Trump administration rolls back environmental protections while climate impacts intensify, as scientists warn of health risks and conservation setbacks amid controversial projects like mega-datacenters and expanded fish farming.

Trump administration cancels rule equalizing conservation with other uses on public lands, opening the door for increased drilling, logging, mining, and grazing on taxpayer-owned property.

EPA authority to regulate toxic ethylene oxide (EtO) gas is limited under Trump rollback, despite research showing the carcinogen is 60 times more potent than previously assessed in 2006.

Utah approves massive datacenter project twice the size of Manhattan that would consume more power than the entire state uses and deplete scarce water resources in drought-stricken region.

Salmon farming expansion faces animal cruelty allegations as Trump administration pushes to industrialize fish farming similar to chicken production, with new undercover video documenting abuse at Cooke hatchery.

Climate scientists focus on developing apple varieties resilient to extreme weather swings and drought, addressing crop vulnerability as temperature fluctuations threaten fruit production.

Laser-equipped aerial missions reveal critically low snowpack across western U.S. mountains including Sierra Nevada, raising alarms among water resource and climate experts about future drought conditions.

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito faces ethics investigation calls from watchdog groups over oil stock holdings while participating in environmental and energy-related cases.

Scientists urge Congress to reverse attacks on National Science Foundation funding and staffing, warning U.S. could lose competitive advantage against China in research and innovation.

Climate and transport campaigners call for banning private jets and reducing UK motorway speed limits to prevent fuel crisis amid geopolitical tensions affecting oil and gas supplies.

Private company Stardust Solutions proposes atmospheric geoengineering using tiny reflective particles to cool planet, facing criticism from experts questioning corporate authority to alter Earth's climate.