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‘Net zero hero’ myth unfairly shifts burden of solving climate crisis on to individuals, study finds

There’s no fortune to be made, but there’s a reason we keep looking for these glassy treasures down in the mud | Mic Looby

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Clean water campaigners claim victory in Windermere sewage case

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Shutdown at Mexico toxic waste plant after Guardian investigation revealed pollution in nearby homes

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‘It’s an absolute travesty’: fears for border wildlife as Trump takes office

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Wealth of US ‘oil-garchs’ went up 15% in nine months as industry figures plan Trump inauguration party

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The perfect storm: why did LA’s wildfires explode out of control?

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Humpback whales back in Britain, with rise in sightings from Kent to Isles of Scilly

Fire reignites at California battery plant after evacuations amid toxic smoke

These are the hazards Californians face after fires – and what homeowners can do to protect themselves

Martin Rowson on the record leap in global CO2 levels – cartoon

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Otters among UK wildlife carrying toxic ‘forever chemicals’, analysis shows

Don’t Look Up director says ‘half a billion people’ have now seen film despite critics

‘It’s going to be rough’: what Trump’s response to LA fires portends for future climate disasters

Week in wildlife in pictures: chilly pelicans, a baby gorilla and a spider fan’s dream come true

‘Everyone thought it would cause gridlock’: the highway that Seoul turned into a stream

Colombian tree frog found by Sheffield florist highlights invasive species threat

Scottish government must do more to control salmon farming, inquiry finds

Wildfires drive record leap in global level of climate-heating CO2

National Trust project to plant almost half a million trees this winter

I’ve been climbing Tasmanian mountains for years – but I’m terrified of heights | Ben Walter

Australia is becoming an uninsurable nation. There may only be one solution | Nicki Hutley

Fleeing mountain lions and scorched earth: can wildlife survive California’s wildfires?

‘A ton of unknowns’: months ago, LA residents lost wildfire insurance. Then the fires came

UK accused of undermining democratic rights with climate protest crackdown

A town torched by LA fires rallies to revive its community: ‘Everybody wants to come back’

Revealed: drinking water sources in England polluted with forever chemicals

UK farmland being contaminated by ‘forever chemicals’ linked to cancers

The media needs to show how the climate crisis is fueling the LA wildfires

Window to stop decline of England’s nature closing fast, watchdog says

Economic growth could fall 50% over 20 years from climate shocks, say actuaries

Bloodletting recommended for Jersey residents after PFAS contamination

Trump energy chief pick says linking wildfires to climate crisis is ‘hype’

Australians should be angry about another year of climate inaction. But don’t let your anger turn into despair | Greg Jericho

What do the Los Angeles fires tell us about the coming water wars? | Judith Levine

Italian police accused of making female activists remove underwear and do squats

California pulls diesel phase-out request to EPA ahead of Trump administration

‘Running to danger and saving lives’: 1,100 incarcerated firefighters are on the LA frontlines

Climate ‘whiplash’ events increasing exponentially around world

Clean energy pioneer’s lab destroyed in suspected arson attack in Liverpool

‘I applaud the EPA’: agency launches formal review of five toxic chemicals

3M knew firefighting foams containing PFAS were toxic, documents show

Scouts embrace rewilding to connect UK teenagers with nature

Major banks are abandoning their climate alliance en masse. So much for ‘woke capital’ | Adrienne Buller

Great Britain’s energy grid operator closes connection queue

I’m a climate scientist and my house in LA burned down. My work has never been more real | Benjamin Hamlington

Big oil pushed to kill bill that would have made them pay for wildfire disasters

Escalating armed conflict is most urgent threat for world in 2025, say global leaders

Age of the panzootic: scientists warn of more devastating diseases jumping between species