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‘Betrayal of trust’: HS2 criticised over removal of woodland soils
HS2 is beginning an operation to remove soils from ancient woodlands at a catastrophic time of year for wildlife, according to the Woodland Trust.
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Environmental controls key to coronavirus recovery, chancellor told
Strengthening environmental regulations must be a key plank of the UK's recovery from the coronavirus crisis to help prevent the spread of future pandemics,...
2020 Mammal Photographer of the Year winners
Mammal Comedian Award winner:
Grey Seal by Philip Ryan
Elusive Mammal Category winner:
Breaching Common Dolphin by Dan Lettice
Young Mammal Photographer of the Year, aged...
The week in wildlife – in pictures
A flock of starlings fly in the light of the setting sun in the village of Popielarze, near Warsaw, Poland.
Photograph: Janek Skarzynski/AFP via Getty...
The week in wildlife – in pictures
A water rail at Northumberland Park in North Tyneside
Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA
An adder,
Vipera berus, just out of hibernation basking in the morning sunshine
Photograph: Sandra Standbridge/Alamy
A...
The house that cork built: is this the ultimate eco-friendly material?
Using cork to clad an extension – inside and out – was a speedy, sustainable and affordable choice for this family homeWhen Dan Barber...
‘How do we become a serious people again?’ Dave Eggers, Annie...
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Small increases in air pollution linked to rise in depression, finds...
Exclusive: Cutting pollution levels may help to reduce rates of mental health problems, say scientistsSmall increases in people’s exposure to air pollution are linked...
Country diary: these rocks are all trying to tell us something
Ilkey Moor, West Yorkshire: The message in the neolithic cup-and-ring marks is harder to read than Simon Armitage’s Stanza StonesAir races over Ilkley Moor....
Mathias Cormann wants to be a chameleon on climate change when...
Does a late conversion somehow void the finance minister’s previous statements and the Coalition’s decade of shame?The window for attaining net zero emissions by...
The Guardian view on the pleasures of autumn
It will be a difficult winter, but the natural world brings small, precious consolationsAs different parts of the UK find themselves under varying degrees...
Campaigners criticise global deal on carbon emissions from shipping
Green groups say agreement will allow emissions to continue to rise in the next decadeGovernments have rejected calls for tougher regulation of international shipping,...
After a category 5 hurricane, nature saved me. It has the...
Maria devastated Dominica. But the islanders’ connection to the natural world gave them a resilience the west can’t matchIn June 2017, I packed up...
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Handmade nest lures golden eagles back to Highlands estate
A nest of arm-sized sticks built on a precipitous crag by an octogenarian conservationist dangling from a rope has enticed a pair of golden...
Carmakers accused of trying to use crisis to avert emissions crackdown
The motor industry has been accused by campaigners of trying to use the coronavirus crisis to avert stricter environmental regulation, after correspondence showed carmakers...
Koalagate was all about the Nationals trying to regain their faded political support |...
Koalagate was a stunt. John Barilaro's NSW Nationals attempted to breach the party's 2019 Coalition agreement with the Liberals because they are struggling to...