Trump administration targets environmental protections while climate impacts mount, from forest rules to ocean monitoring systems, as wildfire smoke and emerging diseases threaten public health and ecosystems.

Trump administration moves to eliminate the bipartisan Roadless Rule protecting millions of acres of national forests, potentially making public lands unrecognizable through increased road construction and development.

Scientists warn that dismantling the U.S. ocean monitoring system will severely degrade weather prediction accuracy and leave the world 'flying blind' on critical climate and meteorological data.

Trump announces $700 million in coal subsidies for two new plants in Alaska and West Virginia using wartime powers, doubling down on fossil fuel investment despite climate concerns.

Wildfire smoke has reversed years of U.S. progress on ozone air quality since 2015, undoing regulatory achievements and creating a growing public health crisis from wildfire pollution.

California and New York are weakening climate rules while Republican-led states like Texas accelerate renewable energy adoption, representing a surprising shift in clean energy leadership by state.

First confirmed case of New World screwworm fly in U.S. cattle in six decades poses significant threat to livestock industry, raising concerns about disease reemergence in warming climate.

Mule deer already using an incomplete $20 million wildlife bridge in California just days after construction, demonstrating rapid adoption of infrastructure designed to reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions.

Urban light pollution is worsening allergies by prompting plants to shed pollen longer and stronger, revealing unexpected climate-environment interactions in developed areas.

NASA decommissions MAVEN spacecraft after more than a decade of Mars observations, ending a key mission for understanding the Red Planet's atmospheric evolution.