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Trump boosted half of US coal plants with taxpayer dollars and ‘free passes to pollute’, report says

Mill 19: a creative hub built into a former steel factory

Healey to veto new offshore wind projects if they will not lower bills

‘Bunch of baloney’: calls grow for Cop summit reforms as countries on track to fail nature targets

Australia’s best photos of the month – October 2026

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Twice as many plants and animals sold in wildlife trade as previously thought, says report

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The Iran war is deepening the US energy crisis. A bad winter is ahead | Mark Wolfe

Public sector an ‘afterthought’ to North Sea oil jobs, says Unison leader

Five reasons why the US midterms matter for the climate – and your energy bill

Severe rainfall and flood warnings issued for central Greece and western Turkey

Healey’s budget cuts mean Britain is likely to miss green heating targets

Week in wildlife: a fishing anhinga, a northern nutcracker and cuddling seals

How many of these official creature kindness badges have you earned? | First Dog on the Moon

Sinkholes, scarred land and scapegoats: the scourge of illegal gold mining in Johannesburg

Feral deer will become Australia’s next feral pig problem without prompt action, report warns

El Niño-driven drought in Papua New Guinea a ‘national crisis’ as rivers dry up and local farms fail

Migrating seabirds face a surprising problem: jet lag

Eight of England’s nine water companies still failing on environment, report finds

Finland launches criminal investigation into Google’s clearing of forest for datacentre site

A new wave of electric ferries is here in the US. Some even fly

Angry Labour MPs urge leadership not to overrule energy secretary on Rosebank

Record-breaking high tides spark chaos – and kayak commutes – across California

‘Worldwide legacy’: almost $20m raised to protect majestic tract of land in far north Queensland

Menindee Lakes water levels drop to lowest in five years as experts warn of mass fish deaths

Mark Carney is celebrated abroad – while consolidating power at home | Shiri Pasternak

Will it be AI or the climate crisis that ends humanity? We can make it neither | Adam McKay and Philip Eubanks

The climate crisis will destroy our economies – we learned this 20 years ago. When will we act? | Fiona Harvey

Sea of crimson: vivid ‘red beach’ transforms China’s wetlands and marshes – in pictures

Trump says government to ‘terminate’ Biden-era methane emissions rules

‘I use disposable cups’: Chris Minns backflips on takeaway coffee cups after media and business backlash

Plan for multibillion-pound Sizewell nuclear plant a ‘terrible deal’ for UK taxpayers, MPs say

Aerial video shows California flooding amid ‘record-breaking tides’ – video

Rosebank oilfield would not breach UK emission targets, say government insiders

Homes across UK to get low- or no-interest loans to fund solar panels and heat pumps

Slovenia mourns loss of glacier on its highest peak after scorching summer

Are seed oils unhealthy? Why are so many influencers speaking out against them? | Gideon Meyerowitz-Katz

UK spending on ‘fairytale’ carbon capture tech is a national embarrassment, chancellor told

‘No one saves the planet if it hits their pocket’: UK heat pump installers fear planned subsidy cuts

Trump’s cuts have exposed US to ‘cascade’ of El Niño dangers, experts warn

I struggled to come to terms with my mum’s death. Then I swam in the sea and suddenly felt connected to her

Burnham in danger of sleepwalking into climate disaster, say campaigners

UK government met 137 businesses over AI datacentres – but no environmental groups

Super-rich get ‘double dividend’ from causes and costs of climate crisis, report finds

Sunlight at night: US startup’s demonstration of lighting Earth from space draws criticism

Typhoon Champi declared strongest storm of year so far

Cabinet split emerges over controversial Rosebank oilfield decision

US south-west braces for more storms after enduring days of rain and flooding

The Guardian view on Oxford Street’s pedestrianisation: cities should be designed around people, not cars | Editorial

Lights out: the island that goes dark to save young seabirds – in pictures

Storm Boelo: Travel disrupted and events cancelled as UK hit by wind and rain