Environmental news, opinion and analysis from Guardian US
Environment
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Administration is weakening protections ahead of the election, making changes that could take years for a Democratic president to undo
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Supply chain problems and workplace infection risks mean experts are urging US producers to focus on sustainability
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Scientists identify thousands of extreme events, suggesting stark warnings about global heating are already coming to pass
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission keen to allow material to be disposed of by ‘land burial’ – with potentially damaging effects
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Crowds are coming to see the light show as beaches begin to reopen after an almost month-long closure due to coronavirus
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Gas cookers making people sick and exposing tens of millions to air pollution levels that would be illegal if they were outside
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In collaboration with Forensic Architecture, this video looks at the Mapuche community’s claim the oil and gas industry has irreversibly damaged their ancestral homeland
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Bank of England governor warns of financial collapse linked to climate emergency
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The Mediterranean island swirls with colour every spring as millions of tiny creatures take a break on their epic migration from the Middle East to Europe
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Once a step away from extinction, their survival was a rare success story. But groundbreaking gorilla conservation is now in peril
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From Kenya to the Seychelles, coronavirus has dealt a devastating blow to efforts to protect endangered wildlife
This land is your land
Investigating the threats facing America’s public lands - with your help
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Planned sale of land to fossil fuel, mining and and timber concerns mirrors rollback of Obama-era pollution regulations
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Hundreds of workers pass through Ajo, Arizona, daily. Residents say they have been partying and visiting stores in large groups
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Wildlife conservation efforts are essential to preventing outbreaks, scientists and advocates say
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More than half the National Park Service’s unit remain open but local police and health officials are urging people to stay away
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Parks have remained open amid the coronavirus and become a haven over the past week, prompting fears for staff and large crowds
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Warming springs can cause plants to bloom earlier, alter hibernation times and locations for migrating animals, and increase insect populations
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Campaigners welcomed Wednesday’s ruling as a victory for tribal rights and environmental protection
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Plan would help Trump administration advance projects held up over global heating concerns such as the Keystone XL oil pipeline
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Records seen by the Guardian show law enforcement has called demonstrators possible ‘domestic terrorism’ threats
Energy
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Exclusive: oil, coal and fracking companies in line to benefit from $750bn bond scheme
Latest news
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Welcome to our monthly roundup of the biggest issues in farming and food production, with must-read reports from around the web
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Major new report finds welfare gaps, non-compliance and poor planning in trade of animals to North Africa and the Middle-East
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Survey shows food waste generated has risen from £111 to £148 per restaurant per week
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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Nation replaces Brazil for first time in annual list of murders compiled by Global Witness
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Environmental campaigners against electric plant and pipeline say Samir Flores Soberanes’s murder is a ‘political crime’
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Trial is notable for highlighting land and nature defender murders that ordinarily go unpunished
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Verdict against eight men accused in the murder of Honduran indigenous environmentalist will be handed down on Thursday
The big picture
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The pick of the world’s best flora and fauna photos, including sunbathing squirrels and cuddling owls
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Big Oil is using the coronavirus pandemic to push through the Keystone XL pipeline