environment
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Obama's complicated legacy on climate change – videoAn investigation shows the complicated record of Obama’s fight against climate change, including a $34bn investment in coal, oil and gas projects globally
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The Standing Rock protests are a symbolic momentAmerica’s surprise election is like water on the garden of activism. We stand in solidarity with all those who seek to protect the planet and nurture hope -
Standing Rock: army engineer corps order closure of protest camp, tribe saysArmy corps of engineers says the main encampment must be cleared in nine days because of the onset of winter weather -
Obama administration rushes to protect public lands before Trump takes officeEnvironmental groups hope Utah, Nevada and Grand Canyon will be included in rapid conservation efforts as Trump plans to expand fossil fuel extraction
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What businesses want Trump to know about climate changeNearly 400 companies and nonprofits signed a letter to express support for the Paris climate agreement. We asked a handful to tell us why
energy
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BHP Billiton raises 'power security' fears after latest South Australia blackoutCEO Andrew Mackenzie warns jobs in peril due to government policy failure after power was cut to 200,000 properties on Wednesday night
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Siemens' £310m Hull plant will take windfarm technology to new levelGreg Clark welcomes 700-job factory, the first to produce 75m-long blades for a new generation of offshore windfarms
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latest news
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Trees may increase air pollution on city streetsLeaves and branches can slow air currents and cause pollutants to settle, says health watchdog
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Shark net exemption granted in 'national interest', Josh Frydenberg saysStart to tourism season prompts environment minister to override federal law and allow the nets in NSW
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Direct Action review could bring changes to renewable targets, says PMMalcolm Turnbull says ‘mechanisms’ to meet 2030 Paris emission reduction targets may need to be examined
elephant conservation
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Live Q&A;: Elephants are disappearing, so how can we save them?The survival of elephants depends on what humans do now. Join us on Tuesday 22 November from 1-2.30pm to discuss how to save this threatened species
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Is there a plan B for elephants? The next step in saving them is even harderEnding global legal markets is a great plan A, but that alone won’t stop elephant poaching or stem the illegal consumption of ivory
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Wildlife smugglers using Facebook to sell ivory and rhino hornAn investigation reveals the social media site is acting as a shopfront for a multimillion dollar trade in animal parts, centred in a small village outside Hanoi
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The elephant who helped me through one of the darkest periods of my lifeAfter years of battling psychological demons, Jake Dorothy took the radical decision to go and work in an elephant sanctuary
featured series
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The new bottom lineThe new bottom lineWhat businesses want Trump to know about climate changeNearly 400 companies and nonprofits signed a letter to express support for the Paris climate agreement. We asked a handful to tell us why
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An apple a dayAn apple a dayHow lobbyists made breakfast 'the most important meal of the day'We’ve tied all sorts of ills to a failure to sit down to a hearty breakfast. But research and history show that skipping our granola bowl does not, in fact, harm our health
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the big picture
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The week in wildlife - in picturesA newborn Sitatunga calf and an orange-bellied parrot are among this week’s pick of images from the natural world
How Obama's climate change legacy is weakened by US investment in dirty fuel