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Environment
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Governor’s warning comes amid drought after driest January-March period in at least a century
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Loving county judge and top official, Skeet Lee Jones, 71, is alleged to have taken stray cattle and sold them
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Temperatures between 20 and 30F above average in the mid-Atlantic and north-east, with Washington set to hit 96F (35.5C)
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Earthworm native to east Asia and known for its big appetite poses threat to forest ecosystems, scientists say
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Temperatures expected to be 20F to 30F above average for this time of year, breaking records and raising health fears
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Economists condemn ‘rot’ in system after manufacturer issued billions in stock buybacks despite problems at Michigan factory
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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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Last seen in the South American country 20 years ago, 40 are being reintroduced to El Impenetrable park in the coming weeks
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The Life programme, which celebrates its birthday this weekend, has poured billions into saving Europe’s most vulnerable creatures
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Covid lockdowns in host country frustrate scientists as no date in sight for key UN conservation conference after two years of delays
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
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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
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Restoration of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante represents victory for advocates after protections were slashed
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Judge blocks Teal Cedar Products’ extension request and says police conduct on Vancouver Island has put court at risk
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Tips for the socially and environmentally responsible traveler
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TC Energy halts project that faced longstanding opposition from climate campaigners
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Allies seek to turn page on strains of Donald Trump era but oil permit revocation and US goods order complicate picture
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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
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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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Oil and gas company’s board accused of spending more money on green advertising than green technology
Latest news
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Unconventional garden by Lulu Urquhart and Adam Hunt features a dam and sticks pre-gnawed by beavers
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Dire warning follows first Bank of England climate stress tests on seven largest lenders
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Team admit Gillyflower is not the first but hope it encourages a more sustainable approach to golfing
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 this week’s wildlife pictures, including an injured bird, hungry jackals and a rescued dolphin
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