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The San Diego Union-Tribune - Environment

The National Weather Service issues Alaska's first ever heat advisory

1 day ago

Ping, ping ping. Here's what it's like to drive into a big hailstorm in the name of science

1 day ago

As labor costs rise, AI is learning to farm

2 days ago

Trump signs measure blocking California's ban on new sales of gas-powered cars

2 days ago

Trump is expected to sign a measure blocking California's nation-leading vehicle emissions rules

3 days ago

Iowa governor rejects GOP bill to increase regulations of Summit's carbon dioxide pipeline

3 days ago

EPA moves to repeal rules that limit greenhouse gas emissions from US power plants

3 days ago

Greenland and Iceland saw record heat in May. What does that mean for the world?

3 days ago

Firefighters urge public to report any new signs of smoke in Cleveland National Forest

4 days ago

High Seas Treaty gains momentum as 18 new countries pledge support

4 days ago

Long-thwarted efforts to sell public lands see new life under Trump

4 days ago

How much do San Diego County residents support battery storage facilities?

5 days ago

Coastal Commission warns Gloria over plan to remove fire rings from San Diego beaches

7 days ago

This Chula Vista company converted a diesel tugboat to electric power

8 days ago

Planet-warming emissions dropped when companies had to report them. EPA wants to end that

8 days ago

Trump EPA moves to roll back rules projected to save billions of dollars and thousands of lives

9 days ago

Napa Valley town that once rode out emergencies with diesel gets a clean-power backup

10 days ago

Join scientists as they drive into hailstorms to study the costly weather extreme

10 days ago

Most freshwater fish in county contain parasites, study finds

11 days ago

Scientists say a record amount of seaweed hit the Caribbean and nearby areas in May

11 days ago

Schwarzenegger tells environmentalists dismayed by Trump to 'stop whining' and get to work

11 days ago

Groups head to CA Supreme Court, seeking to upend solar rules

12 days ago

The feds yanked millions for their clean-air projects. Now San Diego groups are 'pivoting and doing what we need to do.'

12 days ago

The Department of Energy axes $3.7 billion in clean energy project grants

15 days ago

Army Corps analysis finds Great Lakes pipeline tunnel would have sweeping environmental impacts

15 days ago

Half of world's population endured extra month of extreme heat due to climate change, experts say

15 days ago

Swiss glacier collapse renews focus on risks of climate change as glaciers retreat around the world

16 days ago

What would happen if the Amazon rainforest dried out? This decades-long experiment has some answers

16 days ago

Wrongful death lawsuit says Big Oil contributed to heat wave and woman's death

16 days ago

The world's longest living pygmy hippo in captivity is a California resident

16 days ago

Looking to keep wildlife out of the 'emergency room,' states expand managers' role

16 days ago

Oil and gas have boomed in New Mexico. Its schools are contending with pollution's effects

16 days ago

Trump's push to save coal faces a new hurdle: his own trade war

16 days ago

Supreme Court scales back a key environmental law in a ruling that could speed development projects

16 days ago

$14 billion in clean energy projects have been canceled in the US this year, analysis says

16 days ago

Hawaii's governor signs new hotel tax legislation to help cope with climate change

17 days ago

Lawsuits aim to hold fossil fuel companies responsible for climate change. Here's a look at some

17 days ago

A little bit of farm, a little bit of suburbia: That's the recipe for Agritopia

17 days ago

This runner was bothered by blizzard of disposable cups at races. She invented something better

17 days ago

Get ready for several years of killer heat, top weather forecasters warn

17 days ago

San Diego Community Power finalizes 2 solar+battery projects

17 days ago

The world's longest living pygmy hippo in captivity is a Ramona resident

17 days ago

Here's what a Texas oil executive from DOGE is doing inside the Interior Department

18 days ago

It's rattlesnake season. What do you do if your dog gets bitten?

21 days ago

Urban fires can mean long trips for helicopters to get water. One firefighter had a better idea

22 days ago

Trump signs executive orders to boost nuclear power, speed up approvals

22 days ago

Louisiana stifles community air monitoring with threat of million-dollar fines, federal lawsuit says

22 days ago

NOAA predicts 'above average' number of storms in hurricane season starting June 1

23 days ago

Bored with manicured lawns, some homeowners adopt No Mow May all year long

23 days ago

Warning signs posted after shark spotted near Torrey Pines beach

24 days ago

On 'World Bee Day,' the bees did not seem bothered. They should be

25 days ago

Python-killer mystery: What animal was fierce enough to take down this massive snake?

