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  • Tractor sprays liquid on green land

    Low-income California Latinos at higher risk from Parkinson’s-linked weedkiller

    Analysis finds majority of paraquat, banned in 60 countries, is used in counties where Latinos make up 75% of the population or higher
  • Emissions from an oil refinery

    Surge of new US-led oil and gas activity threatens to wreck Paris climate goals

  • Person wearing hat drinks water

    Phoenix passes landmark rule requiring heat protection for outdoor workers

  • A white man is seen from the back, blurry in the foreground, wearing a black jacket, baseball hat and glasses, as he surveys a wash between two stands of twos, with damaged homes, vehicles and land caked in mud.

    A Kentucky mining disaster killed dozens and destroyed homes. Will a lawsuit bring change?

  • Katy Slininger

    The Connecticut residents holding a rent strike amid lead poisoning crisis

  • FILE - This March 25, 2015, file photo shows the Kraft logo in Northfield, Ill. The Biden administration announced $6 billion in funding Monday, March 25, 2024, for projects that will slash emissions from the industrial sector — the largest-ever U.S. investment to decarbonize domestic industry to fight climate change. Kraft Heinz will install heat pumps, electric heaters and electric boilers to decarbonize food production at numerous facilities. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

    US to spend $6bn to reduce carbon footprint of steel, ice cream and mac and cheese

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  • Lucy Mangan

    Digested week: Germany has the right idea on dachshunds. Dogs should be cuddly

    Lucy Mangan
  • A tank drives along a dirt road past yellow flowers

    ‘Ecocide in Gaza’: does scale of environmental destruction amount to a war crime?

    Exclusive: Satellite analysis revealed to the Guardian shows farms devastated and nearly half of the territory’s trees razed. Alongside mounting air and water pollution, experts says Israel’s onslaught on Gaza’s ecosystems has made the area unlivable
  • A cacao fruit

    Extortionate Easter eggs and shrinking sweets: fears grow of a ‘chocolate meltdown’

    Poor harvests in extreme weather conditions have led to a tripling of cocoa prices – but farmers have seen no benefit
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  • Factory buildings with gas coming out from top

    World’s largest oil companies ‘way off track’ on emissions goals, report finds

  • A blue metal canopy holding four gas tanks, each with a red-and-white sign saying 'Diesel', lies on its side.

    Fossil fuel firms could be tried in US for homicide over climate-related deaths, experts say

  • a man speaks into a megaphone while another holds a countdown clock titled "climate clock"

    Film studio from Oscar-winning director aims to stir up ‘populist anger’ over climate crisis

  • Flare stack at petroleum refinery in Port Arthur Texas<br>M31J6P Flare stack at petroleum refinery in Port Arthur Texas

    ‘Explosive growth’ in petrochemical production poses risks to human health

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America's dirty divide

  • Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio Cortez

    AOC and Sanders aim to place public housing at center of Green New Deal

  • Hand holding plastic carton pours water into blue cup

    Nearly 130,000 children exposed to lead-tainted drinking water in Chicago

  • Photo of two smokestacks releasing puffy white clouds of steam into a blue sunny sky.

    A Florida neighborhood says an old factory made them sick. Now developers want to kick up toxic soil

  • Blue sign pointing to buildings

    The birthplace of the atomic bomb is booming. Neighbors worry that could make them sick

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Our unequal earth

  • Vivien Sansour at Hudson Valley Seed Co farm in Accord, New York on March 20, 2024.

    ‘They kept us alive for thousands of years’: could saving Palestinian seeds also save the world?

  • Person holds bag of vegetables and fruit and picks up a vegetable from a crate

    Vegetables are losing their nutrients. Can the decline be reversed?

  • a bat flies toward a plant

    Bats are in trouble. That’s not good for anyone who likes mezcal, rice or avocado

  • Black and white photo of bed, table, toilet and window

    Rat fur, arsenic and copper: the dangerous ingredients lacing US prison water

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  • A wolf under trees in the snow

    ‘We’d like to shoot them all’: growing army of wolfdogs raises hackles across Europe

  • Adélie penguins in Antarctica

    ‘Cautious optimism’ as penguins test positive for bird flu but show no symptoms

    Asymptomatic cases may seem reassuring for the penguins, but scientists fear they could act as ‘Trojan horses’ for other species
  • Prof Andrew Cunningham inside a lab at London Zoo wearing a lab coat and glasses

    I discovered why seemingly healthy amphibians were being wiped out

    The mass deaths were puzzling scientists around the world – there were no signs of viruses or parasites. Then we looked closely at their skin
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  • etching of people working in a mine

    Bolivian Indigenous groups assert claim to treasure of ‘holy grail of shipwrecks’

  • Penguins watch the Noosfera, Ukraine’s Antarctic research vessel, which keeps the Ukrainian and Polish bases supplied.

