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Conservation groups call the deaths ‘shocking and heartbreaking’ and have offered a $43,000 reward for information -
The Kemp’s ridley sea turtles, the most endangered of six species found in US waters, were flown to Mississippi
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Fire at warehouse storing beauty products caused large quantities of chemicals to enter canal, killing plants -
Wayne Hsiung’s trial on theft and trespass charges could set a legal precedent for the ‘right to rescue’ agricultural livestock -
OR-93 traveled further south than any wolf had in a hundred years. Even after death, he continues to inspire -
Key Honolulu aquifer may also be at risk as residents say they face stomach pain and headaches
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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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Jake Fiennes is putting wildlife back into the farmed landscape, showing how nature can be at the heart of post-Brexit reforms -
Reefs from Seychelles to South Africa may become functionally extinct due to global heating and overfishing, study finds -
Landmark ruling says mining permits issued in Los Cedros protected area breach Ecuador’s constitution
This land is your land
Investigating the threats facing public lands in the US and Canada - with your help
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The confirmation of Charles F. Sams III marks a symbolic moment for many Indigenous communities -
As wildfires consume the American west, economic uncertainty plagues those tasked with containing them
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Legal setbacks in efforts to block a new lithium mine in Nevada’s Thacker Pass highlight how federal courts routinely fail to protect sacred lands -
Restoration of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante represents victory for advocates after protections were slashed -
Judge blocks Teal Cedar Products’ extension request and says police conduct on Vancouver Island has put court at risk -
Tips for the socially and environmentally responsible traveler
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TC Energy halts project that faced longstanding opposition from climate campaigners -
Allies seek to turn page on strains of Donald Trump era but oil permit revocation and US goods order complicate picture -
Democrats’ climate record is mixed – and it’s largely pressure from Indigenous and environmental groups that’s pushed them to act
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Environmental groups in Canada applaud decision, but country’s western provinces left in disbelief
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Six things the Guardian is doing to confront the climate emergency -
Glasgow 2021 must be the moment when the promise of Paris 2015 becomes real – history will not forgive us otherwise
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We have every tool we need to tackle the climate crisis. Here’s what some key sectors are doing
Energy
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Editorial: Climate change is happening, and businesses know it. So why don’t company reports show it?
Latest news
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Government spokesperson for climate summit seen in footage joking about party during lockdown -
Outages hit Ireland and parts of Britain after severe winds, rain and snow sweep in from Atlantic -
Farmers and rural business owners call for stricter rules and enforcement
Opinion
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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Fikile Ntshangase was involved in legal dispute over extension of coalmine in KwaZulu-Natal -
Nation replaces Brazil for first time in annual list of murders compiled by Global Witness -
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
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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The best of this week’s wildlife pictures, including sunbathing monkeys, a pygmy possum and a new home for white rhinos
Most viewed
‘No point in anything else’: Gen Z members flock to climate careers