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Biden has said he will end construction of Trump’s wall, but activists say they hope for more than a return to the status quo
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Couple finds areas that once required ice-breaking ship have become open water
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Three tourists boiled dinner in national park, leading to fines, a ban and some apt puns
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Greg Gianforte, who pleaded guilty to assaulting a Guardian reporter, has previously tried to strip environmental protections
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Wolves were hunted and trapped to extinction in the state in the 1940s
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Honeybees, Indian jumping ants and pigeons are some of the species that have evolved ways of collective decision-making
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Samuel Gilbert visited four distinct wilderness areas near the new border wall, which is fragmenting protected habitats and threatening endangered species
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Administration to permit logging in the world’s largest intact temperate rainforest
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After four years of Trump, protected places such as national monuments and wildlife refuges have opened to oil drilling, new maps show – with more on the way
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Tom Udall’s ‘30 by 30’ proposal seeks to align US with international goals to protect and preserve global ecosystems
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Technology is keeping patches of permafrost frozen to preserve infrastructure but Alaska’s indigenous residents face effects of climate crisis alone
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Scientists are warning of a link between rapid warming and landslides that could threaten populated areas and tourist attractions
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Tiny organisms nicknamed water bears offer clues about possible alien life but the changing climate means their habitat faces an uncertain future
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US, Russian, Canadian and Chinese forces are taking an active role but the real threat is the rapidly changing polar climate
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Solastalgia means a feeling of homesickness without ever leaving home and for Inuit in Canada’s north it is the psychological impact of the climate crisis
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Researchers studying the area in the Arctic for years describe the day of the calving event – and where they go from here
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The region is unravelling faster than anyone could once have predicted. But there may still be time to act
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Arctic permafrost is melting at an increasing rate, impacting lives and jeopardizing the planet’s future. Photographer Katie Orlinsky has documented this drastic shift in Siberia and AlaskaGallery