Trump is expected to sign a measure blocking California’s nation-leading vehicle emissions rules
It’s the latest in an ongoing battle between the Trump istration and heavily Democratic California.
Environment
Iowa governor rejects GOP bill to increase regulations of Summit’s carbon dioxide pipeline
The bill provoked loud opposition from of Iowa’s powerful ethanol industry.
EPA moves to repeal rules that limit greenhouse gas emissions from US power plants
Environmental groups vow to challenge the rules in court.
Trump istration will consider redrawing boundaries of national monuments as part of energy push
Among the sites most at risk are Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments in...
American bald eagles are having a moment, ecologically and culturally
Joe Biden in December signed legislation making the raptor the country’s national bird.
A North Carolina wildlife crossing will save people. Can it save the last wild red wolves too?
There are now thought to be fewer than 20 red wolves left in the wild.
Sea lions rehabbed by SeaWorld San Diego released at beach on Camp Pendleton
The sea lions will likely nearby communities in Oceanside or La Jolla, or swim...
Rats! More rodents are infesting cities as scientists say warmer temperatures mean more rat babies
Based on individual trends within cities, Washington was by far the leader in rat increases,...
Private firefighters are increasingly popular with insurers. But do they pose a risk?
As California faces a future of more frequent and severe firestorms, the current fires have...
Climate change threatens the mental well-being of youths. Here’s how to help them cope
A growing body of research shows that a large proportion of adolescents and young adults,...
Trump executive order may leave California offshore wind projects up in the air
The Golden State is counting on 25 gigawatts, or about 13% of its electricity, from...
Study finds India doubled its tiger population in a decade and credits conservation efforts
The number of tigers grew from an estimated 1,706 tigers in 2010 to around 3,682...
Big Oil wants a lot from Trump. It has an ally in Doug Burgum, the president’s Interior pick
Many of the oil and gas companies Burgum developed a rapport with are certain to...
Are efforts to address sewage crisis at risk with federal health agency gag order?
Trump istration has paused communications with the county and will not share results of a...
Many animals and plants are losing their genetic diversity, making them more vulnerable
Researchers examined data for 628 species studied between 1985 and 2019. The greatest losses in...
Things to know about the Trump istration order on car and pickup fuel economy
Duffy ordered the federal agency in charge of the fuel economy standards to reverse them...
AI-driven power boom will drive demand 38% higher on top US grid
Power usage in PJM and the U.S. more broadly is expected to climb at an...
Despite judge’s intervention, Trump freeze on federal spending roils San Diego leaders
'Until we hear specifically that the grant programs will be terminated, I guess we'll continue...
‘Doomsday Clock’ moves closer to midnight amid threats of climate change, nuclear war, pandemics, AI
A science-oriented advocacy group says the Earth is moving closer to destruction.
Amazon’s advocates fear Trump’s return means little US help to protect rainforest
With Donald Trump back in the White House, advocates for the Amazon worry about what...
What to know about Trump’s first executive actions on climate and environment
President Trump’s first week in office included a flurry of executive orders with implications for...
In policy reversal, Trump eliminates help for Black and Latino communities hit harder by pollution
Trump is reversing efforts to clean up areas hardest hit by pollution from heavy industry,...
Border 2 fire forces road, park and recreation center closures
The fire shut down roads to through traffic near the burn area and closed recreation...
Thousands of endangered tortoises are rescued in Madagascar after their sanctuary is flooded
The 12,000 radiated and spider tortoises that were housed at the Lavavolo Tortoise Center faced...
‘We’ve got to move forward’ – Michigan electric vehicle industry responds to Trump policy changes
While President Donald Trump took aim at the electric vehicle industry this week, there is...
Nearly 250 million children missed school last year because of extreme weather, UNICEF says
UNICEF says it amounted to one in seven school-going children across the world being kept...
US economic losses from natural disasters soared in 2024, even as they eased globally
The hurricanes, deadly floods in Spain and other natural disasters drove worldwide economic losses to...
Wall of ice the size of Rhode Island heading toward penguin-packed island off Antarctica
The trillion-ton slab of ice — called a megaberg — could slam into South Georgia...
With Trump pivot back to pro-oil and gas policies, one renewable energy finds favor
Trump began reversing the country’s energy policies his first day in office.
Here’s what the Paris climate agreement does and doesn’t do
The Paris agreement is a mostly voluntary climate pact originally written to both try to...
Trump says he’s withdrawing the US from the Paris climate agreement again
The move announced Monday is a blow to worldwide efforts to combat global warming and...
San Diegans answer the call to help as hundreds of pets are displaced by L.A. wildfires
The San Diego Humane Society is matching dogs and cats and other pets with foster...
Fight over Harmony Grove housing project renews fire concerns. ‘We don’t want to die in here.’
Developers are again pursuing plans for Harmony Grove Village South, but residents say evacuation routes...
San Diego County firefighters aid overwhelmed crews in burning L.A. ‘It was war almost.’
San Diego County firefighters who went to L.A. to fight the wildfires described the Palisades...
