days ago

Trump administration stalled a survey of PFAS in wastewater, former EPA officials say

7 days ago

Two more belugas die at Chicago aquarium

7 days ago

Pacific island nations seek to turn geopolitics into funding to offset climate change harm

7 days ago

Trump administration ratchets up its fight to get more oil flowing from California

7 days ago

EPA proposal could leave the public in the dark on data center plans

7 days ago

Global warming will exceed limit, UN says in a report that maps path to get back below danger zone

8 days ago

County supervisors greenlight plan to build own Tijuana River treatment plant

9 days ago

New York's plan to charge fossil-fuel producers $75B for climate change damages is struck down

9 days ago

California lawmakers' last-minute deal on compensation for wildfire victims falls apart

9 days ago

Spike in rare cancer cases spark anti-pesticide activism in Southern California

9 days ago

A hotter planet is pushing older adults beyond the human body's limits

9 days ago

County supervisors push to construct new plant to treat Tijuana River sewage

10 days ago

Keeping cool saves thousands of lives yearly, but at a cost of worsening global warming, experts say

10 days ago

California sues Trump administration to bring back an offshore wind project

13 days ago

United Nations talks in Mongolia expose growing drought crisis as climate impacts worsen

13 days ago

As microplastics pollute every corner of the Great Lakes, scientists push governments to combat threat

13 days ago

You may soon be able to put a solar panel on your apartment balcony in California

14 days ago

Satellite images show bedrock and glacier collapsed on Nepal-China border, then rivers flooded

13 days ago

Peekachu, a beluga whale rescued from Canada, dies at Chicago aquarium

14 days ago

Trump administration relied on flawed logic to justify scrapping vehicle emission rules, study says

14 days ago

As super El Nino strengthens, study suggests that climate change is intensifying El Ninos

14 days ago

Nepal floods highlight growing glacier risks in warming Himalayas

14 days ago

Heat makes emergency rooms busier. Study shows which illness and injuries rise during hot spells

15 days ago

'Would you want a power tower in your backyard?': Residents sound off on SDG&E's proposed transmission line

15 days ago

A lush knee-high jungle grows in the Arctic, but warming is changing Earth's mini-greenhouse

15 days ago

Wave energy testing site opens off Oregon, a green energy milestone in the Trump administration

15 days ago

Invasive green crabs are bad for the environment so New Englanders are starting to eat more of them

15 days ago

US declares drought disaster for parts of Puerto Rico as dry conditions persist

15 days ago

Texas wildfire mushrooms within hours, ripping through ranchlands

16 days ago

Earth is simmering in its hottest water temps on record, and that's bad for fish and us

17 days ago

Firefighters make progress against a Nevada wildfire that's destroyed more than 30 homes

17 days ago

The world inches toward catastrophic climate events: 'Bigger shocks are on the way'

17 days ago

Federal officials announce water cuts as Colorado River supplies continue to plunge

20 days ago

Hungary drained its waters for generations. Now drought is exposing the cost

20 days ago

MAHA activists criticize Trump for promoting coal to power energy-hungry AI data centers

20 days ago

Move over bears. Fat Marmot Week puts a spotlight on the alpine rodents

20 days ago

What's in a name? Why naming storms, military operations and medical maladies matters

20 days ago

The US and others turn to Brazil for rare earths, raising environmental concerns

21 days ago

Champagne growers race to preserve quality in record-early harvest

21 days ago

Pair faces animal trafficking charges in San Diego for alleged yearslong reptile-smuggling operation

22 days ago

Minnesota governor signs order to slow down any mining efforts near Boundary Waters wilderness

23 days ago

Trump administration moves ahead to end roadless rule on national forests

23 days ago

The best fabric for extreme heat? It's more complicated than you think

23 days ago

The UK and Google are testing changes to flight paths to tackle aviation's climate impact

23 days ago

Trump administration briefly pauses contentious border project in Texas' Big Bend National Park

24 days ago

Vista poised to adopt ban on single-use plastic bottles

24 days ago

Lake Powell hits record low, threatening key water and electricity supply for millions

24 days ago

Growing smarter farmers: University, neighborhoods localize climate science

25 days ago

An Indiana pastor became an Illinois oilman. Spills and pollution followed.

25 days ago

How severe drought is affecting Colorado, from record fishing restrictions to threatened power supplies

26 days ago

The livin' is no longer so easy: How carefree dreams of 'summertime' are fading in 2026's swelter

27 days ago

Oppressive heat, high humidity grip much of the US as students start a new school year

27 days ago

Teen admits in guilty plea to kicking sea lion in La Jolla Cove

28 days ago

San Diegans can watch a meteor shower and spot the Milky Way at this festival under the stars

28 days ago

The warming climate is forcing marathons to consider changes to keep runners cool

28 days ago

Alpine resorts' snowmaking equipment may be put to work fighting summer forest fires

28 days ago

Stingray lashings up as marine heat wave off Southern California draws more to shore

28 days ago

Big Sur travel plans? Officials urge visitors to stay away as California's Timber Fire grows

29 days ago

Oman says the oil spill from a grounded tanker has reached its coastline

29 days ago

Extreme heat is reshaping Italy's sparkling wine industry with early harvests and nighttime picking

30 days ago

Big Sur fire: California resorts evacuated as Timber Fire quadruples in size

1 month ago

Contiguous US breaks its record for hottest month ever, NOAA says

1 month ago

Traditional plastic forks shed harmful microplastics. Plastic created from sugar is an alternative

1 month ago

Fire departments turning to remote-controlled machines to tackle overgrown brush

1 month ago

With $1.6 million in donations, this Florida church is going green — for God

1 month ago

Young activists in the Maldives confront climate threats to their island nation

1 month ago

Officials will not release cool water from a Colorado River reservoir to protect threatened fish

1 month ago

Romania rushes to sink 4 barges in the Danube to keep a nuclear power plant's second reactor running

1 month ago

Raccoons released into wild after graduating from Humane Society's new nursery

1 month ago

Another offshore wind project in California blows away

1 month ago

Trump administration's latest buyback of offshore wind leases brings total to nearly $4 billion

1 month ago

China can't get enough of this smelly fruit as farmers fight extreme weather to feed the craving

1 month ago

Climate change created conditions for Canada fires, scientists say, as Trump blames mismanagement

1 month ago

How extreme heat is changing Americans' lives, according to a new poll

1 month ago

Another large intake of dogs leaves no shelter space at San Diego Humane Society's main campus

1 month ago

Record heat wave impacts people and animals in Japan and Korean Peninsula

1 month ago

Rising temperatures could keep more flights from taking off on time

1 month ago

42 horses seized from Julian animal sanctuary are ready to be adopted

1 month ago

Divided federal appeals court says Trump administration was wrong to terminate climate funds

1 month ago

This summer isn't breaking heat records — yet. Wait until El Nino kicks in, scientists say

1 month ago