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What went right in 2024: the top 25 good news stories of the year

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Second mudslide victim’s body found as more high winds strike B.C. coast

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Search crews recover body of second missing person from Lions Bay landslide

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UK to ban bee-killing pesticides but highly toxic type could still be allowed

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EU should spare carmakers from ‘punitive’ emissions fines, says Scholz

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Oil and gas firms operating in Colorado falsified environmental impact reports

Fri

Community project turns Tudor oak into a single-tree table

Fri

Donald Trump tells EU to buy more US oil and gas or face tariffs

Fri

Weather tracker: Monsoon brings severe flooding to southern Thailand

Fri

University bans on big oil firms at recruitment fairs rise by 30%

Fri

What went right this week: the good news that matters

Fri

Blob-headed fish and amphibious mouse among 27 new species found in ‘thrilling’ Peru expedition

Fri

‘We’re gobsmacked’: climate groups angered by Labor’s ‘no new coalmines’ claim

Fri

‘Many highs and some unfortunate lows’: Nationals MP Keith Pitt quits politics with some parting shots

Fri

Canada sees decline in greenhouse gas emissions, but missing target: report

Thu

How a US public university courted the gas industry despite climate concerns

Thu

Taps dry in 58,000 Hampshire homes due to Southern Water fault

Thu

US environmental agency fast tracking new PFAS approvals for semiconductors

Thu

Thames Water to pay £18m penalty after breaking dividend rules

Thu

Albanese government approves four coalmine expansions as Greens condemn ‘despicable’ move

Thu

Just four fines issued for wood-burning complaints in a year in England

Thu

Toadstool with teeth and ghostly palm among plant and fungus finds of 2024

Thu

B.C. needs to do more to monitor risky slopes after deadly landslide: expert

Thu

Thames Water to get green light to hike bills by more than a third by 2030

Wed

Cyclone Chido deaths rise in south-east Africa as Mayotte toll remains unclear

Wed

Biden administration allows California to ban new gas-powered car sales by 2035

Wed

Lion Electric applies to Quebec Court for creditor protection after defaulting on debt

Wed

Pakistan and Bahamas join push for global pact to phase out fossil fuels

Wed

Energy firms to spend £70bn to rewire Great Britain’s electricity grid

Wed

‘Ridiculous’ ban on exotic animal skins at London fashion week criticised by experts

Wed

Study examines women’s proximity to incinerators and chemical level in breast milk

Wed

Pollution exposure linked to mental health hospital admissions, says study

Tue

Quebec adopts rule banning sale of most new gas-powered vehicles by 2035

Tue

Road safety campaigners lose high court challenge against Tower Hamlets mayor

Tue

‘Bad deal for taxpayers’: huge losses from NSW forest logging, reports reveal

Tue

Concerns new police powers in Victoria could be used to target climate movement

Tue

Denmark refuses to extradite whaling activist Paul Watson to Japan, says lawyer

Tue

More than 6m homes at risk of flooding in England, says Environment Agency

Tue

Watchdog warns Defra and Ofwat they could face court over sewage dumping

Tue

This Ocean Wave Has Rights

Tue

Flat tax rate is an ‘attractive idea’, Kemi Badenoch says

Mon

Ukraine calls for sanctions against Russia oil tankers over Black Sea spill

Mon

Waterbird populations plunge dramatically as eastern Australia dries up

Mon

Coalition’s nuclear plan will hit Earth with 1.7bn extra tonnes of CO2 before 2050, experts warn

Mon

Seeing the funny side: 10 striking portraits of nature’s comedians

Mon

Swimming status of Ilkley’s River Wharfe in limbo over sewage pollution

Mon

EV sales reach new highs in Australia, making up nearly 10% of car market

Mon

Anxious scientists brace for Trump’s climate denialism: ‘We have a target on our backs’

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Two Russian tankers sink in Black Sea spilling 4,300 tonnes of oil

Sun

Public anger over water bill rises is justified, says UK environment secretary

Dec 15

Sold-out farm shops, smuggled deliveries and safety warnings: US battle over raw milk grows