CDC survey: Most living near Tijuana River say their health has worsened
Results also showed that 71% of households believed their tap water was unsafe
Trump tasks congressman with writing executive order he could issue to halt offshore wind
Trump wants to boost production of fossil fuels such as oil, natural gas and coal,...
Federal environmental public health agency to investigate Tijuana River sewer gas impacts
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry will issue its findings in a written...
Contaminated drinking water is a growing concern for cities facing wildfires
A warmer, drier climate means wildfires are encroaching on cities where damaged water pipes sucked...
Supreme Court declines to hear from oil and gas companies trying to block climate change lawsuits
The oil and gas companies appealed to the Supreme Court after Hawaii’s highest court allowed...
Biden climate adviser says California wildfires show ‘you have to take the science seriously’
Trump has vowed to undo many climate policies pushed by Biden and claimed this week...
Earth records hottest year ever in 2024 and the jump was so big it breached a key threshold
It was such a big jump that Earth temporarily ed a major symbolic climate threshold.
It’s not really the typical time for nasty California fires. What are the factors that changed that?
Here's what experts say is turning Southern California's speedy wildfires into a deadly urban conflagration...
Is push for Tijuana River Valley Superfund designation dead? County weighs options
EPA official tells county leaders stopping sewage flows takes priority over sampling for contamination
Fire hydrants ran dry in California, highlighting a major problem in firefighting
As wildfires become increasingly common in urban areas such as Boulder, Colorado and Lahaina, Hawaii,...
What are California’s Santa Ana winds?
Santa Ana winds in Southern California are often-fierce winds that topple power lines and trees...
Soaring electricity bills could hobble California’s green energy push, report says
Soaring monthly electric bill could hobble California's quest for a clean power future, a new...
New research shows a quarter of freshwater animals are threatened with extinction
These species are threatened by compounding risks from pollution, dams, water extraction, agriculture, invasive species,...
EPA rejects petition to investigate Tijuana River Valley for a superfund designation
Federal agency said samples of contaminants from previous years did not exceed its thresholds for...
Why Greenland? Remote but resource-rich island occupies a key position in a warming world
Greenland is where climate change, scarce resources, tense geopolitics and new trade patterns all intersect,...
Biden istration finalizes clean electricity tax credits, says Trump should keep in place
New tax credits are available for companies that generate clean electricity.
Will California’s power grid keep running smoothly?
California at "elevated risk" in the coming years, according to a reliability assessment.
Biden issues ban on offshore oil and gas drilling in most federal waters. Trump vows to undo it
The move is a last-minute effort to block possible action by the incoming Trump istration
Can a once-toxic shoreline solve Mission Bay’s recreation needs? San Diego readies rival visions for South Shores
An overhaul of the long-neglected area could help anchor major changes coming to other parts...
National City wants public input on controversial fuel transfer station project
Residents of west National City worry added truck trips will impede efforts to improve air...
An endangered Hawaiian crow went extinct in the wild. The San Diego Zoo is trying to help save them.
Five of the ‘alalā birds were released on the island of Maui in November, the...
Will California’s zero-emission truck rules work for the long haul?
State funding hopes to promote adoption, but some in the trucking industry want the mandates...
Barriers being installed at Sunset Cliff due to unsafe bluff area
The small barricade is being erected in between Adair Street and Osprey Street, replacing a...
Drought, fires and deforestation battered Amazon rainforest in 2024
The Amazon rainforest staggered through another difficult year in 2024.
2024: A momentous year in the fight to end Tijuana River Valley sewage pollution
The year was marked by record-breaking weather events, lawsuits, a visit from the CDC and...
Orphaned kitten rescue dubbed Christmas miracle by animal center staff
Evergreen, a kitten whose mother and siblings were killed, was hiding in a Christmas tree...
More than 130 guinea pigs up for adoption at San Diego Humane Society
Dozens of the guinea pigs were found by the organization's officers during a rescue operation...
Manchester/Edgemoor project for 70-acre NAVWAR property takes shape
The development team selected to remake Midway District military campus is proposing replacement Navy facilities,...
Biden signs stopgap bill with $250M for South Bay sewage treatment plant
The federal funding will cover a $200 million shortfall to repair and expand the South...
Giant sloths and mastodons lived with humans for millennia in the Americas, new discoveries suggest
New discoveries suggest ancient people first arrived in the New World much earlier than scientists...
San Diego congressional leaders secure $250M for South Bay treatment plant, but age by Congress uncertain
The spending bill hit a snag after President-elect Donald Trump said he opposed the bipartisan...
Biden pledges to cut US greenhouse gases by more than 60% as he exits the world stage
Donald Trump is expected to withdraw U.S. from the Paris climate accord
San Diego is relaxing its no-gas rule for new city buildings. To environmentalists, it’s ‘a giant loophole.’
A 2-year-old policy required all new and significantly renovated city buildings to rely entirely on...
New trash boom sweeps up tires, plastics and debris flowing into Tijuana River Valley
The trash boom is the third, and largest, in the Tijuana River area at 450...
Monarch butterflies to be listed as a threatened species in US
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plans to add the butterfly to the threatened species...
