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The San Diego Union-Tribune - Environment

Can larger batteries safely power residential buildings? A project in New York aims to show how

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Oceanside declares emergency to prepare for 'historic' El Niño

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San Diego County officially introduces former diplomat Bridget Premont as first pollution crisis chief

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Marine life dramatically declined in Gulf of Mexico in years after BP oil spill, study finds

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Bringing more beavers to watersheds is a powerful drought-fighting tool, experts say

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Pressure mounts to clean Tijuana River to prevent cross-border pollution ahead of El Niño

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What can we expect from El Niño? Scientists say brace for the worst.

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Brazil says Amazon deforestation fell to the lowest level since 1988

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Nepal's devastating flood exposes the risks of resettling disaster survivors

4 days ago

Heat, scarce snow melting away Slovenia's Alpine glaciers. One is still standing

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Fundraising to protect oceans, forests and other key nature sites falling short ahead of UN summit

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US is reviving shuttered nuclear plants to meet growing electricity demand and to power data centers

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Microplastics trigger inflammation linked to disease and death. Now scientists appear to have discovered why.

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'We are seen as disposable': Rural residents fight a proposed gas pipeline

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US winter is likely to be wetter and warmer, forecasters say. If you want more snow, look south

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Study says global warming did more than El Niño to turbocharge Hurricane Polo

5 days ago

From climate-driven disasters to Rohingya refugee camps, solar kits help keep the lights on

6 days ago

Iowa faces a reckoning over water quality and cancer rates in midterm campaigns

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Salt water can seriously damage your car. Here's what AAA says to do

6 days ago

Can pop-up shade sails and tents relieve big cities in blistering heat waves?

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As family farms decline and the climate heats up, farmers weigh what to do with their land

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Hawk found in San Diego dies from gunshot wounds, while second hawk recovers from separate shooting

7 days ago

In a drier world, some infectious diseases are unexpectedly thriving

7 days ago

Coastal erosion prompts another look at rerouting Highway 101 in Carlsbad

7 days ago

Want info on SDG&E's Golden Pacific Powerlink? Two public meetings on tap this week.

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Trawl fishing catches huge amounts of seafood. It also devastates the seafloor

11 days ago

The fish behind America's fish sticks is fueling a fight over trawling in Alaska

11 days ago

Buckwheat growers hope new markets can help it reach more tables

13 days ago

Interpol crackdown on illegal mining, logging and wildlife trafficking leads to 233 arrests

13 days ago

Trading pesticides for steam: Northern California county tests safer berry farming

13 days ago

States OK solar panels for balconies. Safety guidelines haven't caught up

13 days ago

Solar power helps Amazon communities ditch diesel and prepare for El Niño drought

13 days ago

San Diego Foundation awards nearly $1M to binational Tijuana River, coastal projects

14 days ago

Energy from Hurricane Rachel could cause beach erosion in North County starting Wednesday

14 days ago

The U.S. Supreme Court will open its term with Boulder's climate lawsuit. Here's how it could affect similar cases.

14 days ago

Supreme Court weighs local governments' climate change lawsuits against oil and gas companies

15 days ago

Budding food scrap pickup services across the US want your coffee grounds and eggshells

15 days ago

The overwhelming problem of plastic

15 days ago

State to repair beach erosion at Carlsbad's Tamarack Avenue parking lot

15 days ago

Scientists search for answers as baby whales wash up dead in Argentina

18 days ago

Environmental groups sue Trump administration over eased vehicle fuel economy rules

18 days ago

Indonesian villagers on Borneo struggle for water as El Niño intensifies peatland fires

18 days ago

Future of Amazon rainforest policies at stake in Brazilian presidential election

18 days ago

Households will pay more for energy because of federal policy changes, think tank says

18 days ago

A balcony solar bill in California is now law. When can you plug in?

