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Environment

  • an electric vehicle charges

    Trump revokes Biden order that had set 50% electric vehicles target for 2030

    President tells crowd that US ‘will not sabotage our own industries while China pollutes with impunity’
  • a man speaking

    Trump vows to ‘unleash’ oil and gas drilling as he rolls back climate rules

  • children playing outside

    The LA fires left a beloved school in ashes. Now, parents are rallying to restart their ‘community’

  • people wearing backpacks climb up a hill

    ‘The discourse is chilling’: aid groups on US-Mexico border prepare for Trump

  • aerial view of destroyed homes

    These are the hazards Californians face after fires – and what homeowners can do to protect themselves

  • The Zinc Nacional plant in the Monterrey area of Nuevo León, Mexico.

    Shutdown at Mexico toxic waste plant after Guardian investigation revealed pollution in nearby homes

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  • Donald Trump pictured on 14 October 2024 in front of a screen with the words ‘drill, baby, drill’

    Global financial sector dropping key green pledges as Trump takes office

  • koala

    Almost 26,000 hectares of threatened species habitat approved for clearing under Labor in 2024, new report finds

    Australian Conservation Foundation’s analysis finds amount of habitat approved to be razed double previous year’s as it calls for stronger protections
  • Woman holding charging cable while standing by electric car

    UK charging firm warns over changes to electric car sales amid ‘difficult’ market

    Pod Point reports weak demand for new cars as government says no firms will pay fines over ZEV mandate
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Big oil uncovered

  • white columned building

    US supreme court allows Hawaii lawsuit against fossil fuel firms’ misinformation

  • Donald Trump at a Turning Point USA event in Phoenix, Arizona, on 22 December.

    Trump aims to crush legal curbs on his climate rollback – but it may not be easy

  • A pool of oil surrounded by dry vegetation

    Oil and gas firms operating in Colorado falsified environmental impact reports

  • an industrial facility with trees and a body of water in the foreground

    ‘I have to live in a cocoon’: locals in Pennsylvania feel ‘sacrificed’ for Shell plastics plant

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America's dirty divide

  • An industrial plant spews pollution.

    ‘A trash can for the US’: anger in Mexico and Canada over toxic waste shipments

  • A researcher collects samples of pollution from the windowsill of a house near the Zinc Nacional plant; residents walk just outside the large plant; and a woman who lives near the plant shows X-rays of her lungs.

    Revealed: US hazardous waste is sent to Mexico – where a ‘toxic cocktail’ of pollution emerges

  • Two men hold a reddish hose over a tank outside

    Infrastructure neglect and poverty lead to parasites in the Mississippi Delta

  • A before and after of what an amusement park would look like before and after flooding

    How bad will flooding get by 2100? These AI images show US destinations underwater

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Our unequal earth

  • a cashier uses a register in a restaurant

    Vegan no more: a beloved Asheville plant-based cafe pivots to stay afloat post-hurricane

  • Color illustration of a plate with food on it labeled with prices.

    Can everyone eat for the planet? I shopped at Dollar Store for a week to find out

  • side by side images of a plate of food, two people and a shelf

    ‘The taste of our home’: inside an Afghan restaurant in Arizona run by former refugees

  • two white turkeys stand on a green lawn

    The short, painful life of your Thanksgiving turkey

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The age of extinction

  • A mountain lion on a stony patch of hillside above the lights of Los Angeles

    Fleeing mountain lions and scorched earth: can wildlife survive California’s wildfires?

  • Two dead pelicans washed up at the water's edge next to a pebbly shore

    Age of the panzootic: scientists warn of more devastating diseases jumping between species

    Experts believe H5N1 bird flu belongs in a growing category of infectious diseases that can cause pandemics across many species. But there are ways to reduce the risks
  • The Lynx that were successfully captured in the Cairngorms national park on Thursday are seen on snowy ground amid trees

    Fears of ‘rogue rewilding’ in Scottish Highlands after further lynx sightings

    Environmentalists condemn unauthorised releases as ‘reckless’ and ‘highly irresponsible’
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Seascape

  • Landed salmon lie on a wet surface

    Scottish government must do more to control salmon farming, inquiry finds

  • A beluga whale's head pokes up above the water of an enclosure, which has trees and rocks in the background.

    Five years, multiple deaths: what is happening at the home of the last captive whales in Canada?

    • An aerial view of sea and forested shore, a single boat in the centre heading towards a pier

      Want to sponsor a piece of ocean paradise? How one Pacific island’s novel response to rising seas is paying off

    • Mike Keen sitting in a kayak with antlers in it in front of an iceberg

      Dried halibut and whale jerky: how a traditional Inuit diet fuelled an epic kayak adventure

    • Whales in sea

      Grieving killer whale who carried calf’s body spotted again with dead baby

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Opinion

  • Helen Sullivan

    A hadeda: nothing can quite capture the sound of these birds, because it’s mainly just rude noise

    Helen Sullivan
  • Image showing a hand holding a glass bottle, catching the light

    There’s no fortune to be made, but there’s a reason we keep looking for these glassy treasures down in the mud

    Mic Looby
  • Martin Rowson on the record leap in global CO2 levels – cartoon

    Martin Rowson on the record leap in global CO2 levels – cartoon

  • Stock image of climber on top of Federation peak

    I’ve been climbing Tasmanian mountains for years – but I’m terrified of heights

    Ben Walter
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Multimedia

  • A stoat stands to attention on the shores of Kerkini lake, Greece

    Week in wildlife in pictures: chilly pelicans, a baby gorilla and a spider fan’s dream come true

  • A fire tornado was spotted as the Palisades fire continued to blaze through the San Fernando valley in California

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    Fire tornado spotted in Palisades blaze in California – video

    A fire tornado was spotted as the Palisades fire continued to blaze through the San Fernando valley in California
  • firefighters walk near a destroyed church

    California wildfire victims pick up pieces as blazes rage on – in photos

    Firefighters battle on as people across Los Angeles struggle to find a way forward on Friday
  • The constant drag of rope and floats slowly causes a whale to succumb to exhaustion and eventually die, marine scientist Olaf Meynecke, says

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    Coordinated effort needed to stop whales getting tangled in ropes and nets, scientists say – video

  • A dalmatian pelican

    Week in wildlife in pictures: an entangled elk, a grieving whale and a tortoise on the run

  • Firefighters battle the Palisades fire as it burns during a windstorm on the west side of Los Angeles, California

    LA fires: devastation as wildfires rip through Los Angeles – in pictures

  • Karen Bass speaks to the media as Los Angeles crews struggle to contain the deadly wildfires

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    'This firestorm is the big one': LA mayor provides update on California wildfires – video

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