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South Korean CO2 permits rose 10% on Friday, the maximum daily amount allowed, as smaller companies looking to buy added to price pressure.

European carbon prices retreated from the previous session’s seven-year high on Friday, dipping below €16 after the day’s auction cleared at its biggest ever absolute discount to the secondary market.

A mid-air tug of war ensued, above San Juan Island in the US state of Washington.

A mid-air tug of war ensued, above San Juan Island in the US state of Washington.

Beer coasters were the inspiration for a new website which tracks Australia's climate change.

Minister accused of letting political lobbying interfere with listing a year after recommendation by independent committee

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Conservation groups have accused the environment and energy minister, Josh Frydenberg, of allowing political interference in the scientific assessment of threatened species listings.

Frydenberg has delayed, for the third time, granting an endangered listing to woodlands eligible for protection under Australia’s national environment laws.

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Park visitation is at a record high – good for tourism, not so good for peace and quiet. From Acadia to Zion, Bryce Canyon to Yosemite, leading writers and environmentalists share their alternatives to the most popular spots

Featuring Bill McKibben, Cynthia Barnett, Ryan Zinke, Leslie Marmon Silko and more ...

Location: Northern Minnesota, on the Canadian border
Best place to stay: Camping near Kabetogama lake, for the incredible quiet
Best entry point: Start paddling from Ash river visitor center

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As the most popular parks get more crowded, where do you go to escape the masses? We share Guardian readers’ stories

• Do you have a beloved national park, monument, forest or wilderness that is underappreciated? Send an email to publiclands@theguardian.com
  

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Welcome to our national park live blog! Memorial Day weekend is a time when Americans get outside to enjoy the nation’s glorious parks – but it’s increasingly clear that the most popular are struggling to handle the strain. Places like Zion and Yellowstone are overwhelmed with visitors.

We asked two dozen experts – from Ryan Zinke to Leslie Marmon Silko and Joan Naviyuk Kane – to suggest their favorite alternatives to the thronged favorites. Now we want to hear from you.

Do you have a beloved national park, monument, forest or wilderness that is underappreciated? We’d love to hear about it. Please send an email to publiclands@theguardian.com with a few lines explaining why your chosen destination is special, and what someone should see or do when they get there.

Starting Friday at 9am ET, we’ll be checking the inbox and posting a selection on this page throughout the day. We can’t wait to hear from you.

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A little-known plan to create more monuments to African American history is underway. For some, it’s been a long wait

Nearly two decades ago, Jim Hunn was wandering around a cemetery in Boyle County, Kentucky, when a small headstone caught his eye. He stared at the name etched on it: Jordan Wallace. Hunn can’t explain exactly why, but he felt an instant attachment.

“I got a feeling when I saw it,” he said.

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Magpies living near airports are less likely to flee from the sound of passing planes, new research shows. But it's unclear whether this makes them more or less likely to actually get hit. Mike Weston, Associate Professor, Deakin University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Ten million electric vehicles in Australia will provide enough storage to power the country for a day - helping fast-track the transition to 100 per cent renewable energy.

Perth-based building-integrated solar PV company has debuted on the ASX after successful $A5m initial public offering.

Jaguar to spend $4m on network of 150 charging stations ahead of release of its first EV in Australia in October.

Adani's attendance at a Hanoi “energy roundtable,” facilitated by the Australian government, signifies the desperate challenge it faces getting Carmichael coal project off the ground.

Clean energy accelerator program signs up record number of innovative start-ups, with some great ideas on how to charge EVs, cut waste to landfill, and help consumers get cheaper, cleaner power.

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California regulator ARB's planning on how to set post-2020 emissions caps and new offset requirement in the state's carbon market could have negative implications for future GHG reductions, several experts said at a hearing on Thursday.

UPC to advance biggest solar development in NSW and country’s biggest wind farm in Tasmania after bringing in a major new investor.

California carbon prices edged higher following Wednesday's announcement that the second quarterly WCI auction had sold out.

More speculators partook in RGGI's quarterly auctions in 2017 while compliance-oriented entities increasingly turned to the secondary market for their allowance needs, according to the programme’s annual report published Thursday.