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The San Diego Union-Tribune - Environment

Biden appeals to world leaders to stay in the climate fight as Trump shadows his efforts

1 day ago

Family landowners want battery storage site in rural San Diego County. Some neighbors do not.

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NYC issues first drought warning in 22 years, pauses aqueduct repairs to bring in more water

2 days ago

King tides have returned to the San Diego coast. But are they really as royal as their name implies?

4 days ago

Here's what to do if you smell those Tijuana River odors

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After years fighting leaded fuel, airport neighbors just notched 'a little win' — but feel they 'mostly lost'

5 days ago

The last actions the Biden administration will take before Trump takes over the White House

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Sewage pollution affecting Chula Vista, not just border communities. So, city leaders declare local emergency.

7 days ago

Earth's biggest polluters aren't sending leaders to UN climate talks in a year of weather extremes

8 days ago

US top climate negotiator: 'We won't revert back' as Trump prepares to take over

9 days ago

Trump has vowed to kill offshore wind in the US. Will he succeed?

9 days ago

Climate talks open with calls for a path away from the 'road to ruin.' But the real focus is money

9 days ago

What oxygen levels in the Tijuana River estuary tell us about the impacts of the sewage crisis

10 days ago

California regulator OKs stricter clean air standards. What will it mean for gas prices?

12 days ago

Trump 2.0 will alter global climate fighting efforts. Will others step up?

12 days ago

European climate agency says this will likely be the hottest year on record — again

13 days ago

In new term, Trump set to go after measures that are doing the most to fight climate change

14 days ago

California is about to change fuel standards. That means higher gas prices. But how high?

17 days ago

Feds say sewage treatment plant fixes are in play. But it will be years before benefits are felt.

21 days ago

Port of San Diego to get $58.6M from feds for zero-emission infrastructure

22 days ago

Newsom makes first visit to ailing sewage treatment plants along U.S.-Mexico border

23 days ago

EPA reviewing petition to evaluate Tijuana River Valley's eligibility as a Superfund site

23 days ago

Mexico's new president tours sewage treatment project in first Tijuana visit

23 days ago

San Diego's General Atomics passes a milestone. Can nuclear fusion energy become a reality?

26 days ago

San Diego County will explore taking legal action in fight to resolve sewage crisis

29 days ago

Sea turtles thrive in warm waters. So what was this one doing near death off Canada?

29 days ago

If you weren't selected for the CDC's Tijuana River sewage survey, here's another one you can take

30 days ago

Supervisor wants county to flex its legal muscles to fight sewage crisis

1 month ago

One of the largest solar projects in the US opens in Texas, backed by Google

1 month ago

Distressed about climate change, a 'supermajority' of young Americans across the political spectrum want bolder action

1 month ago

Overwhelmed by election incivility? Check out a rare comet or the year's brightest moon this week

1 month ago

Must-see viewing returns with San Diego Zoo's live Panda Cam

1 month ago

Dad duty: Same-sex flamingo couple hatches egg, cares for chick at Safari Park

1 month ago

Biden sets 10-year deadline for US cities to replace lead pipes nationwide

1 month ago

New state legislation aims to help cities like San Diego better prepare for extreme flooding

1 month ago

Should the Tijuana River Valley be the next Superfund site in Southern California?

1 month ago

Looking up at the stars and seeing ourselves, San Diego artist wants to share astronomy with his community

1 month ago

San Diego Zoo welcomes baby meerkats for the first time in six years

1 month ago

First phase of CDC survey on health impacts of sewage crisis launching

1 month ago

Alaska resource projects and landscapes are again in the crosshairs of a presidential election

1 month ago

New California law requires fashion industry to take old clothes back for free

1 month ago

San Diego man pleads guilty in first ever prosecution for smuggling greenhouse gases

1 month ago

Levin introduces bill aimed at moving nuclear waste out of San Onofre — and other sites across the country

1 month ago

California sues ExxonMobil and says it lied about plastics recycling

1 month ago

Newsom signs law banning all plastic shopping bags at California grocery stores

1 month ago

From gray to green, local community groups working to replace highways with parks

1 month ago

The week that changed the conversation about the crossborder sewage crisis

1 month ago

Health Secretary Becerra touts extreme heat protections. Farmworkers want more

1 month ago

How to help injured and orphaned animals stay wild? Hint: Fur coats and raccoon masks.

