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Move comes after Energy Transfer Partners was denied a key permit to drill under the Missouri river, and as Standing Rock leader urges protesters to go home
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Though the US denied a permit for the Dakota Access pipeline, many worry that the Trump administration and the pipeline company could reverse the decision
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Former vice-president expects backlash from environmentalists against Trump and hopes Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton will join fight
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Army Corps of Engineers will not grant the permit for the Dakota Access pipeline to drill under the Missouri river, handing a major win to environmental activists
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The victory at Standing Rock could mark a turning point
Bill McKibbenThe defeat of an energy company by indigenous activists shows what nonviolent unity can accomplish. There are lessons here as we enter a challenging new age
energy
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Lobbyists dismayed by Coalition ruling out carbon trading, warning those fighting it ‘are going to get almost exactly the outcome they’re trying to prevent’
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Deputy prime minister uses worse-than-expected GDP figures to urge Queenslanders to show ‘spunk’ and ‘get the thing built’
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What an extraordinary, gutless capitulation by Josh Frydenberg
Katharine Murphy Political editor
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Cuts made to workforce at home and overseas despite ministers saying climate diplomacy should be a top priority
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Campaigners hail announcement that funding for air quality measures will rise to £875m over the next five years
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Government chief vet declares ‘prevention zone’ for England as highly infectious strain of avian flu hits Europe
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Australia must choose between coal and coral – the Great Barrier Reef depends on it
Jon C Day, Alana Grech and Jon Brodie for the Conversation
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elephant conservation
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The survival of elephants depends on what humans do now. Join us on Tuesday 22 November from 1-2.30pm to discuss how to save this threatened species
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Ending global legal markets is a great plan A, but that alone won’t stop elephant poaching or stem the illegal consumption of ivory
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An investigation reveals the social media site is acting as a shopfront for a multimillion dollar trade in animal parts, centred in a small village outside Hanoi
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The new bottom lineThe new bottom lineGoogle, Apple, Facebook race towards 100% renewable energy targetA global campaign to promote 100% renewable energy use in the business world means more Silicon Valley giants are now investing in solar and wind electricity
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An apple a dayAn apple a dayHow lobbyists made breakfast 'the most important meal of the day'We’ve tied all sorts of ills to a failure to sit down to a hearty breakfast. But research and history show that skipping our granola bowl does not, in fact, harm our health
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the big picture
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A baby slow loris, a ‘walking shark’ and caribou in Alaska are among this week’s pick of images from the natural world
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Google, Apple, Facebook race towards 100% renewable energy target