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The San Diego Union-Tribune - Environment

Preliminary findings show a fatigue crack caused a Keystone Pipeline oil spill in North Dakota

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In hurricane-torn Jamaica, this couple's climate-resilient breadfruit program offers food and hope

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Protesters block the main entrance to COP30 climate talks in Brazil

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Zanzibar's 'solar mamas' are trained as technicians to help light up communities

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A solar/battery project looks to offset hefty electric bills at wastewater facility

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Sierra Club challenging Harmony Grove housing project in lawsuit — again

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If Trump opens up California for offshore oil drilling, will any companies jump in?

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Diverse and resilient energy production is needed to meet future demand, global report says

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Climate change is in the news during COP30. We've got tips to tackle your climate anxiety

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Try out a pet at home, no strings attached, under new Humane Society adoption program

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Traditional acai berry dishes surprise visitors to Brazil climate summit, no sugar added

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Plastic in your green bin? Batteries in the trash? City inspectors are checking San Diegans' garbage for compliance

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As US skips climate talks in Brazil, leaders plead for other nations to unite

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Pets contribute to greenhouse gases like us. Here's how to reduce their carbon pawprint

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Trump's energy secretary slams UN climate conference in Brazil, where US absence is glaring

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Crews are working to fix Alaska Native villages devastated by flooding. But will residents return?

7 days ago

World leaders gather for second day in Brazil, seeking solutions to confront global warming

7 days ago

At UN climate summit, world leaders say time is running short to stop the worst effects of warming

7 days ago

As world leaders enter climate talks, people in poverty have the most at stake

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Climate-fighting efforts show slight gain but still fall far short, UN says

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On eve of UN climate talks in Brazil, a call for less talking and more doing

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California pulls the plug on flawed e-bike project once run by investigated San Diego nonprofit

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Black vultures attack and kill cattle. Climate change is one reason they're spreading north

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Fast chargers are expanding quickly, but American EV drivers still fear running out of juice

14 days ago

Archaeological site in Alaska that casts light on early Yup'ik life ravaged by ex-Typhoon Halong

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Study finds EVs quickly overcome their energy-intensive build to be cleaner than gas cars

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How climate change is changing the way athletes train ahead of the Winter Olympics

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Anxiety over global warming is leading some young Americans to say they don't want children

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Bill Gates calls for climate fight to shift focus from curbing emissions to reducing human suffering

17 days ago

What to know about uncontacted Indigenous peoples and efforts to protect them

18 days ago

New way to turn sewage into drinking water could transform San Diego's Pure Water behemoth

19 days ago

Blood tests show highest levels of forever chemicals in those living near New Mexico plume

20 days ago

Interim CEO given permanent role at San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance

20 days ago

In a California farming region, researchers are mapping rural heat to protect farmworkers

21 days ago

Lacking community resilience centers, Houston neighbors opt for solar-powered 'hub homes'

21 days ago

'Chemtrail' theories warn of health dangers from contrails. The idea takes wing at Kennedy's HHS

22 days ago

As heat gets more extreme, pregnant farmworkers are increasingly at risk

22 days ago

What Americans think about the environmental impact of AI, according to a new poll

22 days ago

Philippine victims of 2021 typhoon seek compensation from Shell

22 days ago

UN chief defends science and weather forecasting as Trump threatens both

23 days ago

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

23 days ago

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

23 days ago

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

24 days ago

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

24 days ago

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

26 days ago

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

27 days ago

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

28 days ago

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

29 days ago

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

30 days ago

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

30 days ago

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

30 days ago

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

30 days ago

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

1 month ago

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

30 days ago

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

1 month ago

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

1 month ago

Gorilla breaks glass at San Diego Zoo enclosure

1 month ago

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

1 month ago

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

1 month ago

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

1 month ago

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

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

1 month ago

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

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Trump approves Alaska mining road to boost copper, zinc production

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

1 month ago

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

1 month ago

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

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

1 month ago

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

1 month ago

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

1 month ago

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

1 month ago

How the government shutdown is affecting San Diego

1 month ago

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

1 month ago

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

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Jane Goodall, the celebrated primatologist and conservationist, has died

1 month ago

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

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

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

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

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As Amazon's 'flying rivers' weaken with tree loss, scientists warn of worsening droughts

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'Didn't want anything to do with us': Orphaned mountain lions released near Ramona

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Trump administration opens more land for coal mining, offers $625M to boost coal-fired power plants

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Hurricane Helene hit the reset button on one town's goal of becoming an outdoor tourism mecca

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Sempra lines up $10B deal with private equity giant KKR

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Midway Rising's $3.9B plan for San Diego's sports arena site advances

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On North Carolina's rivers and streams, the cleanup of Helene's fury seems never-ending

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China, world's largest carbon polluting nation, announces new climate goal to cut emissions

1 month ago

Al Gore's satellite and AI system is now tracking sources of deadly soot pollution

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At UN, Trump attacks climate change efforts in front of leaders of drowning nations

1 month ago

AI cameras are spotting wildfires across California — often before humans call 911

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Federal judge lifts Trump administration's halt of nearly complete offshore wind farm in New England

1 month ago

Trump has crushed offshore wind plans, but states haven't quite given up hope

1 month ago

Trump administration moves to revoke permit for Massachusetts offshore wind project

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Nations ratify the world's first treaty to protect international waters

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Will electric tractors gain traction? At a pilot event for farmers, researchers see possibilities

1 month ago

Retreating Alsek Glacier reveals new island in southeast Alaska

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Zip-tied and abandoned pair of kittens now healed and up for adoption

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White House scraps water expert's nomination as states hash out Colorado River plan

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In coastal Ghana, female oyster farmers try to save an old practice threatened by climate change

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Hurricane Helene hit North Carolina a year ago. Some students never returned to school

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