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Environment
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Border communities, Native Americans and experts want the president to reverse damage done by construction under Trump
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To secure a conviction, Senate Democrats would have to convince 17 Republicans to vote with all of them -
‘We need to be bold,’ Biden says, signing orders to halt fossil fuel activity on public lands and transform the government’s fleet of cars into electric vehicles -
Last such event for 15 states including New York, Ohio, Illinois and Georgia occurred in 2004 -
At least 14 new calves seen off south-eastern US this season but advocacy group warns of ongoing ‘unusual mortality event’
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In collaboration with Forensic Architecture, this video looks at the Mapuche community’s claim the oil and gas industry has irreversibly damaged their ancestral homeland
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Bank of England governor warns of financial collapse linked to climate emergency
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The idea of being able to put a price on nature is dividing opinion but the financial value of ‘ecosystem services’ is increasingly guiding policy -
New guidelines say pictures posted on social media by primatologists and researchers can inadvertently damage conservation efforts -
Sweden’s announcement this week that it is to build a series of animal bridges is the latest in global efforts to help wildlife navigate busy roads
This land is your land
Investigating the threats facing public lands in the US and Canada - with your help
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Environmental groups in Canada applaud decision, but country’s western provinces left in disbelief -
Significance of changes are unclear and could reflect various ways in which humans are impacting the environment
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Efforts are under way to designate site of submerged forest off the Alabama coast a marine sanctuary -
Plan would open up desert areas to mining projects, eliminating up to 2.2m acres of conservation lands -
Critics condemn ‘callous betrayal’ after Trump officials set in motion transfer of Oak Flat in Arizona to Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton -
The Rio Grande used to flow freely, but now in Las Cruces, humans, fish and plants are vying for water in the arid landscape
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President-elect to block Keystone XL pipeline among other swift environmental moves – but challenges lie ahead -
Rescinding permit is on list of executive actions thought to be scheduled for first day in office
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There is no way to mine fossil fuels without driving the planet past 1.5C of warming and putting Indigenous communities at risk
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Campaigners welcomed Wednesday’s ruling as a victory for tribal rights and environmental protection
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As the climate crisis intensifies, we publish a regularly updating dashboard of key indicators measuring the health of the planet -
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Energy
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Failure to pay for work on green scheme is leading to debt and job losses, say businesses
Latest news
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Robert Jenrick accused of ‘massive intervention’ on scheme incompatible with commitment to climate crisis -
Graeme Samuel makes 38 recommendations to transform the EPBC Act, including new independent oversight bodies -
The man escaped with minor injuries after feeling the ‘sudden impact’ of the crocodile bite to the top of his head during a swim in Lake Placid
This year, in collaboration with Global Witness, hlcarpenter.com will attempt to record all of the deaths of people who are killed while defending their land, forests, rivers or wildlife
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Fikile Ntshangase was involved in legal dispute over extension of coalmine in KwaZulu-Natal -
Nation replaces Brazil for first time in annual list of murders compiled by Global Witness -
Environmental campaigners against electric plant and pipeline say Samir Flores Soberanes’s murder is a ‘political crime’ -
Trial is notable for highlighting land and nature defender murders that ordinarily go unpunished
Featured series
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It’s one of the only incubators focused on solar companies – but Powerhouse is part of a larger movement to nurture new companies in the low-carbon future -
What ingredients are required to make an ultramarathon runner? In Boulder, Colorado, Scott Jurek has concocted quite the recipe that has kept him going the distance for the past two decades -
The big picture
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The best of the week’s wildlife pictures from around the world including sparring elk, dove v chipmunk and a playful elephant
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Biden killed the Keystone Pipeline. Good, but he doesn't get a climate pass just yet