    ‘He took five bullets and returned to work on plankton’: the double lives of Ukraine’s Antarctic scientists

    • Using a photo of the right side eyepatch our team was able to confirm that T109A3, a 14 year old female Bigg's killer whale was the individual which stranded alive this morning and subsequently drown as the tide came in, despite the heroic efforts of Nuu-chah-nulth and Zeballos residents to roll her back to an upright position. In an effort to remain close to its Mum, her 2 year old T109A3A, navigated the shallows and slipped into the lagoon behind her at high slack where it began to call out repeatedly. It may find its own way out but will likely need some coaxing, as killer whales often do in such situations. Our team has remained on site to document and assist with further efforts by DFO. Any support provided through baycetology.org is much appreciated. Images and video acquired under marine mammal research license #42.

      ‘Being so helpless is hard to describe’: can rescuers win the race against time to save an orphaned orca?

    • A Sea Shepherd thermal drone monitors the Vaquita Refuge in the Sea of Cortez, in an ongoing operation to defend the world’s most endangered marine mammal from illegal fishing. 
Photo Credit: Eli Hausman, Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
If you need more context, you could add that the drone was launched from one of our sentry ships, The Seahorse, which is present in the Vaquita Refuge nearly 24/7 with the cooperation of the Mexican Government.

      Eyes in the sky: why drones are ‘beyond effective’ for animal rights campaigners around the world

    • Three women lie with arms outstretched and eyes closed in floaty blue and indigo dresses

      Kate Winslet, Sigourney Weaver and Zoe Saldana do underwater photoshoot for ocean conservation charity

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Opinion

  • Adam Morton

    Forget nuclear: would Peter Dutton oppose a plan to cut bills and address the climate crisis?

    Adam Morton
  • Graham Readfearn

    Dutton’s blast of radioactive rhetoric on nuclear power leaves facts in the dust

    Graham Readfearn
  • Adam Morton

    We can’t pretend we’re doing enough if we want to give the Great Barrier Reef a chance to survive

    Adam Morton
  • Adam Morton

    EVs are still too expensive for most Australians – so why are some carmakers and the Coalition standing in the way?

    Adam Morton
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Multimedia

  • Bears spotted enjoying a pedalo after heavy rainfall<br>Bears enjoying a ride on a pedalo at Woburn Safari Park in Bedfordshire. Bears at a safari park were spotted enjoying a ride on a pedalo after heavy rain created a makeshift lake. Woburn Safari Park in Bedfordshire had a gigantic puddle form in the black bear enclosure - and staff were quick to take advantage of the new terrain. They borrowed a swan-shaped pedalo and left it by the edge of the makeshift lake - and the bears didn't take long to investigate. One by one, the group of bears - also known as a sleuth - began to climb into the boat as it floated on the lake, until all four seats were taken.

    Week in wildlife – in pictures: pedalo hijinks and a raccoon doing a handstand

  • Graceful turn – East Rift Valley, Kenya: winner of black and white category

    From a graceful turn to a dangerous toy: the World Nature Photography awards 2024 – in pictures

    Here are the winners, drawn from a pool of entries from around the world – including a baby elephant in Kenya and an owl-like plant in Thailand
  • Icebergs manifest in seven distinct types, categorized as detached from glaciers, floating, or grounded. These types exhibit diverse characteristics, including pointed tops, domes, erosion patterns, pooling, inclination, plate-like formations, and block shapes.

    Changes in Antarctica’s glaciers and ice sheets: in pictures

    Turkey’s eighth national Antarctic science expedition is seeking answers to questions about the future of the world with 22 different projects on the continent. Anadolu Agency’s photojournalist Sebnem Coskun is documenting the expedition’s scientific research, climate change impacts and life in the region to share the findings with the world.
    The expedition involves uncovering concealed data within the ice, gathered from years of research on crucial topics like sea ice and glacier dynamics.
  • A Bolivian conservation programme has identified at least 60 'Paddington' bears in areas where they had not been spotted before

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    'Paddington' bears spotted in Bolivian forest raise hopes for species' survival – video

  • Grey crowned crane, at the Bird Gardens Scotland, UK.

    Week in wildlife – in pictures: a majestic crane, a clumsy owlet and sleepy seals

  • The baby hippo will stay with its mother for a couple of months until it is ready to venture into an outdoor enclosure

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    Endangered pygmy hippo born at Athens zoo – video

  • Australian Agribusiness Group says its teams have resolved to increase efforts ‘on the protection of the local animal population’ and that they ‘are operating well beyond what is considered best practice for wildlife management’

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    Video shows koalas clinging to trees as gum trees cut down on Kangaroo Island – video

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