Environment news
- US Glacier national park losing its glaciers with just 26 of 150 left
- Indian solar power prices hit record low, undercutting fossil fuels
- US signs treaty to protect Arctic, giving some hope for Paris agreement
- British embarrassment over asking for tap water in bars fuels plastic bottle waste – survey
- Water companies losing vast amounts through leakage, as drought fears rise
- Conservationists plan expedition to secret ‘Noah’s Ark’ in Sumatra
- Nine dead in Amazon’s worst land-related killings in decades
- Republicans fail to repeal methane regulations for drilling on public lands
- Full tilt: giant offshore wind farm opens in North Sea
- Worried world urges Trump not to pull out of Paris climate agreement
In depth
- ‘Turn it off’: how technology is killing the joy of national parks
- The great climate silence: we are on the edge of the abyss but we ignore it | Clive Hamilton
- How 80 forgotten 1930s cycleways could transform UK cycling
- 10 selfish reasons to save elephants
Multimedia
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The week in wildlife – in pictures
- Narwhals: new footage reveals possible purpose for mysterious tusk – video
- Life as a whale: a humpback’s view of the Antarctic – in pictures
- The Bornean orangutan’s world – in pictures
Observer Food Monthly Awards: vote for the best ethical food project
Do you know a food initiative that’s making a difference? Whether it’s charitable, environmental or helping the local community, nominations are now open for OFM’s best ethical food project award.
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