‘I didn’t realize the role rice played’: the ingenious crop cultivation of the Gullah Geechee people

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UK to ban bee-killing pesticides but highly toxic type could still be allowed

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Guardian Australia’s best photos of 2024 – in pictures

Macron swears amid furious exchange with cyclone-hit Mayotte islanders

Oil and gas firms operating in Colorado falsified environmental impact reports

Record number of protesters will be in UK prisons this Christmas

The facts about a planet facing climate disaster are clear. Why won’t this Labour government face them? | Jeremy Corbyn

University bans on big oil firms at recruitment fairs rise by 30%

Week in wildlife in pictures: a dangling marmoset, rare leopard babies and an eyelash snake

CO2 emissions from new North Sea drilling sites would match 30 years’ worth from UK households

Blob-headed fish and amphibious mouse among 27 new species found in ‘thrilling’ Peru expedition

‘We’re gobsmacked’: climate groups angered by Labor’s ‘no new coalmines’ claim

‘Many highs and some unfortunate lows’: Nationals MP Keith Pitt quits politics with some parting shots

Cyclone Chido: locals demand more help from Macron on visit to Mayotte

Most pregnant women and unborn babies who contract bird flu will die, study finds

Revealed: how a US public university courted the gas industry despite climate impacts

Bird flu sweeps through zoos with ‘grave implications’ for endangered animals

Taps dry in 58,000 Hampshire homes due to Southern Water fault

US environmental agency fast-tracking new PFAS approvals for semiconductors

Biden declares tougher 2035 emissions targets weeks before Trump return

Thames Water to pay £18m penalty after breaking dividend rules

Albanese government approves four coalmine expansions as Greens condemn ‘despicable’ move

Just four fines issued for wood-burning complaints in a year in England

Toadstool with teeth and ghostly palm among plant and fungus finds of 2024

Time to be shellfish: why the UK should go back to feasting on oysters and mussels

Montana supreme court upholds right to ‘stable climate system’ for youngsters

Thames Water to get green light to hike bills by more than a third by 2030

Cyclone Chido deaths rise in south-east Africa as Mayotte toll remains unclear

Biden administration allows California to ban new gas-powered car sales by 2035

Can everyone eat for the planet? I shopped at Dollar Store for a week to find out

People in the US: how do you eat a climate-friendly diet on a budget?

Dear Santa, please bring back the plastic lids on yoghurt pots | Adrian Chiles

Pakistan and Bahamas join push for global pact to phase out fossil fuels

Energy firms to spend £77bn to rewire Great Britain’s electricity grid

‘Ridiculous’ ban on exotic animal skins at London fashion week criticised by experts

Study examines women’s proximity to incinerators and chemical level in breast milk

Coal use to reach new peak – and remain at near-record levels for years

‘Dark day for New Zealand’: outcry as bill to fast-track controversial mining projects is approved

Pollution exposure linked to mental health hospital admissions, says study

Biden administration warns natural gas expansion would drive up domestic costs

Road safety campaigners lose high court challenge against Tower Hamlets mayor

‘Bad deal for taxpayers’: huge losses from NSW forest logging, reports reveal

No glue, chains or locks: Victoria’s antisemitism crackdown a smokescreen to target climate protesters, critics say

Whaling activist Paul Watson celebrates release from jail after Denmark refuses extradition to Japan

More than 6m homes at risk of flooding in England, says Environment Agency

Watchdog warns Defra and Ofwat they could face court over sewage dumping

Flat tax rate is an ‘attractive idea’, Kemi Badenoch says

Ukraine calls for sanctions against Russia oil tankers over Black Sea spill