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Chance of El Niño forming in Pacific Ocean may push global temperatures to record highs in 2027

Outrage after US Congress votes to slash $125m in funding to replace toxic lead pipes

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UK electric vehicle charging firms ‘seeking buyers amid rising costs and tough competition’

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Wealthy use loophole to conceal value of £300m in Scottish land sales

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Bermuda snail thought to be extinct now thrives after a decade’s effort

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Storm Leonardo devastates southern Portugal and Spain – video

Calls to postpone presidential election as Storm Leonardo lashes Portugal and Spain

Only seven new petrol-powered cars sold in Norway in January

Week in wildlife: cuddling sloths, dazed iguanas and a very fat seal

That’s a wrasse! Rare fish spotted for first time since 2009 in kelp forest in Western Australia

‘Stark warning’: pesticide harm to wildlife rising globally, study finds

Israel accused of spraying cancer-linked herbicide on farms in southern Lebanon

Florida euthanizes 5,000 iguanas after cold snap stuns the invasive reptiles

UK to cut climate finance to poor countries by a fifth despite promising more help

Airlines should tell UK customers the carbon impact of flights, watchdog says

Anger over Scottish salmon farm inspections amid 35m unexpected fish deaths

Michigan accuses big oil of being ‘cartel’ that fuels climate crisis and high energy costs

‘Hope and relief’ as seaside town’s last youth centre saved

Fumes, rats and maggots: peer urges Environment Agency to clear illegal dump in Wigan

‘Everything is quagga mussel now’: can invasive species be stopped? – podcast

Flawed economic models mean climate crisis could crash global economy, experts warn

Green energy sector drove more than 90% of China’s investment growth last year, analysis finds

Drax insiders privately raised concerns over its sustainability claims, court papers show

More than 80% of flying fox colony wiped out as January heatwaves kill thousands of bats

Trump’s environmental rollbacks contradict RFK Jr’s healthy America promise, report finds

Wildlife photographer of the year – people’s choice 2026

Parents of Piper James visit K’gari to farewell daughter and ‘walk where she last walked’ as dingo cull continues

‘If I think about what this means, I want to cry’: what happens when a city loses its university?

California officials move forward with plans to exterminate mule deer from island

Some experts say the new US dietary guidelines have ‘conflicting messaging’. Here’s who will be affected most

‘It’s sick’: Trump administration uses mascot called ‘Coalie’ to push dirtiest fossil fuel

Here’s why US household energy bills are soaring – and how to fix it | Mark Wolfe

Campaign group behind attack ads on Labor, Greens and teal candidates was funded by coal industry lobby

Up to half of coarse sediments on UK urban beaches may be human-made, study suggests

Plan to allow fishing around Chagos Islands alarms conservationists

Environmentalists decry ‘crushingly disappointing’ Pfas action plan for UK

Riverford sales rise 6% as UK organics market enjoys biggest boom in two decades

Good luck Dua Leaper: scientists return frogs wiped out by fungal disease to wild

NSW goldmine faces community class action over allegations of a ‘toxic trifecta’ of pollution

Race to contain suspected bird flu outbreak among Thames Valley swans

Is tyre pollution causing mass deaths in vulnerable salmon populations?

‘Nothing is sacred to them’: the race to save rare plants as Russian troops advance

Bomb cyclone brings freezing temperatures and snow to millions in US

The Guardian view on risks from biodiversity collapse: warnings must be heeded before it’s too late | Editorial

Mexico moves to combat pollution following Guardian investigations

‘It sounds apocalyptic’: experts warn of impact of UK floods on birds, butterflies and dormice

Fossil fuel firms may have to pay for climate damage under proposed UN tax

NSW Greens to move bill to let councils better regulate berry industry as it continues rapid expansion

Australia’s best photos of the month – January 2026

UK new car buyers drive a bargain as average discount nears £6,000