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There is a way to look after people, the planet – and Britain’s growth. It’s what we call the ‘wellbeing economy’ | Jamie Driscoll

Eastern Spain braces for torrential rain and flooding

The week in wildlife: a rescued orangutan, the chonkiest bear and a barn owl’s triumph

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Increased air pollution linked to more night-time coughing, UK-led study finds

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May heatwaves, deaths, ruined harvests: study of Europe’s summer paints grim picture for the future

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US states and cities sue over Trump EPA’s repeal of emissions rules

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The Colorado River is shrinking. What happens next?

Matt Kean warns climate crisis ‘isn’t someone else’s problem’ as largest coal project in NSW history greenlit

Is Trump to blame for Americans getting explosive diarrhea? | Arwa Mahdawi

US datacenter discharged large amounts of pollution for almost a year with no permits

Trump the environmentalist? How his Iran war exposed the fragility of dirty energy

Nature boys and girls – here’s your chance to get published in the Guardian

Think more rain means more river water? Not necessarily

‘Explosion of melt rates’: 20% of Swiss glaciers lost in five years

‘The toll is huge’: El Niño-driven wildfires overwhelm Indonesia’s orangutan population

The green light for the largest coalmine in NSW history is shocking proof that our governance systems are betraying Australians | Georgina Woods

The Guardian view on Lula v the Bolsonaros: the decision of Brazilian voters will affect us all | Editorial

New UK gas and oil projects are a ‘no-brainer’, says EDF boss

A new map points out U.S. rivers most worth protecting

The 2026 BirdLife Australia photography awards – in pictures

Two million people in England unaware their properties are at risk of flooding

UK banks are Europe’s biggest coal financiers, report finds

California rushes to prepare for massive ‘Kelvin’ wave and predicted sea level rise

Insects play critical role in ecosystems beyond just providing food, new research shows

‘Beyond priceless’: how a halt to dredging saved the seas of Scotland’s Summer Isles

Half a million trees to be planted in England in three years, says government

EPA union sues Trump administration to restore collective bargaining contract

South West Water fined £8m for hundreds of sewage spills in Cornwall and Devon

‘It’s just cruel’: US households hit by surge in electricity shutoffs amid record hot summer

In the wake of the flood, could Nepal avert the next disaster?

The night sky is getting 10% brighter every year. We’re forgetting what darkness feels like

New English homes in flood-risk areas could become uninsurable, says Aviva boss

UN warns of ‘narrowing window’ to restore world’s forests

Saving the Siamese crocodile: Cambodia moves to protect one of the world’s last wild populations

Samuel Alito steps aside in a major climate case amid scrutiny over oil stock holdings

Can Labour bring down our energy bills? | Politics Weekly

New tool directly links carbon emissions to amount of environmental and economic damage caused

Trump administration to slash clean car rules aimed at cutting climate emissions

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‘Are these chemicals in my blood?’ How one community learned the truth about Pfas pollution

Heat pump sales soar across Europe after states cut electricity taxes, data shows

Peru’s penguins are on the brink. A super El Niño could make it worse.

Decades of fossil fuel influence paved way for Trump’s assault on university research, study says

Concern mounts over slow-moving, planetary-scale ‘Kelvin’ wave heading for California

Hormone-disrupting herbicide contaminating 25% of continental US rivers, report finds

The endangered native ponies of Eriskay in the Outer Hebrides – a photo essay

‘Thrilled’: huge swarms of bogong moths surprise NSW residents and may point to species’ recovery

Dog dies trying to protect northern California couple from bear attack

Most of UK’s essential food supply grown in drought-risk areas, report warns

Nor’easter storm batters US east coast with heavy winds and power outages