Environmental news, opinion and analysis from Guardian US
Environment
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Emissions of a likely carcinogen emitted by a nearby plant have been recorded at levels hundreds of times above the safe limit -
State’s highest court rejects attempt to derail project by opponents who want to force developer to reapply for state approval
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Trump administration’s move is a ‘head in the sand approach to climate change’ that will further imperil creatures -
For residents of Anchorage, July’s wildfire and unprecedented temperatures plus the current McKinley Fire confirm that global heating has changed life forever
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Members cited concerns over changing party rules and opening the door for a flood of single-issue events -
Democratic presidential hopeful’s 10-year plan warns of devastating economic consequences if crisis is not addressed
This land is your land
Investigating the threats facing America’s public lands - with your help
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Management plan for Grand Staircase-Escalante, downsized by Trump administration in 2017, criticized as ‘a giveaway to fossil fuel’ -
An $87m corridor will extend over Highway 101 to reconnect the ecosystem and possibly save mountain lions from extinction
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Documents obtained by the Guardian suggest interior secretary is promoting effort tied to his former firm -
The poison-filled traps are used by the federal government to kill coyotes, foxes and other animals for farmers and ranchers -
Even with major efforts to reduce greenhouse gases, 80% of the trees’ habitat will be whittled away by the end of the century -
The poison-filled, spring-loaded traps, called M-44s, are used by Wildlife Services for the benefit of farmers and ranchers
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Latest legal skirmish in a long battle between activists and the company building the pipeline, which is also behind Keystone XL -
District court judge Brian Morris rules Trump administration did not consider environmental consequences before pushing ahead -
Documents suggest an aggressive response to possible protests against the oil pipeline amid fears of another Standing Rock
Energy
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Lancashire-based operation, Britain’s only active fracking site, has magnitude 1.05 tremor
Latest news
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Cambridge punting idyll disguises crisis in flow of chalk streams, campaigners warn -
Brazil’s handling of fires to top agenda in Biarritz as France and Ireland threaten to block trade deal
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President uses TV speech to criticise ‘disinformation’ about fire crisis, saying it cannot be used as pretext for sanctions
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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Endangered white rhinos, breeding cycads and fires in the Amazon rainforest
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