‘The whale was not treated with the respect it deserved’: recriminations after carcass towed to Wollongong tip

Country diary: Newts in the pond, commotion in the house | Mark Cocker

Country diary: Orange tips and holly blues thrive in a butterfly haven | Sara Hudston

The man who blew up a nuclear power station and disappeared

‘Historic breakthrough’: could the fossil fuel era be coming to an end? – podcast

Norwegian fish farms polluting fjords with waste likened to ‘raw sewage of millions of people’

The Guardian view on the green transition: politicians should speed it up – and households too | Editorial

Uncontained wildfire burns hundreds of hectares across rural Arizona – video

Weather tracker: Cold spells in Greece and Turkey, and storms in Bangladesh

Reform government could cause Truss-style chaos, says renewables industry

Monday briefing: ​Will a new alliance of nations be able to guide the world towards a post-fossil fuel future?

Saplings in prisons and bogs on military ranges: Labour’s plans for nature-friendly state land

‘Point of no return’: New Orleans relocation must start now due to sea level, study finds

Fixing mega-leaks of methane would hugely boost energy stock amid crisis, report says

Lasers, hawks and even guns haven’t solved the UK’s pigeon problem. There is a better way | Sydney Lobe

‘Wake-up call’: methane emissions from Australian coalmines more than double official estimates, report finds

Country diary 1951: Into the woods on the capital’s edge

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‘Living library’: inside the marine biobanks racing to protect ocean species from extinction

Our first EV holiday gave us ‘range anxiety’. But our fears were soon left in the rearview mirror | Paul Daley

California, Arizona and Nevada propose water-saving plan for Colorado River

Fiona Pardington’s portraits of the lost birds of Aotearoa New Zealand – in pictures

How to conserve your dragon – and avoid losing Australia’s most imperilled reptile for a second time

Readers reply: The Missouri tofu spill was ‘unforgettable’ – but what are history’s greatest bad smells?

Reform UK council backs release of beavers amid party row over rewilding

Stopping to admire wisteria and taking pride in your laundry? Join me in the land of grownups | Polly Hudson

From neat lawns to wild havens: how No Mow May is transforming England’s gardens

Under a cloud: the growing resentment against the massive datacentres sprouting across Australian cities

‘We don’t hear the frogs, we don’t see the birds’: government repeatedly delayed water to NSW wetlands, documents reveal

Solar booms in industrial US midwest as energy crisis persists

Two buses, three hours and 13 miles: how Americans in ‘transit deserts’ get groceries without cars

‘They don’t belong in our environment’: US vineyards battle spotted lanternflies as invasive insects spread

‘Living in survival mode’: Houston’s embattled immigrant community faces health, climate and petrochemical crises

Rescuers release humpback whale after it was stranded in shallow waters near Baltic coast

To give young people wings: The Lost Words duo reunite for book of birds

Momentum building for Scottish-style land access rights in England, says film

Country diary: The farm is mourning Moss, 14 years old and alert to the end | Andrea Meanwell

Can we fix it? Shifting from fast, throwaway hardware to a sustainable DIY culture

Federal government accused of watering down proposal to protect Australia’s threatened species and ecosystems

I tried to live for 24 hours without using oil-based products. It was ridiculously impossible

Octopus Energy boss: some people would accept occasional blackouts if bills cut

Could key climate talks mark ground zero in global push to ditch fossil fuels?

‘Temu Range Rover’: what the best-selling Jaecoo 7 says about China’s electric car ascendancy

Fema employees who criticized Trump cuts reinstated after months on leave

Weather tracker: Tornadoes and giant hail in central US

Week in wildlife: a clever orangutan, a cheeky frog and a dramatic whale rescue

How LNG interests are seeking to disrupt global talks on decarbonising shipping

The climate crisis is making our hay fever worse – and affecting our enjoyment of nature

Hope is contagious and science is king: 10 big lessons on ending the fossil fuel era

Large-scale sporting events cause unexpected air pollution, study shows