Trump administration targets environmental protections while wildfire impacts mount, as Republican-led states emerge as renewable energy leaders despite Democratic policy reversals.

Trump administration moves to dismantle the bipartisan Roadless Rule protecting millions of acres of national forests, with the Interior Secretary warning this represents just one way public lands could become unrecognizable under current policies.

Scientists warn that Trump's plan to dismantle the US ocean monitoring system will leave the world 'flying blind' and severely degrade the accuracy of weather predictions globally.

Trump uses wartime Defense Production Act powers to allocate $700 million for two new coal plants in Alaska and West Virginia, contradicting broader climate policy trends.

Wildfire smoke has reversed years of US progress on ozone air quality since 2015, undoing emissions reduction efforts and creating a growing public health crisis across North America.

Republican-led states including Texas are scaling up renewable energy capabilities at faster rates than Democratic-led California and New York, which are weakening their climate policies.

USDA confirms first case of the New World screwworm fly in US cattle in six decades, a flesh-eating parasite posing significant threats to the livestock industry.

A $20 million wildlife bridge in California becomes operational ahead of schedule, with camera traps already capturing mule deer using the incomplete structure within days.

Urban light pollution is worsening seasonal allergies by prompting plants to shed pollen longer and stronger, according to new environmental research.

Coastal erosion threatens a Norfolk mass grave containing 119 sailors from the 1801 HMS Invincible shipwreck, potentially requiring exhumation due to climate-driven shoreline changes.

A small modular nuclear reactor achieves criticality in its first test, representing potential progress in alternative energy infrastructure despite broader policy uncertainty.