Trump administration moves to weaken environmental protections while climate threats intensify, including rollbacks on 'forever chemicals' regulations, weather forecasting cuts, and record wildfire activity across North America.

Trump officials plan to repeal Biden-era EPA drinking water limits on PFAS 'forever chemicals,' with critics condemning the move as dangerous to public health and questioning the scientific credibility of officials like RFK Jr.

Proposed Trump administration cuts to weather data collection threaten to undermine weather forecasting accuracy during hurricane season and record-breaking heat, as experts warn that AI models require ample training data to function effectively.

Minnesota deploys National Guard to combat rapidly spreading wildfires in the northern region, with Governor Tim Walz citing dry, windy conditions that are making blazes 'unpredictable and fast-moving' amid climate-driven weather patterns.

North America's bees are entering swarm season unusually early due to a warm winter, following record losses last year, with beekeepers reporting that warmer temperatures have caused bees to 'wake up earlier' than normal.

Australia's CSIRO science agency plans to cut a third of its national climate modeling team, potentially preventing the country from providing climate projections to global reports and undermining climate science capabilities.

New Mexico is leading a nationwide reckoning with military base PFAS contamination, filing suit against the federal government in a case that could affect how courts handle more than 15,000 other PFAS-related claims across the country.

The EPA canceled researcher Melanie Malone's grant studying contamination sites in Washington State, halting her work on identifying and analyzing dangerous water and soil pollution sources.

A tech company called Stardust Solutions is developing tiny reflective particles to cool the planet, but critics argue private companies should not unilaterally alter Earth's atmosphere without proper oversight.

Energy security experts argue that renewable resources offer better long-term independence than fossil fuels, pointing to Ukraine's reliance on local renewable energy as a model amid geopolitical conflicts.