Wind-driven wildfire prompts evacuations as it burns near Malibu’s Pepperdine University
It was not immediately known how the blaze started.
Nearly a year after San Diego floods, these neighbors still aren’t back home. Now a new cliff may be looming.
Some spent Thanksgiving separated from their families, with no place to gather. Others used the...
Newsom sticks to his refusal to declare sewage crisis an emergency. ‘It would have meant nothing.’
Imperial Beach mayor says declaration would have meant a great deal to families and businesses...
EPA hails ‘revitalized’ enforcement efforts as Biden istration heads to exit
The efforts resulted in more than 225 million pounds of pollution reductions in overburdened communities.
How San Diego plans to make its iconic beaches less vulnerable to climate change
To fight sea-level rise, the city is proposing a variety of nature-based projects at La...
Padilla bill would allow SANDAG to earmark border crossing toll revenue for sewage crisis
Senate Bill 10 would permit the regional planning agency to set aside money for wastewater...
San Diego Humane Society helps injured female mountain lion return to wild
The cougar was found hungry and injured in the Yucca Valley on May 30 and...
Air district issues odor advisory weeks after developing air quality system
Air monitoring equipment detected levels of hydrogen sulfide above state thresholds near the Tijuana River...
Chuck Bieler, former San Diego Zoo director, dies at 89
Bieler was ed as an "extraordinary leader" during his 55 years of work with the...
Biden appeals to world leaders to stay in the climate fight as Trump shadows his efforts
Biden announced on Tuesday a $325 million contribution to help developing countries move away from...
Family landowners want battery storage site in rural San Diego County. Some neighbors do not.
A local family who owns the land in Valley Center says the project is safe,...
NYC issues first drought warning in 22 years, pauses aqueduct repairs to bring in more water
Dry conditions across the Northeast have been blamed for hundreds of brush fires.
King tides have returned to the San Diego coast. But are they really as royal as their name implies?
One Scripps oceanographer is throwing down the gauntlet on the term 'king tides.' Here’s why...
Here’s what to do if you smell those Tijuana River odors
The San Diego County Air Pollution Control District launched an online dashboard to track sewer...
After years fighting leaded fuel, airport neighbors just notched ‘a little win’ — but feel they ‘mostly lost’
The city just made unleaded fuel available to planes at Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport. But the...
The last actions the Biden istration will take before Trump takes over the White House
Here's a look at the projects Joe Biden and his team will work on until...
Sewage pollution affecting Chula Vista, not just border communities. So, city leaders declare local emergency.
The resolution is largely symbolic, calling on the White House and other top government officials...
Earth’s biggest polluters aren’t sending leaders to UN climate talks in a year of weather extremes
The top leaders of the 13 largest carbon dioxide-polluting countries will not appear.
US top climate negotiator: ‘We won’t revert back’ as Trump prepares to take over
John Podesta said the transition to clean energy would continue, regardless of what Trump did.
Trump has vowed to kill offshore wind in the US. Will he succeed?
There is almost 65 gigawatts of offshore wind capacity under development in the U.S., enough...
Climate talks open with calls for a path away from the ‘road to ruin.’ But the real focus is money
The COP29, got right to the major focus of striking a new deal on how...
What oxygen levels in the Tijuana River estuary tell us about the impacts of the sewage crisis
The estuary is one of the few intact salt marshes remaining in Southern California
California regulator OKs stricter clean air standards. What will it mean for gas prices?
The Air Resources Board updates the state's Low Carbon Fuel Standard for the first time...
Trump 2.0 will alter global climate fighting efforts. Will others step up?
Experts worry a second Trump term will be more damaging, with the U.S. withdrawing even...
European climate agency says this will likely be the hottest year on record — again
Scientists say this milestone in global temperature records should inspire ambition from countries at the...
In new term, Trump set to go after measures that are doing the most to fight climate change
These rollbacks will come as more lives are being lost in heat waves and record...
California is about to change fuel standards. That means higher gas prices. But how high?
of the California Air Resources Board are scheduled to update the Low Carbon Fuel...
Feds say sewage treatment plant fixes are in play. But it will be years before benefits are felt.
South County resident urges action: 'Just know that there’s people behind this'
Port of San Diego to get $58.6M from feds for zero-emission infrastructure
California ports receive one-third of the $3 billion in grants issued distributed by the U.S....
Newsom makes first visit to ailing sewage treatment plants along U.S.-Mexico border
Monday's tour of the plants in San Diego and Baja California comes amid an escalating...
EPA reviewing petition to evaluate Tijuana River Valley’s eligibility as a Superfund site
County Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer sent the request on behalf of several hundred San Diego County...
Mexico’s new president tours sewage treatment project in first Tijuana visit
Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico’s first woman president, toured the project to overhaul the San Antonio de...
San Diego’s General Atomics es a milestone. Can nuclear fusion energy become a reality?
The DIII-D facility is a cornerstone of research seeking to develop a virtually limitless, carbon-free...
San Diego County will explore taking legal action in fight to resolve sewage crisis
The board directed staff to report on potential litigation options every 90 days