25 days ago

First US utility seeks permit for a small nuclear reactor

25 days ago

These surreal trees survived for centuries. Scientists worry for their future

26 days ago

Trump budget would cut ocean data and leave boaters, anglers and forecasters scrambling for info

26 days ago

Orphaned bear cub gets second chance at Ramona rehab site

28 days ago

Endurance swimmer is attempting first-ever swim around Martha's Vineyard ahead of 'Jaws' anniversary

30 days ago

What the EPA's partial rollback of the 'forever chemical' drinking water rule means

1 month ago

Decomposed remains of 55-foot whale found on La Jolla beach

1 month ago

EPA announces rollback for some Biden-era limits on 'forever chemicals' in drinking water

1 month ago

House Republicans target clean energy tax credits and pollution rules in budget proposal

1 month ago

15 states sue over Trump's move to fast-track oil and gas projects via his 'energy emergency' order

1 month ago

Record-breaking amounts of seaweed drifting toward Florida, experts say

1 month ago

Energy Star, efficiency program that has steered consumer choice, targeted in cuts

1 month ago

Deadly April rainfall in US South and Midwest was intensified by climate change, scientists say

1 month ago

California and other states sue Trump administration over wind energy

1 month ago

Less farmland is going for organic crops as costs and other issues take root

1 month ago

House Republicans push to sell thousands of acres of public lands in the West

1 month ago

California's power grid looks steady heading into summer but risks remain

1 month ago

States sue Trump administration for blocking the development of wind energy

1 month ago

1,000 protesters march in San Diego to deride Trump's view on climate change

1 month ago

'People are frustrated': State e-bike grant applying process bungled yet again

1 month ago

Scientific societies say they'll do national climate assessment after Trump dismissed report authors

1 month ago

'Just bodies of animals everywhere': Toxic algae bloom taking a toll on marine life

1 month ago

Justice Department sues Hawaii, Michigan, Vermont and New York over state climate actions

1 month ago

As wildfires intensify, utilities want liability protections. But then who pays?

1 month ago

Hawaii plans to increase hotel tax to help it cope with climate change

1 month ago

Climate change is making coffee more expensive. Tariffs likely will too

1 month ago

Air Pollution Control District still has purifiers for those affected by cross-border sewage odors

1 month ago

Decision looming for Trump administration on first PFAS drinking water limits

1 month ago

At school, these kids garden, compost and learn to save energy. The state just took notice.

1 month ago

Environmental groups fear Trump's order to speed deep-sea mining will harm ecosystems

1 month ago

Seaport San Diego developer asks state lawmakers to expedite environmental review process

1 month ago

Green energy supporters pushed for faster permitting. Trump is doing it, but not for solar or wind

1 month ago

The world's biggest companies have caused $28 trillion in climate damage, a new study estimates

1 month ago

$50 million prize funded by Musk foundation goes to carbon-removal company that helps Indian farmers

1 month ago

84% OF THE WORLD'S CORAL REEFS HIT BY WORST BLEACHING EVENT ON RECORD

1 month ago

'Mexico needs to fulfill its part:' New head of EPA vows to pressure Mexico to hasten end to sewage crisis

1 month ago

Your clothes are shedding bits of plastic. Here's what people are doing about it this Earth Day

1 month ago

Trump administration replaces commissioner overseeing management of sewage crisis

1 month ago

15 years after Deepwater Horizon oil spill, lawsuits stall and restoration is incomplete

1 month ago

Message of hope rises from San Diego's EarthFest — despite the din of jets passing overhead

1 month ago

Man sentenced for illegally trafficking baby spider monkeys across U.S.-Mexico border

1 month ago

As demand for AI rises, so do power thirsty data centers

1 month ago

Proposed rule change on endangered species triggers alarm for environmentalists

1 month ago

The EPA can't end grants from $20 billion Biden-era fund for climate-friendly projects, a judge says

1 month ago

Wind and solar power opponents make headway in state legislatures

2 months ago

San Diego Zoo and Safari Park will cut summer evening hours

2 months ago

Trump administration takes aim at California's cap and trade program

2 months ago

Schools lined up for help getting cleaner school buses. Then came the EPA freeze

2 months ago