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Scientists tracking alerts sent by the National Weather Service say data underscores risks of heatwaves and storms this summer
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Even low doses of airborne benzene raise the risk of a variety of cancers, including lymphomas and leukemia
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Ruling could take weeks to emerge in trial for Held v Montana, which is the first constitutional climate trial in US history
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Officials say victory by young plaintiffs won’t change approvals for fossil fuel projects
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Attack came less than two weeks after park rangers euthanised another animal
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Regulator’s call for action on dust pollution comes after local residents reported blood tests with high levels of selenium, nickel and copper
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Hertfordshire council rules area of land on Hatfield House estate – owned by Marquess of Salisbury – is common land
America's dirty divide
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The Guardian finds children in Portland, Oregon, could have lower test scores due to lead emissions from nearby racetrack, one of dozens across the US to use toxic leaded gasoline
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New developments for cloud computing could threaten civil-war era and post-emancipation historical sites in rural Virginia
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Internal documents from chemical giant Syngenta reveal tactics to sponsor sympathetic scientific papers and mislead regulators about unfavorable research
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Residents hope traffic, emissions and noise data they are analyzing with the Guardian will help rein in the spread of e-commerce facilities
Our unequal earth
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‘A gastronomic experience’: the US schools serving local veggies and edible flowers over frozen food
With locally grown Valencia oranges, watermelon radish and broccolini, kids enjoy nutritious meals – while small farmers and the community also benefit -
Bipoc-led local farms in unconventional spaces decentralize systems that have produced food deserts and create food equity
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Think that eating local will help save the planet? Think again. Most emissions come from food production, not transportation
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The term doesn’t mean that much any more, and there are other, more important factors to consider when selecting food
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Agreements to reduce developing countries’ debt burden in exchange for spending on nature will be on the agenda at a finance summit in Paris this week
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The global agreement to protect nature was signed in Montreal in December. Six months on, key figures remember the moment and consider what lies ahead
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There have been gains and losses since the Cop15 agreement was signed in December, with key moments still to come ahead of the next biodiversity Cop in Turkey in 2024
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The crew of the missing sub departed St John’s – a city that’s no stranger to ocean peril – to explore the wreck of the Titanic
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The remarkable haenyeo on Geoje Island believed their traditions were dying out. But then came the new recruits – refugees from the cities’ exhausting rat race
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Protesters clashed with police in the Maurienne Valley, south east France on Saturday, as they demonstrated against a tunnel being built through the base of the Alpine range that separates France and Italy. The protesters were attempting to reach a site where drilling has already begun on what will be the world's longest tunnel, but were blocked by police.
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Pollution and extraction of water are having a huge impact on local communities. High rates of cancer and respiratory problems are the norm, while marshes dry out and fish die in the rivers
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The best of this week’s wildlife photographs, including hot monkeys, baby flamingos and a hitchhiking cygnet
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The contest highlights often fleeting moments of beauty while bringing attention to ecosystems in need of protection
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Two male platypuses have been caught on camera fighting for territory in Tasmania, Australia
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The Sundarbans is the world’s largest mangrove forest, but repeated natural disasters and environmental changes to the region have created a highly vulnerable population increasingly at risk of participating in or becoming victims of child trafficking.
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