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Environment
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The family had brought the tree to their home and decorated it before they spotted the bird, who initially didn’t want to leave -
Layoffs are common, shifts have been cut – and workers in America’s manufacturing and farming heartlands are losing hope
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Chemical manufacturer launched aggressive campaign instead of reining in pollution, according to documents -
Massive petrochemical complex proposed in southern Louisiana opposed by activists angered by revelations of site’s significance -
US ranks seventh for overall deaths and is the ‘wealthiest’ nation to feature in top 10 with 197,000 lives lost in 2017 -
Fox News host blames immigrants for littering Potomac River but Potomac Conservancy calls remarks ‘racist plain and simple’
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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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River waters fall to a record low as dams continue to be built, putting hundreds of species at risk -
Ilene Dondlinger of California says she does not want the big cat killed, despite its fatal attack on her miniature schnauzer -
Ten species with improved numbers in IUCN red list unveiled amid call for more biodiversity focus at COP25
This land is your land
Investigating the threats facing America’s public lands - with your help
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Diverting rangers is a way to direct federal resources to the border without the need for congressional approval -
Parks one of many government resources Trump has sought to privatize, including the US postal service, airports and freeways
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Wall will traverse the entirety of the southern edge of the Organ Pipe Cactus national monument, one of the most biologically diverse regions in the US -
Males have begun their walkabout seeking a mate (and hoping not to get eaten) – and this year has seen a big turnout -
Trail use near Vail, Colorado, has more than doubled since 2009. It’s had a devastating impact on a herd of elk
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Management plan for Grand Staircase-Escalante, downsized by Trump administration in 2017, criticized as ‘a giveaway to fossil fuel’
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Records seen by the Guardian show law enforcement has called demonstrators possible ‘domestic terrorism’ threats -
Protesters were characterized as a threat to national security in what one calls an attempt to criminalize their actions -
State’s highest court rejects attempt to derail project by opponents who want to force developer to reapply for state approval -
Latest legal skirmish in a long battle between activists and the company building the pipeline, which is also behind Keystone XL
Latest news
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The family had brought the tree to their home and decorated it before they spotted the bird, who initially didn’t want to leave
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Court rules Dutch government has duty to protect citizens’ rights in face of climate change -
Christmas is peak time for blockages and consumers are urged to be more careful about what they put down 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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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 -
Verdict against eight men accused in the murder of Honduran indigenous environmentalist will be handed down on Thursday
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 pick of the best flora and fauna photos from around the world, from an illuminated giraffe to an elusive southern elephant seal
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