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The San Diego Union-Tribune - Environment

UN chief defends science and weather forecasting as Trump threatens both

8 hours ago

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

9 hours ago

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

12 hours ago

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

1 day ago

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

1 day ago

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

3 days ago

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

4 days ago

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

5 days ago

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

6 days ago

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

7 days ago

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

7 days ago

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

7 days ago

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

7 days ago

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

8 days ago

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

8 days ago

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

8 days ago

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

9 days ago

Gorilla breaks glass at San Diego Zoo enclosure

9 days ago

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

12 days ago

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

13 days ago

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

13 days ago

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

14 days ago

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

15 days ago

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

15 days ago

Trump approves Alaska mining road to boost copper, zinc production

16 days ago

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

16 days ago

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

16 days ago

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

19 days ago

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

19 days ago

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

19 days ago

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

20 days ago

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

20 days ago

How the government shutdown is affecting San Diego

21 days ago

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

21 days ago

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

21 days ago

Jane Goodall, the celebrated primatologist and conservationist, has died

21 days ago

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

21 days ago

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

21 days ago

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

21 days ago

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

22 days ago