Dec 14

White US neighborhoods have more EPA air quality monitors, study finds

Dec 14

US to pressure UK to import high-quality American meat in Trump trade deal

Dec 14

Naval vessel launched in B.C. is longest-ever built in Canada

Dec 13

US supreme court to hear fuel firms’ challenge to California’s emission limits

Dec 13

‘Breaking of gridlock’ between Quebec, N.L. is the envy of former premiers

Dec 13

Energy generators poke holes in Dutton’s nuclear plan as questions over costings pile up

Dec 13

Miliband pledges no blackouts under Labour’s ‘unstoppable’ renewable energy shake-up

Dec 13

‘The water war’: how drought threatens survival of Sicily’s towns

Dec 13

The Coalition claims its nuclear policy is ‘visionary’ – but it needs to stand up to scrutiny

Dec 13

What went right this week: the good news that matters

Dec 13

Longueuil deer cull ends after 105 animals killed in urban park

Dec 12

Australia news live: Coalition to release costings on nuclear policy

Dec 12

What’s inside Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador’s Churchill Falls tentative deal

Dec 12

Turbine bat deaths could fall without loss of power if wind speed triggers were raised, Victorian research finds

Dec 12

TikTok’s annual carbon footprint is likely bigger than Greece’s, study finds

Dec 12

‘Forever chemical’ found in mineral water from several European countries

Dec 12

‘This was not normal’: US scientists grapple with a year of record heat

Dec 12

Labour’s 2030 green energy goal faces ‘significant challenges’, experts warn

Dec 12

Housebuilders supply only half of promised nature-friendly features, survey finds

Dec 12

News live: Australia to vote on Israel resolution at UN; pressure grows on ANU vice-chancellor

Dec 11

Former Piikani Nation councillor breaks silence on contentious Grassy Mountain coal mine

Dec 11

Wind turbine maker Vestas to cut 300 jobs on Isle of Wight

Dec 11

Norway oil firm sued over alleged links to Israeli firm operating in illegal settlements

Dec 11

Hand-selected seeds are set to bring riot of colour and life to new road in Cornwall

Dec 11

Maps reveal parts of protected Tasmanian native forest that could be opened to logging, environmentalists say

Dec 11

Food insecurity rising in UK because of climate breakdown, Defra report finds

Dec 11

EPA bans widely used chemicals linked to cancer before Trump takes office

Dec 11

Malaria cases rise for fifth year as disasters and resistance hamper control efforts

Dec 11

England’s new towns must be walkable and green, say campaigners

Dec 11

Imported foods found with residues of 48 pesticides not approved for UK use

Dec 11

Britain leads the world in cracking down on climate activism, study finds

Dec 11

Free bottled water for NSW town after high levels of ‘forever chemicals’ found in bore water

Dec 11

Monarch butterflies to be added to threatened species list in the US

Dec 10

Peter Dutton’s bid to politicise top science agency is ‘absurd’, former CSIRO energy director says

Dec 10

Shell agrees to settle $2.1m lawsuit over Greenpeace protest

Dec 10

Cotton-and-squid-bone sponge can soak up 99.9% of microplastics, scientists say

Dec 10

US supreme court hears oil railway case with environmental protections at stake

Dec 10

Ministers must reassure consumers feeding cattle Bovaer is safe, says Lady Sheehan

Dec 10

Piikani Nation members protest Grassy Mountain coal mining project

Dec 10

EU should ban space mirrors and other solar geoengineering, scientists say

Dec 9

BP shifts offshore wind to joint venture amid retreat from renewables

Dec 9

Harrogate Spring Water planning to cut down wood planted by schoolchildren

Dec 9

Weather tracker: US winter in full swing after waves of lake-effect snow

Dec 9

New authority proposed to oversee safety of coal tips in Wales

Dec 9

UK ‘needs to play catch-up’ in global race to rewire electricity grids

Dec 9

Climate crisis deepens with 2024 ‘certain’ to be hottest year on record

Dec 9

Drought, heat threaten future of balsam firs popular as Christmas trees

Dec 8

CSIRO refutes Coalition case nuclear is cheaper than renewable energy due to operating life

Dec 8

Two men killed by falling trees as Storm Darragh brings winds of nearly 100mph

Dec 8