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Miliband pledges up to £1bn for community green energy schemes
Miliband pledges up to £1bn for community green energy schemes
UK projects will allow local areas to control and profit from renewable power generation, says energy secretary
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February 9, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Miliband pledges up to £1bn for community green energy schemes
‘A beaver blind date’: animals given freedom to repopulate Cornish rivers
‘A beaver blind date’: animals given freedom to repopulate Cornish rivers
Release into Helman Tor reserve marks historical first for keystone species hunted to extinction in UK 400 years ago
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February 9, 2026 at 7:05 PM
‘A beaver blind date’: animals given freedom to repopulate Cornish rivers
The Guardian view on heavy rain: England’s flood defences are not strong enough | Editorial
The Guardian view on heavy rain: England’s flood defences are not strong enough | Editorial
Editorial: The disruption and distress caused by record downpours must focus minds on the need for climate preparedness
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February 9, 2026 at 6:52 PM
The Guardian view on heavy rain: England’s flood defences are not strong enough | Editorial
At least 18 people now dead as historic New York cold stretch nears end
At least 18 people now dead as historic New York cold stretch nears end
City faced one of longest periods of subzero cold since 1961, forcing ‘code blue’ and extreme weather warnings
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February 9, 2026 at 5:26 PM
At least 18 people now dead as historic New York cold stretch nears end
Why is the UK so rainy this year and how is the climate crisis making matters worse?
Why is the UK so rainy this year and how is the climate crisis making matters worse?
It has rained in parts of the country every day of the year so far and downpours are expected to continue this week
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February 9, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Why is the UK so rainy this year and how is the climate crisis making matters worse?
Australian ministers met Japanese gas companies 20 times amid fossil fuel lobbying push
Australian ministers met Japanese gas companies 20 times amid fossil fuel lobbying push
Thinktank analysis claims to show that Japan campaigns to prolong the carbon industry in Australia and hinder move to clean energy
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February 9, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Australian ministers met Japanese gas companies 20 times amid fossil fuel lobbying push
‘We’re being turned into an energy colony’: Argentina’s nuclear plan faces backlash over US interests
‘We’re being turned into an energy colony’: Argentina’s nuclear plan faces backlash over US interests
Push to restart uranium mining in Patagonia has sparked fears about the environmental impact and loss of sovereignty over key resources
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February 9, 2026 at 2:04 PM
‘We’re being turned into an energy colony’: Argentina’s nuclear plan faces backlash over US interests
EU urged not to roll back green agenda in effort to revive faltering economy
EU urged not to roll back green agenda in effort to revive faltering economy
Campaigners say industrial issues cannot be solved by watering down climate and environmental policies
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February 9, 2026 at 12:52 PM
EU urged not to roll back green agenda in effort to revive faltering economy
US chemical giant to stop producing herbicide called ‘toxic cocktail’ by critics
US chemical giant to stop producing herbicide called ‘toxic cocktail’ by critics
Corteva will discontinue a mixture of Agent Orange and glyphosate, but another of its herbicides will still use Vietnam war-era defoliant
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February 9, 2026 at 12:02 PM
US chemical giant to stop producing herbicide called ‘toxic cocktail’ by critics
Weather tracker: Spain and Portugal hit by third fatal storm
Weather tracker: Spain and Portugal hit by third fatal storm
Storm Marta sweeps Iberian peninsula just days after Storms Kristin and Leonardo brought deadly flooding and major damage
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February 9, 2026 at 10:37 AM
Weather tracker: Spain and Portugal hit by third fatal storm
Economic growth is still heating the planet. Is there any way out?
Economic growth is still heating the planet. Is there any way out?
Rising GDP continues to mean more carbon emissions and wider damage to the planet. Can the two be decoupled?
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February 9, 2026 at 8:04 AM
Economic growth is still heating the planet. Is there any way out?
Global economy must move past GDP to avoid planetary disaster, warns UN chief
Global economy must move past GDP to avoid planetary disaster, warns UN chief
Exclusive: António Guterres says world’s accounting systems should place true value on the environment
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February 9, 2026 at 8:04 AM
Global economy must move past GDP to avoid planetary disaster, warns UN chief
Country diary 1926: Is the keeper wise to destroy weasels and stoats?
Country diary 1926: Is the keeper wise to destroy weasels and stoats?
12 February 1926: Everyone who knows anything about game-rearing admits that the brown rat is the worst enemy to contend with
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February 9, 2026 at 6:02 AM
Country diary 1926: Is the keeper wise to destroy weasels and stoats?
