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The San Diego Union-Tribune - Environment

Battles over public lands loom even after sell-off proposal fails

8 hours ago

Here's what to know about clean energy in Republican megabill headed to Trump

2 days ago

What to know about buying electric vehicles after the federal tax incentives end

2 days ago

EPA puts on leave 139 employees who spoke out against policies under Trump

2 days ago

In a big bill that hurts clean energy, residential solar likely to get hit fast

3 days ago

Major reports about how climate change affects the US are removed from websites

4 days ago

Signs posted at National Park Service sites seen as threats to 'whitewash' dark side of history

4 days ago

Mountain lion hit by vehicle returned to wild after rehab in Ramona

5 days ago

EPA employees put names to 'declaration of dissent' over agency moves under Trump

5 days ago

Louisiana is latest state to redefine natural gas — a planet-warming fossil fuel — as green energy

8 days ago

How carbon capture works and the debate about whether it's a future climate solution

9 days ago

County to explore plan to monitor, mitigate Tijuana River sewage pollution

10 days ago

GOP plan to sell more than 2 million acres of federal lands is found to violate Senate rules

11 days ago

If Energy Star goes away, finding energy efficient appliances will be harder. Here are some tips

11 days ago

Support for solar energy and offshore wind falls among Democrats and independents, poll says

12 days ago

Catholics call for environmental action at Rio de Janeiro's iconic Christ the Redeemer statue

15 days ago

Want to plant trees to offset fossil fuels? You'd need all of North and Central America, study finds

16 days ago

In rural Alaska, a village turns to solar and biomass energies to cut diesel and save money

16 days ago

Scientists warn that greenhouse gas accumulation is accelerating and more extreme weather will come

16 days ago

Coronado explores whether to join a community choice energy program

17 days ago

Federal judge to deny Trump administration's motion to dismiss lawsuit over block on wind projects

17 days ago

Lake Tahoe mystery: Why aren't the lake's famous waters getting more clear?

17 days ago

Butterflies are disappearing. Here's how community scientists are working to save them.

18 days ago

NAACP, environmental group notify Elon Musk's xAI company of intent to sue over facility pollution

18 days ago

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

21 days ago

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

22 days ago

As labor costs rise, AI is learning to farm

23 days ago

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

23 days ago

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

23 days ago

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

23 days ago

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

24 days ago

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

24 days ago

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

24 days ago

High Seas Treaty gains momentum as 18 new countries pledge support

25 days ago

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

25 days ago

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

26 days ago

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

28 days ago

This Chula Vista company converted a diesel tugboat to electric power

29 days ago

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

29 days ago

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

1 month ago

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

1 month ago

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

1 month ago

Most freshwater fish in county contain parasites, study finds

1 month ago

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

1 month ago

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

1 month ago

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

1 month ago

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

1 month ago

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

1 month ago

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

1 month ago

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

1 month ago

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

1 month ago

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

1 month ago

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

1 month ago

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

1 month ago

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

1 month ago

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

1 month ago

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

1 month ago

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

1 month ago

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

1 month ago

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

1 month ago

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

1 month ago

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

1 month ago

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

1 month ago

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

1 month ago

San Diego Community Power finalizes 2 solar+battery projects

1 month ago

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

1 month ago

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

1 month ago

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

1 month ago

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

1 month ago

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

1 month ago

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

1 month ago

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

1 month ago

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

1 month ago

Warning signs posted after shark spotted near Torrey Pines beach

1 month ago

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

1 month ago

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

1 month ago

First US utility seeks permit for a small nuclear reactor

1 month ago

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

1 month ago

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

1 month ago

Orphaned bear cub gets second chance at Ramona rehab site

1 month ago

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

1 month 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

2 months ago

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

2 months ago

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

2 months ago

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

2 months ago

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

2 months ago

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

2 months ago

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

2 months ago