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Environment
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Proposed El Paso climate charter seeks to prohibit use of city water for extraction projects including those in Permian Basin
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Fire ecologists analysed data from over 10,000 locations and 334 wildfires to assess how post-blaze conditions affect tree growth
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Railway is forecast to quadruple crude oil production in the Uinta Basin and will damage Biden’s climate credentials, campaigners say
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Exclusive: Cutting-edge analysis of fine particulate levels by area reveals shocking disparities: ‘The underlying variable that is most predictive is systemic racism’
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A Guardian analysis based on modelling of fine particulate levels by neighborhood allows you to see how polluted your area is
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Soil is being sent to a nearby incinerator with a history of clean air violations, raising fears the chemicals will be redistributed
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Spotlight
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Backers say hydrogen projects should be first in line for almost $26bn in US taxpayer money – but should we believe the hype?
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Vast releases of gas, along with future ‘methane bombs’, represent huge threat – but curbing emissions would rapidly reduce global heating
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A billion cubic feet of the potent greenhouse gas were spewed into atmosphere in rural Pennsylvania amid state’s fracking boom
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Buried in Arctic permafrost, the collection safeguards the world’s crop species – and is a magnet for conspiracy theories. Now the public can take a look around
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Youth campaign group is calling on Keir Starmer’s party to commit to ‘decade of green new deal action’
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Beloved Australian songbird will risk life and limb for its breeding group but ignore cries for help from unfamiliar birds, scientists say
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Climate crisis to deliver ‘ongoing systemic shocks’ to production as hot conditions become more frequent, researchers say
America's dirty divide
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Hear from four people who say this fossil fuel scheme has displaced them from their homes and turned communities into a 'chemical soup'
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A Guardian analysis using cutting-edge modelling developed by researchers tracks deadly PM2.5 levels
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Country’s capacity to generate renewable energy shot up last year, producing enough electricity to power 64m households
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Guardian analysis of data in light of Ohio train derailment shows accidental releases are happening consistently
Our unequal earth
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From spicy pumpkin soup to caramelized banana ice cream, these culinary artists share the family stories behind some of their tastiest creations
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For Black History Month, owners Gabrielle and Danielle Davenport curated a list of the best books celebrating the role of food in culture and liberation
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If the workers at Lodi succeed, they could be leaders in a new labor-organizing movement at higher-end eateries – but supporters say there is fierce pushback
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Emergency allotments helped families weather the Covid crisis and rising prices – but they’ll end in March
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The unusual spectacle of an adult female killer whale spotted with the adopted – or abducted – calf of another species is causing experts to reassess orca behaviour
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Many agree that strides have been made in protecting biodiversity and the oceans – but much remains to be done
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Since 2019, Giulia Piermartiri and Edoardo Delille have travelled to places vulnerable to climate breakdown: California, the Maldives, Mozambique and the Mont Blanc massif. Using a slide projector, they impose images of possible transformations on to existing landscapes.
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Last month’s sinking of the oil tanker MT Princess Empress off the coast of Mindoro island in the Philippines has forced the area into a state of emergency
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Multimedia
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The best of this week’s wildlife photographs, including a resting cheetah, banana stalk flies and snowy rooks
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The controversial decision to approve a new coalmine in Cumbria was met with dismay by UK environmental groups, with many wondering what it meant for a country that has pitched itself as a leader in the green energy revolution. But in the town of Whitehaven where the mine is to be situated, the feeling is very different, with vast support across the political spectrum.
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The overall winning photographer captured a crocodile lurking in the mud in Zimbabwe
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Conference president announces agreement, saying: 'Ladies and gentlemen, the ship has reached the shore'
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The best of this week’s wildlife pictures, including a coyote in the snow, a hungry ibis and giraffes on the move
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Footage captured by fishers shows a shiver of sharks violently thrashing in a feeding frenzy
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The Guardian view on the UN ocean treaty: arriving just in time