Environmental news, opinion and analysis from Guardian US
Environment
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Environmental groups oppose loosening Obama-era regulations as Trump pushes to expand offshore drilling -
Only a few Republicans crossed party lines to vote for the measure, which Mitch McConnell said will ‘go nowhere’
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Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to ‘downlist’ the burying beetle, which would allow drilling in Oklahoma and nearby states
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Researchers find arsenic and other contaminants that could lead to almost 15,500 cases of cancer -
Administration to keep weedkiller on the market after landmark court rulings and concerns over food
This land is your land
Investigating the threats facing America’s public lands - with your help
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Environmental groups are preparing for a fight against the proposal that would end a five-year fracking moratorium in California -
The Lummi Nation is dropping live salmon into the sea in a last-ditch rescue effort: ‘We don’t have much time’
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Based in part on reporting by the Guardian last year, a non-partisan group alleged a ‘disturbing pattern of misconduct’
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As the state is swept by a super bloom, these flowers are popping up – a silver lining for areas hit hard by intense fires
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As bird is found with large amounts of lead in its body, a biologist asks ‘Is Yellowstone as protected as we once thought?’ -
A study of coyote scat in LA found the animals are attracted to fruit in gardens, where they are also finding cats and dogs
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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 -
Martin Lukacs: Canadian government viewed Trump’s election as “positive news” for Keystone XL and energy industry
Energy
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As Britain’s biggest nuclear power plant rises next door, Sam, 11, dreams of protecting the fish he identifies with, and is forced to decide what kind of person he wants to be
Latest news
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Leader has been under pressure to make an election commitment to an overhaul flagged at Labor conference -
‘We are in trouble if we don’t act,’ say experts, with up to 1m species at risk of annihilation
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Diesel cars older than 15 years will be barred next year as first part of anti-pollution drive
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
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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
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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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A running hare, fighting ponies and a cat that adopted orphan squirrels
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