1 month ago

What to do if you find a wild animal in distress

1 month ago

'Doomsday' glacier set to melt faster, swell seas as world heats up

2 months ago

Red and blue states have big climate plans. The election could upend them

2 months ago

Big battery storage project in Poway gets the final OK

2 months ago

Citrus quarantine declared in Fallbrook

2 months ago

All-electric cranes lifting cargo at the Port of San Diego

2 months ago

'Biggest environmental victory': After more than a decade in limbo, San Diego County has a new climate plan

2 months ago

A microgrid project at Viejas gets a macro boost

2 months ago

San Diego County air pollution officers to develop alert system for noxious sewage odors

2 months ago

Imperial Beach residents file class-action lawsuit against company co-running treatment plant

2 months ago

County votes to support state lawsuit against oil companies

2 months ago

County sends hazmat team to investigate report of new toxic gas in Tijuana River Valley

2 months ago

Researchers studying sewage crisis pull out of South County amid reported high levels of sewer gas

2 months ago

Otay Mesa East border crossing to make billions in toll revenue. Should some of it go to fix sewage crisis?

2 months ago

CDC to lead investigation into health impacts of sewage crisis on community

2 months ago

A troubling milestone for U.S.-Mexico border region: 1,000 days without clean ocean water

2 months ago

Legislature unanimously approves resolution urging federal government to declare sewage crisis an emergency

2 months ago

'Nowhere is safe': Imperial Beach rallies to demand quicker fix to sewage crisis

2 months ago

Federal agency says sewage odors aren't its fault. Local air pollution officers disagree.

2 months ago

San Diego Congress members want the State Dept. to do more to stop record-breaking Tijuana pollution

2 months ago

Nine rescued coyote pups released into wild near Julian

2 months ago

Nonprofit hosts beach cleanup where protecting wild animals is the focus

2 months ago

Pollutants were found in the warehouse that could be a giant homeless shelter. Is that a deal breaker?

2 months ago

As Tijuana sewage keeps spilling over border, federal agency OKs repair and expansion contract for aging plant

2 months ago

Snorkelers found a rare deep-sea fish off La Jolla. It took 'a community effort' to haul it to shore to study.

3 months ago

Federal agency hit with notice of violation due to foul odors following sewage spill

3 months ago

'Your Herculean efforts fall short:' State scolds IBWC for not fixing sewage treatment plant

3 months ago

Turning California's oil fields into energy storage sites

3 months ago

Elegant terns make their home at small Mission Bay island

3 months ago

SeaWorld works to save walrus calf found by Alaskan hunters

3 months ago

Haven, Fox Point Farms' zero-waste restaurant, to open Saturday in Encinitas

3 months ago

An enthusiastic welcome for San Diego Zoo's giant pandas. 'It's worth the wait.'

3 months ago

How to see the return of the giant pandas at the San Diego Zoo

3 months ago

Panda fans, rejoice: San Diego Zoo's Yuan Chuan and Xin Bao go on public view Thursday

3 months ago

CDC determining ways to help address health effects of border sewage crisis

3 months ago

Where do used mattresses go? This San Diego program has answers

3 months ago

New marine protections could help wildlife thrive — but also squeeze San Diego fishermen

3 months ago

All air monitors have yet to be deployed. Here's what one from San Ysidro is showing about foul sewage odors

3 months ago

Affected by Tijuana sewage odors? Here's how to enter county's drawing for a free air purifier

3 months ago

A pair of reports show utility bills will keep going up in San Diego — and across California

3 months ago

'Cool and weird-looking' plankton show up in La Jolla waters

3 months ago

Innovative San Ysidro center will provide refuge from wildfires, heat waves and power outages

3 months ago

Should California's Legislature jump into the debate about nuclear waste at San Onofre?

3 months ago

Sewage is not the only problem for Tijuana River Valley

3 months ago

With a sweeping blueprint for its future, San Diego acknowledges the lasting imprint of segregation — and seeks to reverse it

3 months ago

San Diego flood prevention tax measure won't appear on November ballot

4 months ago

San Diego's long-awaited panda duo will make their public debut next month

4 months ago

California's dirtiest beaches? Six local ones are among the state's 10 worst, report says

4 months ago

Tijuana River sewage flows last year broke all records since 2000. It's on track to do it again.

4 months ago

Winston, a beloved ailing gorilla at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, dies at 52

4 months ago

DNA tests confirm shark that bit Del Mar swimmer was juvenile white shark

4 months ago