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A second US exit could ‘cripple’ the Paris climate agreement, warns UN chief

PFAS mixtures more toxic than single compounds, suggesting higher danger

If Trump is re-elected, a familiar face may lead the fight against wind: RFK Jr

NSW police take legal action to prevent climate activists blockading Port of Newcastle

Week in wildlife in pictures: roving parrots, rabid seals and a prickly pest

Conservation groups question Queensland commitment to renewables after hydro scheme scrapped

Peanut the Instagram-famous squirrel is seized by New York officials

Jacaranda season in Sydney – in pictures

Indigenous cultural burning managed Australia’s bushfires long before colonisation. It’s needed now more than ever, a study says

Alaska governor awards $1m in state funds to Indigenous group backing oil drilling

Essex car park to be test case for legislation to protect landscapes

Rats trained to sniff out smuggled rhino horn and pangolin scales

‘It won’t wash’: Environment secretary’s bid to cosy up to water pollution protesters backfires

This marine biologist discovered a unique blue whale population in Sri Lanka

Sweden abolishes tax on plastic bags despite warnings usage could rise

Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah’s mother to receive settlement over death linked to air pollution

Shell calls for certainty over North Sea future after UK raises windfall tax on energy profits

I’m obsessed with whale poop: ‘It can be neon green, bright red – or even sparkle’

Spain floods: number killed passes 150 as scientists say climate change ‘most likely explanation’ – as it happened

Alarm grows over ‘disturbing’ lack of progress to save nature at Cop16

Spain flood death toll expected to rise amid anger over lack of preparedness

British man, 71, dies after being rescued from floods in Spain

Cold start to spring sees Australians use 30% more gas than last year – even though the price was up too

Torrential rain brings deadly flooding to Spain – in pictures

Is Reeves still the green chancellor after her budget? Yes … and no

‘We were trapped like rats’: Spain’s floods bring devastation and despair

‘Wicked problem’: five charts that show how the climate crisis is making Australia more dangerous

Firefighters were elated after a federal bill provided them support for cancer. Then came ‘a slap in the face’

Pumpkin soup and DIY fake blood: how to be more sustainable this Halloween

At least 95 people dead in Spain’s worst floods in three decades

Budget cuts mean farmers in England ‘must do more with less’

The world needs $700bn a year to restore nature. But where is the money coming from?

BYD’s hybrid EV ute that could rival Australia’s bestselling vehicles goes on sale

Scotland’s ancient Skipinnish Oak wins UK tree of the year

Wildlife Trusts buy Rothbury estate in largest land sale in England in 30 years

I used to conserve artworks. Now I am in prison for taking climate action | Margaret Reid

Fans may not keep older adults cool during heat waves

Biden administration awards $3bn to US ports for climate-friendly upgrades

Hard-hit Defra to have budget slashed further despite warnings

Climate crisis caused half of European heat deaths in 2022, says study

Labor has ‘pressed pause’ in fight to contain spread of fire ants, invasive species council says

Sex swings, dance poles and mirrored ceilings: ‘love motels’ provide last-minute rooms for Cop16 delegates

Apparently fake social media accounts boost Azerbaijan before Cop29

Let’s be clear, Peter Dutton’s energy plan is more focused on coal and gas than it is on nuclear power | Adam Morton

Stan Grant takes shots at ‘political elites’ in US – as it happened

Parrots missing from London zoo found behind Cambridgeshire garden

Hedgehogs ‘near threatened’ on red list after 30% decline over past decade

🌎 The lithium jackpot in Smackover #220

Five ways a Trump presidency would be disastrous for the climate

Planet-heating pollutants in atmosphere hit record levels in 2023