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The petroleum industry worries that the focus on hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, will lead to more restrictions. Environmentalists are concerned that it's overshadowing other problems with oil and gas production.

Following Superstorm Sandy, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has received good grades from politicians and even some survivors of the storm. In part, that's due to lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina seven years ago.

Engineers say technologies like spray-on clothing and 3D-printed shoes could help future Olympians break records. The Institution of Mechanical Engineers' Philippa Oldham discusses how technology impacts sporting performance and why engineers should work closely with regulators.

Jerry Schad, whose comprehensive guide to hiking trails in San Diego County was a must-have tabletop book for the area's outdoors fans, died today at age 61.

The Latino Decisions study finds Hispanics care more about economic issues, and not moral topics, when they cast ballots.

Arizona’s Proposition 120 is the latest skirmish in a decades-old, federal-state tug-of-war. The State Sovereignty Act, as it’s called, would amend the Arizona Constitution to grant the state control over millions of acres of public land -- including the Grand Canyon.

The sun unleashed a powerful solar flare early Tuesday, the largest in nearly five years.

Thousands of San Diego Unified high school seniors will graduate around the city today. One grad's walk across the stage is part of a long journey from a refugee camp to Stanford University.

A San Diego State University biologist is part of a team of scientists researching the recent discovery of one of the world's tiniest lizards, which were found on an island off Madagascar.

Michael Zusman used to be a lawyer, specializing in suing financial companies. The work literally started making him sick. Then he stumbled into baking. His new cookbook promises that you can make your own pastrami, pickles and bagels better than you can buy at your local deli.