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Environment
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Blazes, intensified by the climate crisis, are reversing decades of gains in cutting air pollution, scientists report
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President-elect to block Keystone XL pipeline among other swift environmental moves – but challenges lie ahead
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Due to different methods, US Noaa judged year as fractionally cooler than 2016 while UK Met Office put 2020 in close second place
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More than 600 environmental, rights and religious groups to present draft order amid widespread shutoffs despite pandemic
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But emissions reductions came at huge cost and will likely rebound as vaccines are distributed, authors say
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US Fish and Wildlife Service appeals for public’s help after mutilated aquatic mammal spotted at spring in Florida
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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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Gardeners in the UK are doing their bit to expand the range of plant seeds for a richer and more diverse future
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Efforts to map the Earth’s trees are growing – and could change our understanding of the planet’s health
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Sobering new report says world is failing to grasp the extent of threats posed by biodiversity loss and the climate crisis
This land is your land
Investigating the threats facing public lands in the US and Canada - with your help
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Plan would open up desert areas to mining projects, eliminating up to 2.2m acres of conservation lands
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Critics condemn ‘callous betrayal’ after Trump officials set in motion transfer of Oak Flat in Arizona to Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton
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The Rio Grande used to flow freely, but now in Las Cruces, humans, fish and plants are vying for water in the arid landscape
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Three Percenters and the Oath Keepers have threatened federal employees and institutions that steward public lands
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Indigenous peoples say that resurrecting the two Utah monuments should be the start of a sea change in how US treats tribal nations
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Coastal plain was up for sale as part of the Trump administration’s plan to pay for Republicans’ tax cuts with oil revenue
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Rescinding permit is on list of executive actions thought to be scheduled for first day in office
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Campaigners welcomed Wednesday’s ruling as a victory for tribal rights and environmental protection
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The oil industry saw its opening and moved with breathtaking speed to take advantage of this moment
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As the climate crisis intensifies, we publish a regularly updating dashboard of key indicators measuring the health of the planet
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Our environmental journalism will play a leading role in galvanising change, encouraging innovation – and pressuring governments to correct course on global heating
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With a piece of environmental journalism published every three hours, the Guardian is the leading voice in the fight to save the planet
Energy
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Withdrawal a blow to Boris Johnson’s desire for UK to achieve first zero-emission long-haul flight
Latest news
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Met Office issues amber weather warning as South Yorkshire also declares major incident
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Sales of electric cars rose by 43% while overall car sales slumped by a fifth last year
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Birds that became tangled in baited lines appear to be scared off by coloured pipes
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
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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
The big picture
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The best of the week’s wildlife pictures from around the world including sparring elk, dove v chipmunk and a playful elephant
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Biden must be our 'climate president'. He can start by ending pipeline projects