Environmental news, opinion and analysis from Guardian US
Environment
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The drinks giants were allowed to keep bottling in Detroit, despite substantial uncollected water bills, a Consumer Reports investigation finds
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From sea level rise to habitat loss, the effects of the climate crisis are on the verge of making south Florida uninhabitable
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The danger of deepwater oil operations, combined with the loosening of Obama-era rules, mean the risk of a repeat disaster is high
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Developers are creating waterfront homes in Boston with innovative seawall defences but is this a model for other cities? Or a sign of climate gentrification?
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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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The Living Archive aims to help people worldwide see the significance of species loss as it affects individual lives and places
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Leading US biologist Thomas Lovejoy says to stop future outbreaks we need more respect for natural world
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Amphibians are at the forefront of a battle against extinction – but they’re not the only ones benefiting from ‘frozen zoos’
This land is your land
Investigating the threats facing America’s public lands - with your help
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Hundreds of workers pass through Ajo, Arizona, daily. Residents say they have been partying and visiting stores in large groups
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Wildlife conservation efforts are essential to preventing outbreaks, scientists and advocates say
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More than half the National Park Service’s unit remain open but local police and health officials are urging people to stay away
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Parks have remained open amid the coronavirus and become a haven over the past week, prompting fears for staff and large crowds
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Warming springs can cause plants to bloom earlier, alter hibernation times and locations for migrating animals, and increase insect populations
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Conservation groups are fighting the creation of 3,500 gas wells in Wyoming that threaten a 170-mile path
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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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Plan would help Trump administration advance projects held up over global heating concerns such as the Keystone XL oil pipeline
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Records seen by the Guardian show law enforcement has called demonstrators possible ‘domestic terrorism’ threats
Energy
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The shale industry made the US a major producer once again. But Covid-19 looks likely to ruin many prospectors
Latest news
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With Covid-19 keeping eastern Europeans away, furloughed British workers are signing up to fill seasonal vacancies – but will there be enough of them?
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Sixty Hutu rebel fighters suspected of attack on civilians in Virunga national park
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Church Commissioners writes to fellow shareholders ahead of protest vote at oil giant’s AGM
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
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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
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Verdict against eight men accused in the murder of Honduran indigenous environmentalist will be handed down on Thursday
The big picture
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The pick of the world’s best flora and fauna photos, including lockdown sea loin and IVF toad
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