Environmental news, opinion and analysis from Guardian US
Environment
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Exclusive: On Monday president will likely tout America’s clean air and water, even though he’s rescinded rules to cut pollution -
‘Selfie seekers’ are causing ‘noticeable concern and damage’ to several properties, according to sheriff’s department
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Anchorage sees 80F weather with nearly 120 fires blazing across the state -
US represents 4% of the world’s population but produces 12% of municipal solid waste, a stark contrast with China and India -
Number of ‘warning letters’ sent by FDA has fallen by 33% compared with the most recent equivalent period under Obama
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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Trade group says change may have opposite intended effect towards low carbon future
Latest news
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A fifth of Brazilian chicken exports are contaminated with the potentially life-threatening food poisoning bug salmonella -
Environmental crisis clouding scientific objectivity about plants’ feelings, says botanist -
Government will spend £193m on directly tackling climate-related issues in first initiative
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 red-eared slider tortoise, wild pigs, and a jaguar cooling off in the heatwave
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