environment
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Tents set ablaze at North Dakota pipeline protest campsite – videoSeveral fires were lit at the Dakota Access pipeline protest campsite in Cannon Ball, North Dakota, early Wednesday ahead of a deadline from authorities to abandon the area
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New EPA head Scott Pruitt's emails reveal close ties with fossil fuel interestsDocuments suggest former Oklahoma AG followed lobby group’s guidance on challenging environmental regulations, and put letterhead to oil firm complaints more than once -
EPA head: US doesn't have to choose between environment and jobs – video‘I believe that we as a nation can be both pro-energy and jobs, and pro-environment. We don’t have to choose between the two,’ Pruitt said in his first speech to EPA workers -
New EPA head Scott Pruitt: 'We can be both pro-jobs and pro-environment'Head of Environmental Protection Agency tells staff he will ‘listen, learn, and lead’ as White House reportedly prepares orders to roll back green regulations
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'The wild west of wind': Republicans push Texas as unlikely green energy leaderThe most oil-rich and fracking-friendly of states has found itself with the improbable status of being a national leader in a wind energy boom
energy
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Gas-fired power plants failed during NSW heatwave, report revealsMarket regulator urgently requested aluminium smelter reduce electricity use as demand surged alongside temperatures
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Australian consortium launches world-first digital energy marketplace for rooftop solarPilot program will allow homeowners to tap into a network of ‘virtual’ power stations made up of smart grids of rooftop solar and batteries
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latest news
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Government 'watering down' pollution limits to meet Heathrow pledgeMPs say ministers are not doing enough to demonstrate how third runway would meet obligations on noise and air quality
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Green campaigners welcome Coca-Cola U-turn on bottle and can recycling schemeEnvironmentalists hail ‘landmark moment’ as world’s biggest soft drinks company agrees to set up pilot scheme in Scotland
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Australian coal 'risks being caught out' by Trump climate U-turnThe president could spring a surprise with a carbon price, making renewables cheaper, US Republican warns
elephant conservation
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EU set to ban raw ivory exports from JulyExclusive: Leaked documents indicate that the European Union is now preparing a full ban of raw ivory
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Wildlife ranger killed in Zambia leaves behind seven childrenRodrick Ngulube was shot by poachers in West Petauke game management area, after rangers discovered carcasses of a warthog and zebra
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'What can I do to help elephants?'Climate change, poaching, competition for food and water… elephants have never faced such threats. Here are more than 50 ways to give them a helping hand. Can you add to the list?
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Ivory is not beautiful, it’s barbaricI grew up with a piano in my bedroom, but now the thought of ivory fills me with revulsion. The UK needs to impose a total ban on the trade of elephant tusks
featured series
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The new bottom lineThe new bottom lineOnly 14% of plastics are recycled – can tech innovation tackle the rest?A new group of companies is innovating on the problem of plastics recycling by tackling everything from styrofoam to Ziploc bags
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An apple a dayAn apple a dayMorning Routines – the making of long-distance runner Scott Jurek – videoWhat 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
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the big picture
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The week in wildlife – in picturesSea turtles laying eggs, buffalo and a swan lake are among this week’s pick of images from the natural world
Climate scientists face harassment, threats and fears of 'McCarthyist attacks'