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Obama's new methane rules aim to emissions by almost halfEnvironmental Protection Agency will cut oil and gas industry methane emissions as president seeks to bolster climate legacy -
'I do' campaign aims to raise awareness of Fairtrade goldFairtrade Foundation’s ‘I do’ campaign encourages couples to buy Fairtrade wedding rings to help improve the lives of gold mining communities -
Scientists discover how to recover fingerprints from bird feathers and eggsNew method could help catch those guilty of wildlife crime, according to scientists
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Can foie gras ever be ethical?As the ban on foie gras is lifted in California, campaigners continue to fight against the force-feeding of geese. But what if the geese gorged themselves voluntarily? On one farm in Spain, the birds do just that. Trevor Baker reports -
Half of Malawi declared disaster zone after floodingTorrential rains leave scores dead and tens of thousands homeless as president appeals to international donors for humitarian aid
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Tanzania: illegal logging threatens tree species with extinctionOver 70% of wood harvested in forests is unaccounted for, causing huge losses of government revenue and driving some tree species to brink of local extinction
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NMP set to lose contract to clean up Sellafield nuclear wasteGovernment expected to announce termination of £9bn contract awarded to private consortium Nuclear Management Partners
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Climate denier Ted Cruz will oversee Nasa – what could possibly go wrong?Slate: A staunch denier of global warming will have oversight of Nasa, one of the US’s key scientific agencies studying climate change
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Stanford faculty members call for fossil fuel divestment – full letter
Letter signed by 295 faculty members calls on US university to pull out of all fossil fuel investments
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NMP set to lose contract to clean up Sellafield nuclear wasteGovernment expected to announce termination of £9bn contract awarded to private consortium Nuclear Management Partners
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Orangutang released into wild in Sumatra after operation to restore sight – video
Gober was a blind orangutan who was rescued and given a ground-breaking operation to restore her sight in 2012. Last week, conservationists took the huge step of releasing her into the wild with her four year-old twins
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‘If First Milk goes, that will finish my business overnight’As prices plummet and dairy co-operative delays payments to farmers, a founder member says the next months will be critical
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NSW marine parks have been exposed by confused mess of fishing regulationsI grew up fishing in Batemans Marine Park, but now I believe it needs the highest level of protection. Legalising shore-fishing compromises the chance to maintain a true sanctuary
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India: Changing the nilgai's name as a management strategyJanaki Lenin: The nilgai is a common crop pest in India. Religious connotation of the antelope’s name stymies management of the species. Efforts are being made to change its name.
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The Indian national park helping to save the one-horned rhino – in picturesIndia’s Kaziranga national park is helping revive the largest of rhino species, but poaching remains an ever present threat
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Week in wildlife – in picturesA capped gibbon, alligator eggs and a herd of deer at sunrise feature in this week’s roundup of images from the natural world
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Weather view: your December picturesWe asked you to share your most striking images of the weather in November. Here are the best of them. Thanks to everyone who contributedYou can submit in your January weather pictures via the latest GuardianWitness Weather view assignment
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Christmas robins and white squirrels: your December wildlife photosWe asked you to share your December pictures of the wildlife around the world with which we share our outdoor spaces. Here’s our pick of the best of themJoin in this month’s Wildlife on your doorstep via GuardianWitness
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2014 Wildlife photography awards round-up – in picturesThe best images from national and international wildlife photography competitions of the year
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Great Barrier Reef 'has sex' via mass egg release – video
The reef spawns for a second time this year – a rare occurrence
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Glaciers of Iran – in picturesGlobal survey of glaciers documents the extent of ice in Iran’s mountainous regions
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Lima climate conference week two – in picturesFrom high-level sessions of international delegates to an alternative People’s Summit and Climate March, here are the highlights from the UN’s climate change conference in Lima
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