Earth

Earth is the homeworld of humanity. It is also the home of several semi-uplifted species.

Once an idyllic garden world, the long-term effects of global warming and environmental destruction have wreaked havoc on Earth. Now, several sections of the planet are uninhabitable and much of the biological diversity that once made it unique is gone. Earth is still home to nearly 10 billion people - by far the most humans on any planet - but its growth rate has steadily decreased since humanity began extraplanetary colonization.

When humanity discovered FTL travel and began expanding into space, they certain groups dedicated significant research to reducing pollution by taking the planet's massive garbage mounds off-world and dumping them on Venus. This effort was met with mixed success: some garbage mounds have beensuccessfully moved, while others are too large and too old to do so safely.