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The San Diego Union-Tribune - Environment

Plastic bags don't go in the recycling bin. What should you do instead?

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San Francisco turns to AI to avoid collisions between ships and whales searching for food

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Kansas farmers hit hard by weather extremes and growing costs, wheat crop could be worst since 1972

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Climate scientists update predictions, with 2015 goal no longer plausible

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Video and satellite photos show Iran war oil spill on Persian Gulf island

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FACT FOCUS: Trump distorts recent revisions of scientific projections of global warming

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US-Mexico border wall construction is desecrating sacred sites, Indigenous leaders say

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Volunteers attack invasive weeds as 9-day San Diego River Days ends

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Deep in the San Diego County desert, new research has this town at loggerheads on what to do about water

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Scientists find climate change is reducing oxygen in rivers worldwide

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Trump administration aims to roll back limits on toxic wastewater from coal-fired power plants

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Iran war energy shock drives interest in ethanol and other biofuels across hard-hit Asia

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65 cats seized from Julian animal sanctuary in mass rescue flown to Texas

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California unveils a $1 billion rebate program for electric trucks

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Trump has hindered offshore wind while China and other countries invest heavily

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Orphaned bear cubs continue to grow, move to outdoor enclosure in Ramona

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Putting a proposed SDG&E transmission line underground gets pushback

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Bald eagle hatchlings spotted in a Chicago park may be the city's first for more than a century

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As drought worsens, Western states brace for wildfires, water shortages

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Invasive plant threatens livelihoods in Colombia's largest coastal wetland

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Trump administration cancels rule that made conservation a 'use' of public lands

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California, Nevada and Arizona announce temporary plan to save water from the Colorado River

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What to know about the predictions for a potentially record-breaking El Nino

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Despite gains combating deforestation in Brazil's Amazon, forest degradation is a looming threat

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Report: Facebook found to be 'central public infrastructure' for criminals selling endangered wild animals

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Scientists say don't forget about plants. Climate change is endangering tens of thousands of species

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Air conditioning battery program for renters could help cities manage grid stress during heat waves

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Wind projects are stalled because the Pentagon isn't completing its reviews, industry group says

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Agency will move forward with plans to propose weakening some Biden-era PFAS limits, official says

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More than a media mogul, Ted Turner leaves behind a conservation legacy

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Planes and ships could run on kelp someday, but there are serious hurdles

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Study says trees counter half the world's urban heating, but not in the places that need it most

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Georgia officials knew chemicals from carpet mills were polluting local water. The people did not

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Antarctica's tourism boom raises concerns about contamination and disease

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Mountain lion fitted with tracking collar and relocated after Escondido visit

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A gold-fueled mining rush scars Brazil's Amazon, spiking deforestation and mercury risks

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California investigates Trump administration's deal to end an offshore wind project

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Mountain lion captured after roaming Escondido neighborhood

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As massive animal sanctuary rescue effort continues, some animals in poor condition are euthanized

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States across the wildfire-prone Western US are using AI for early detection

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Butterfly-shaped reef proposed for Oceanside sand retention project

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Lovely and mysterious little Velella velellas washing ashore in La Jolla

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Mass animal rescue under way at sanctuary outside Julian. 'Never seen anything like this.'

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Nations preserve a plan to adopt a global fee on shipping emissions, but keep their options open

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Your climate impact doesn't end when you die. More people are considering 'greener' death options

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Orphaned coyote pup found in Valley Center finds new home on East Coast

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Here's how to grow your own food with less water, even in a drought

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Solar ranch in Tennessee aims to prove grazing cattle under the panels is a farmland win-win

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This year's World Cup games could be sizzling. Here's what's being done to prepare for extreme heat

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Democrats investigate as Trump OKs almost $2 billion in taxpayer money to end offshore wind projects

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Environmental Protection Agency boss backs big budget cuts but Congress will get the final say

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Trump lifts ban on mining near Boundary Waters, clearing way for Chilean company to seek permits

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Most sunscreens harm corals. Here's what you can do

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Scores of Forest Service plans could be upended after Boundary Waters mining vote

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Dead whale floating near Encinitas beach towed out to sea by lifeguards

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The threat of light pollution puts the world's darkest skies in the Atacama Desert at risk

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California's fight over pipeline tests state's right to push back against Washington during war

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Trump's disdain for wind power creates political turbulence for Republicans in coastal Virginia

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Heavy weekend rain slows 2 sprawling Georgia wildfires, even as new blazes start

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Let the debate begin: Here's the preliminary 145-mile route for a new SDG&E transmission line

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Possums vs. pythons: How Florida's only marsupial became a weapon against invasive snakes

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Chernobyl's radioactive landscape is a testament to nature's resilience and survival spirit

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Georgia blaze shows how climate change has led to more wildfires in the East

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A tiny Arctic village in Alaska is trying to revive its polar bear tourism industry

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Sweden's secondhand clothing swaps offer a trendy way to cut environmental waste

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Offshore wind farms take shape along Rhode Island's coast, even as Trump wants to stop them

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More countries are turning to nuclear power 40 years after the Chernobyl disaster

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Debris from Hurricane Helene is helping fuel Georgia's wildfires

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Water to surge into drought-depleted Lake Powell but at costs elsewhere

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New study finds 'alarming' high flood risk for 17 million Americans on Atlantic and Gulf coasts

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Exploring barefoot trails on 2 continents as a way to connect with nature this Earth Day

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Massachusetts is dumping sewage into waterways. Grassroots organizations are fighting back

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Climate doom and gloom? Try laughing instead. Activists embrace joy in the fight to save Earth

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Wildfires across Georgia and Florida have destroyed nearly 50 homes and are forcing evacuations

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Earth Day started as a US 'teach-in' 56 years ago. Now it's a global event

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A gas that causes climate change is bubbling out of reservoirs

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Hegseth says climate change is 'crap.' The military is still bracing for it

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Gorilla bachelor troop at Safari Park now a party of five

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Federal judge strikes down some Trump administration actions that have slowed clean energy projects

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32nd annual Walk for Animals in Liberty Station sets ambitious fundraising goal

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Renewable energies overtook global electricity demand last year, led by solar growth in China, India

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Consumers are lost at sea as seafood sustainability grows more complex

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As the planet warms, scientists burn homes to figure out how to best protect them in wildfires

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Northeast flower and fruit farmers grapple with whiplash weather

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Great whites abandoned San Diego nursery, but El Niño could bring sharks that 'play by different rules'

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Wildfires killed nearly 20% of the world's giant sequoias. How crews are racing to save the rest

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Tecate border wall construction blasts into Kumeyaay sacred mountain. 'It's like a church to us.'

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Wildfires used to 'go to sleep' at night. Climate change has them burning overtime

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Wyoming communities want time to consider embracing nuclear energy, as feds rush to expand industry

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The Supreme Court hands a win to oil and gas companies fighting environmental lawsuits in Louisiana

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Some American farmers bet on solar. Then Trump changed the rules

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SeaWorld fielding uptick in rescue calls for sick seabirds. 'They're extremely skinny.'

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Senate Republicans send Trump resolution to lift mining ban near Boundary Waters Canoe Area

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Thousands suffer nausea, delirium and other health issues from toxins in the Tijuana River

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San Diego Humane Society extends pet adoption hours during population surge

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How a retired cranberry bog helped change the game for wetland restoration

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EPA may ease regulation of chemical plastic recycling, and environmentalists worry

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As energy costs rise, some states back off ambitious climate goals

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Amid economic uncertainty, California regulators wrestle with updating state's Cap-and-Invest program

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Iran war's global energy crisis sharpens China's advantage in clean tech

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