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Politicians are retreating from net zero because they think the public doesn’t care. But they’re wrong | Rebecca Willis

‘We’re told we won’t amount to anything’: is it possible to change the fortunes of young people living in England’s coastal towns?

Ocean current scientists are very upset and you should be too | First Dog on the Moon

Young people in England’s coastal towns three times more likely to have a mental health condition

Texas floods reveal limitations of disaster forecasting under climate crisis

UK carmakers on track to meet EV sales target despite intense lobbying to lower quota

Toxic algal bloom off South Australia coastline devastates marine life – video

Paris reopens River Seine to public swimming after century-long ban

Businesses and charities call for UK to scrap VAT on refurbished electronics

Weedkiller ingredient widely used in US can damage organs and gut bacteria, research shows

‘We’ve made progress’: environment secretary is upbeat despite Labour’s struggles

Trump declares major disaster after floods – as it happened

Deadly heatwaves are the new reality – we need to transform the UK's cities and towns to survive them | Hannah Martin

As the world grows more unpredictable, Australia’s defence should be focused on people, not purchases | Julianne Schultz

‘This bill protects our precious waters’: how a Florida environmental group scored a win against big oil

Summer without cherry pie? Michigan’s signature crop faces battery of threats

Texas flooding latest: 43 dead, including 15 children, as search for some two dozen girls continues – as it happened

How a £1.5bn ‘wildlife-boosting’ bypass became an environmental disaster

Rare butterfly hits purple patch at Sussex rewilding project

These women are raising endangered butterfly larvae from prison: ‘They reconnect with their own brilliance’

‘Peaceful trespass’ planned at Dorset beauty spot after new owners shut path

Canada races to build icebreakers amid melting ice and geopolitical tensions

Landmark US study reveals sewage sludge and wastewater plants tied to Pfas pollution

‘Slapp addict’ Italian oil firm accused of trying to silence green activists

Week in wildlife: a lucky osprey, a miraculous hare and a political fox

EPA puts 139 employees on leave after they sign a ‘declaration of dissent’

Elon Musk’s xAI gets permit for methane gas generators

Countries must protect human right to a stable climate, court rules

Extreme heatwaves may cause global decline in dairy production, scientists warn

Two tourists from UK and New Zealand killed by elephant, Zambian police say

English farms could be taken out of food production to boost nature, says minister

Europe’s extreme pollen triggered symptoms in those not known to have allergies, data shows

Scientists warn US will lose a generation of talent because of Trump cuts

EPA to launch program that lets people adopt its lab animals amid Trump cuts

‘We thought we’d got the numbers wrong’: how a pristine lake came to have the highest levels of ‘forever chemicals’ on record

‘Gives everyone a bit more hope’: NSW grateful for wild weather reprieve but many face damage worth thousands

Putin insisted Russia ‘will not step back from goals’ in Ukraine in hour-long call to Trump, Kremlin says – as it happened

‘They are a species on the brink’: can trees save the salmon in Scotland’s River Dee?

‘Forever chemicals’ in school uniforms could be banned under proposed law

Met police accused of ‘assault on right to protest’ after tenfold rise in nuisance law arrests

Air pollution linked to lung cancer-driving DNA mutations, study finds

The Bezos wedding was a study in disingenuous billionaire behavior | Katrina vanden Heuvel

Europe’s heatwave moves east as row erupts in France over air conditioning

‘It makes water wetter’: How Wimbledon keeps grass green in soaring temperatures

Droughts worldwide pushing tens of millions towards starvation, says report

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US vet uses cod skin to save bald eagle in time for Fourth of July

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How Mamdani connects climate policy to his affordability agenda as he runs for New York mayor

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Google undercounts its carbon emissions, report finds

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Spanish police investigate Catalan wildfire deaths as extreme temperatures grip Europe – as it happened

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‘Tiny melodies’: musician uses moths’ flight data to compose piece about their decline

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