Environmental news, opinion and analysis from Guardian US
Environment
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In Washington last week, Alec, a group that links lobbyists with state lawmakers, approved measures to boost Donald Trump’s pro-fossil fuel agenda -
Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez emphasized the need to ‘transform our energy system’ but did not discuss how to pursue it
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Officials minimize warnings and say government report considers only the highest possible levels of greenhouse gas emissions -
Airgun testing in search for oil and gas could harm hundreds of mammals such as dolphins and whales off the Atlantic coast -
In the final part of our series looking at the climate report Trump tried to bury over Thanksgiving, we examine how regions will experience climate change
This Land is Your Land
Investigating the threats facing America’s public lands - with your help
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Exclusive: a new study reveals the vast extent of public lands being opened up to the energy industry. The Guardian heard from three communities on the frontlines
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Paradise, California, was a slice of heaven until it was destroyed by the Camp fire. But in the face of a dark new reality, shellshocked residents are displaying resilience
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Some are buoyed by faith, some by good fire insurance, some by both. On Thursday, they came together to eat -
As thrill seekers and Instagrammers swarm public lands, reporting from eight sites across America shows the scale of the threat -
Fossil fuel companies including Chevron and ExxonMobil ‘knowingly caused harm’ by contributing to warming, group says -
Trees grow thicker bark and animals burrow for protection. We can use similar techniques to save human lives
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Latest legal skirmish in a long battle between activists and the company building the pipeline, which is also behind Keystone XL -
District court judge Brian Morris rules Trump administration did not consider environmental consequences before pushing ahead -
Documents suggest an aggressive response to possible protests against the oil pipeline amid fears of another Standing Rock -
Martin Lukacs: Canadian government viewed Trump’s election as “positive news” for Keystone XL and energy industry
Energy
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Editorial: We are losing the war against climate change; the use of fossil fuels is driving higher carbon emissions when they need to be coming down
Latest news
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Global warming is harming people’s lives and humanity will not be able to cope, say scientists -
FOI documents show Josh Frydenberg rejected department advice that developing the area was ‘unacceptable’ -
Government seeks to prioritise environment and end some of world’s worst traffic congestion
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
Featured series
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It’s one of the only incubators focused on solar companies – but Powerhouse is part of a larger movement to nurture new companies in the low-carbon future -
What ingredients are required to make an ultramarathon runner? In Boulder, Colorado, Scott Jurek has concocted quite the recipe that has kept him going the distance for the past two decades -
The big picture
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Red fody, beached whales and wildlife rescued from an Australian heatwave in this week’s gallery
US farmers' troubles over tariffs show the value in looking ahead