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Environment
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After legislators fled the state, rightwing groups pledged their support and protesters demonstrated outside the state house
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Temperatures lead to what appears to be largest local die-off in 15 years, raising fears for broader ecosystem -
The 10 candidates on stage in Miami accurately conveyed the urgency of global heating but missed chances to show how it underlies all key political issues -
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We asked what you wanted to know about toxic exposure and put your questions to Dr Leonardo
This land is your land
Investigating the threats facing America’s public lands - with your help
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Quantity of particles hundreds of meters underwater off California is on par with Great Pacific Garbage Patch, study finds -
Trump slashed size of two protected wilderness areas, with pace of rollbacks for development projects accelerating
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Last week the Mauna Loa Observatory observed the highest levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere ever documented -
Deb Haaland, one of the first Native American women elected to Congress, has become a powerful voice for US public lands -
The marine behemoths, which can weigh more than 10,000 pounds, are returning in numbers not seen in decades -
Report finds popular parks such as Yosemite and Joshua Tree have pollution at levels that threaten visitors and wildlife
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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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Morrison government urged to address where greenhouse gas emissions are rising substantially
Latest news
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Four of the five new species, which are only a few millimetres in diameter, are from Queensland and one is from NSW -
Emissions from dead trees were eight times higher than those from the healthy trees -
Companies will be asked to reveal how extreme weather could jeopardise finances
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 -
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The big picture
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A red-eared slider tortoise, wild pigs, and a jaguar cooling off in the heatwave
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