18 days ago

Earth's driest desert is covered in wildflowers right now

19 days ago

States and cities sue over Trump's EPA eliminating rule that limits emissions from power plants

19 days ago

Wind turbine taller than the Eiffel Tower aims to boost German electricity production

19 days ago

Heat-trapping gas once frozen in Arctic ground is slowly leaking and warming the planet

19 days ago

Pandora opens $150 million Vietnam jewelry factory powered by renewable energy

19 days ago

Swiss glaciers lose over 5% of ice volume in 2026 as heat waves, low winter snow accelerate thaw

19 days ago

As heat becomes more extreme, inmates are increasingly threatened by rising temperatures

20 days ago

The world's largest oat milk producer has joined an unusual climate journalism campaign

20 days ago

Gentle giant Backpack declared winner of Alaska's Fat Bear Week

20 days ago

An endangered frog nursery in LA cares for hundreds of tadpoles until they're ready for the wild

21 days ago

Millions who need flood insurance the most don't have it as flawed federal program raises prices

21 days ago

Newsom signs bills targeting hydrogen sulfide, worker safety in Tijuana River Valley

21 days ago

MLB considers Grand Teton National Park for baseball game site, prompting concern

21 days ago

Sea level rise is reshaping a California beach town and threatening a key rail line

21 days ago

A change at the top of San Diego Community Power but no reason given for CEO's departure

22 days ago

Residents near Maui wildfires show elevated metals linked to impacted lung health, study says

22 days ago

Trump administration lowers fuel economy standards, critics say at a significant environmental cost

22 days ago

Mexico breaks ground on new desalination plant in Rosarito to bolster region's water supply

24 days ago

Mountain lion fatally struck by vehicle on highway near Mission Trails park

24 days ago

San Diego Zoo and Safari Park welcome new gorillas from Seattle and Kansas zoos

24 days ago

It's official: Coronado is the newest addition to San Diego Community Power

25 days ago

Former VP Al Gore: A clean Earth is within world's grasp even as climate dangers accelerate

25 days ago

How one factory is surviving America's solar policy whiplash

25 days ago

New firefighting fund launches but funding gap remains as wildfires worsen worldwide

26 days ago

Scottsdale's water recycling program hits election-year backlash

26 days ago

Federal report concludes hydrogen sulfide spikes near Tijuana River pose public health hazard

26 days ago

Mission Trails gets a 62-ton makeover to reduce wildfire risk

26 days ago

Climate disasters are growing. So are cuts to programs that prepare for them

27 days ago

This year's El Nino-driven heat could cause nearly half a million more deaths, group says

27 days ago

Beach water advisories issued as Oceanside harbor dredging proceeds

27 days ago

Nesting olive ridley sea turtle off Southern California beaches is a first recorded for West Coast

28 days ago

A third beluga whale rescued from Canada has died at Chicago aquarium

28 days ago

New York, California sue to block Trump administration deals canceling offshore wind projects

28 days ago

Worsening El Nino threatens Asia with drought, potentially raising food prices globally

28 days ago

Judge won't block Trump administration from giving SpaceX acres of wildlife refuge in land swap

28 days ago

There's an easy way to get rid of all the reusable bags piling up in your home

29 days ago

St. Mary's Glacier melted away. Will Colorado's iconic snowfield ever return?

29 days ago

Tiny wild cat newly identified as a species draws curious visitors in Bolivia

29 days ago

Climate Week talks balance hope for clean energy against uncertainty over artificial intelligence

28 days ago

A humpback whale was spotted in a California river, 60 miles from its Pacific Ocean home

1 month ago

Judge rules EPA illegally terminated $7 billion solar program intended to help poorer Americans

1 month ago

How Africa's biggest cities are grappling with mounting waste and shrinking space

1 month ago

Trump administration begins building border wall in Texas' Big Bend region

1 month ago

Scientists hope deeper-rooted soybeans can withstand climate extremes and store more carbon

1 month ago

Britain's Prince William reveals finalists for Earthshot environmental prize

1 month ago

Killing endangered wildlife is legal if they aren't the target, new Trump rule says

1 month ago

The Iran war is driving clean energy development. It's not enough to help the planet, yet

1 month ago

'All these projects have problems.' County approves East County solar and battery project

1 month ago

There's one issue where Republicans and Democrats are unified before the midterms, a new poll finds

1 month ago

Satellites show Earth lost more than 12 trillion tons of ice from Greenland, Antarctica in 47 years

1 month ago

Fight to pass Measure B, the countywide sales tax increase, heats up

1 month ago

Tijuana River sewage crisis costs region up to $503 million a year, study finds

1 month ago

They are paid to bring rain. When it fails — or leads to floods — violence can follow

1 month ago

An artist captures how summer's heat waves hit Paris and its homeless so hard

1 month ago

Crews begin making berms on S.D.'s beaches to prepare for El Niño

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