Environmental news, opinion and analysis from Guardian US
Environment
-
Congresswoman hit back at Republicans who claim her resolution would cause ‘genocide’ and the end of hamburgers -
Study finds that places where people have never had the diseases could see bad outbreaks if they aren’t prepared
-
The presence of large sturgeon is just one indicator that the waterway is recovering from serious industrial pollution -
The 2020 presidential challenger has praised the Green New Deal but his relationship with the fossil fuel industry has come under scrutiny -
Non-binding proposal spearheaded by progressives aims to reduce greenhouse gases and lessen social inequity -
On the US-Mexico border, residents say a vast geothermal project threatens the water – and claim the state has ignored local concerns to help big energy
This land is your land
Investigating the threats facing America’s public lands - with your help
-
Park officials say many wildflower tourists have been well-behaved, but some have ignored pleas to stay on trails -
In a rebuke of the Trump administration’s ‘energy-first’ agenda, a judge rules greenhouse gas emissions must be considered
-
California town bars access to site as stunning flowers draw at least 50,000 visitors -
The last time Anza-Borrego park experienced a bloom about 200,000 visitors flocked to see the bonanza of spring flowers -
Revealed: Interior department official says he is ‘thrilled’ by Trump’s ‘knack for keeping the attention of the media and public focused somewhere else’ -
The new sites created by a sweeping public lands bill have been years in the making – here’s our guide
-
Latest legal skirmish in a long battle between activists and the company building the pipeline, which is also behind Keystone XL -
District court judge Brian Morris rules Trump administration did not consider environmental consequences before pushing ahead -
Documents suggest an aggressive response to possible protests against the oil pipeline amid fears of another Standing Rock
Energy
-
Campaign group to take direct action outside bank’s branches in protest at fossil fuel funding
Latest news
-
UK sites including London Eye and Eden Project take part in WWF event highlighting climate change -
Land-clearing and vehicle pollution measures also expected in opposition’s final election offering on climate -
East Antarctica drilling project will give snapshot of Earth’s atmosphere and climate
This year, in collaboration with Global Witness, the Guardian will attempt to record all of the deaths of people who are killed while defending their land, forests, rivers or wildlife
-
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 -
Verdict against eight men accused in the murder of Honduran indigenous environmentalist will be handed down on Thursday -
More than half of countries use censorship, harassment or violence to repress public debate, warns a report
Featured series
-
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
-
A frog hopping onto a duck, bats hibernating in a fridge and a bee collecting nectar from a cherry blossom tree
Revealed: Trudeau government welcomed oil lobby help for US pipeline push