‘To live a normal life again, it’s a dream come true’: UK’s first climate evacuees can cast off their homes and trauma
‘To live a normal life again, it’s a dream come true’: UK’s first climate evacuees can cast off their homes and trauma
Forty-odd residents of Clydach Terrace in Ynysybwl, south Wales, relieved by council buyout after years in fear of fast flooding
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February 9, 2026 at 6:02 AM
‘To live a normal life again, it’s a dream come true’: UK’s first climate evacuees can cast off their homes and trauma
Country diary: The fulmars and I are riding the wild winds | Susie White
Country diary: The fulmars and I are riding the wild winds | Susie White
Cullernose Point, Northumberland: These cliffs are always thrilling, but today is a riot of sound and damp air as we take the coastal path
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February 9, 2026 at 5:35 AM
Country diary: The fulmars and I are riding the wild winds | Susie White
‘We’ve lost everything’: anger and despair in Sicilian town collapsing after landslide
‘We’ve lost everything’: anger and despair in Sicilian town collapsing after landslide
People in Niscemi struggle to comprehend loss of homes and businesses and feel disaster could have been avoided
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February 9, 2026 at 5:03 AM
‘We’ve lost everything’: anger and despair in Sicilian town collapsing after landslide
Trump’s EPA reapproves contentious weedkiller dicamba for some GM crops
Trump’s EPA reapproves contentious weedkiller dicamba for some GM crops
Environmental groups said dicamba drift has damaged vegetable farms, trees and other critical plants
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February 8, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Trump’s EPA reapproves contentious weedkiller dicamba for some GM crops
‘It’s sacred and transformative’: Somerset holds Saxon-inspired festival to embrace ‘month of mud’
‘It’s sacred and transformative’: Somerset holds Saxon-inspired festival to embrace ‘month of mud’
Community organiser Jon Barrett says event, inspired by the tradition Solmōnaþ, aims to reconnect people with benefits of mud
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February 8, 2026 at 3:02 PM
‘It’s sacred and transformative’: Somerset holds Saxon-inspired festival to embrace ‘month of mud’
Bank chairs backtracking on climate commitments could face shareholder revolts
Bank chairs backtracking on climate commitments could face shareholder revolts
Exclusive: Campaign group calls on institutional shareholders to vote against re-election of bosses overseeing net zero row-back
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February 8, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Bank chairs backtracking on climate commitments could face shareholder revolts
These US states want polluters to pay for the rising insurance costs of climate disasters
These US states want polluters to pay for the rising insurance costs of climate disasters
Proposals by California, Hawaii and New York lawmakers aim to hold fossil fuel industry accountable for soaring rates
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February 8, 2026 at 2:03 PM
These US states want polluters to pay for the rising insurance costs of climate disasters
Office buzz: UK employers turn to beehives to boost workplace wellbeing
Office buzz: UK employers turn to beehives to boost workplace wellbeing
Providers report rise in demand as companies seek mental health benefits and increased sense of community
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February 8, 2026 at 12:38 PM
Office buzz: UK employers turn to beehives to boost workplace wellbeing
In your face: Close-up Photographer of the Year Awards 2026 – in pictures
In your face: Close-up Photographer of the Year Awards 2026 – in pictures
Animals, insects, flora and fauna – the world photographed in close-up in the annual competition dedicated to micro and macro photography. Cupoty 7 was won by underwater photographer Ross Gudgeon, triumphing over 12,000 entries from 63 countries
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February 8, 2026 at 9:02 AM
In your face: Close-up Photographer of the Year Awards 2026 – in pictures
Modern Milkman to collect unwanted electronics and toys with deliveries
Modern Milkman to collect unwanted electronics and toys with deliveries
Grocery delivery firm will begin picking up broken tech across the UK and charging consumers to recycle items
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February 8, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Modern Milkman to collect unwanted electronics and toys with deliveries
Water bosses in England exploiting bonus loophole face crackdown
Water bosses in England exploiting bonus loophole face crackdown
Exclusive: Ministers to act after last year’s legislation ‘outwitted’ by failing firms paying millions to executives
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February 8, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Water bosses in England exploiting bonus loophole face crackdown
Emergency warnings along north-west WA coast as Tropical Cyclone Mitchell approaches as category 3 storm
Emergency warnings along north-west WA coast as Tropical Cyclone Mitchell approaches as category 3 storm
Wind gusts up to 195km/h could develop as cyclone forecast to make landfall between Exmouth and Onslow in the Pilbara on Sunday night
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February 8, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Emergency warnings along north-west WA coast as Tropical Cyclone Mitchell approaches as category 3 storm