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‘Who’d guess they’re the same species?’ What Italy’s wall lizards reveal about genetic diversity and why it matters

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North Dakota judge finalizes $345m judgment against Greenpeace in pipeline case

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Last of the summer rain puts southern states on flood watch and Sydney on alert for bull sharks

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Winter getting shorter in 80% of major US cities, new data shows

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Red Hill, Canberra: its walking tracks, scar trees and ochre earth underfoot will always transport me

Trump officials move to kill system that protects US from chemical disasters

Lynx could return to Scotland – but can rewilders win over wary Highlanders?

Most US coal plants could meet air pollution rules. Trump weakened them anyway

Week in wildlife: rescued dolphins, a white whale and a precious kākāpō chick

Seals, shipwrecks and a screaming swallower: Underwater Photographer of the Year 2026 – in pictures

Judge sides with salmon against Trump administration in hydropower ruling

Drax to stop burning controversial Canadian wood within next year

Democrats urge dropping plan to double gas exports as US energy prices soar

US ‘bullying’ could scupper carbon levy on shipping, warn experts

‘A gift that falls from the sky’: why farmers are using Etna’s ash as fertiliser

Waitrose suspends sale of mackerel because of overfishing

Calls to move England’s home insulation scheme into council workers’ hands

Riding the wave: can surf tourism save Peru’s ancient reed-boat fishing culture?

Shakespeare’s Globe launches environmental playwright prize

‘The most important part is the vibe’: Bate Bay named Australia’s best beach

‘Magic beneath the surface’: pioneering geothermal plant launched in Cornwall

‘A devastating force’: how recent Mediterranean storms turned to tragedies

Judge orders Greenpeace to pay $345m over Dakota Access pipeline protest

France’s Engie strikes deal to buy UK Power Networks for £10.5bn

Death Valley erupts in wildflowers in sign of developing superbloom

Tropical plants flowering months earlier or later because of climate crisis – study

Fly-tipping across England reaches record high

Germany accused of ditching climate targets as it scraps renewables mandate

Why food justice isn’t being served in America | Hanna Garth

Toxic waste from screens ends up in endangered dolphins, study finds

Trump touts ‘drill, baby, drill’ agenda – but no mention of climate crisis

Chronic ocean heating fuels ‘staggering’ loss of marine life, study finds

Group expands legal claim over South West Water sewage pollution

Humans – not Mimmo the dolphin – need managing in Venice lagoon, say scientists

Scotland’s new emissions strategy ‘too reliant on science fiction’, critics say

Anger over plans to abolish New Zealand’s dedicated environment ministry

Farmers in England face losses under new cap on sustainable farming payments

NT environmentalists ‘gobsmacked’ at federal green light to bulldoze nearly 3,000 hectares of tropical savanna

Australia’s most costly anti-climate policy hits taxpayers for $30m a day as calls mount to wind back fuel tax credits | Adam Morton

How Trump’s big climate finding repeal could actually hurt big oil

‘It’s more exciting than Tesco’: can traditional fishing lure Cornwall’s young people?

Winter Olympics must tackle environmental impact before the snow runs out | George Timms

Reform mayor courted US oil and gas executive about fracking in UK

World Nature Photography awards 2026 – in pictures

Channel 4’s Dirty Business is a clarion call to nationalise the water industry

Sam Altman defends AI’s energy toll by saying it also takes a lot to ‘train a human’

Yorkshire Water fined over £700,000 for repeated sewage releases

US supreme court takes up fossil fuel firms’ climate accountability case

‘Tinderbox’ UK may be one shock away from food riots, experts say

How an annual ‘wedding flight’ of 1,000 virgin queens is ensuring the revival of Europe’s dark bee