Climate and environmental crises threaten US infrastructure, wildlife, and history as overcrowding strains parks, rising seas endanger historic sites, and extreme heat and marine die-offs intensify ecological disruptions.

National parks face severe overcrowding and underfunding as Trump administration cuts threaten preservation of America's most iconic natural treasures, with Yosemite experiencing unprecedented traffic jams and visitor strain this summer.

Rising sea levels pose an existential threat to Jamestown, Virginia, and other historic American sites, forcing archaeologists in a race against time to document and preserve irreplaceable historical artifacts before coastal erosion washes them away.

Record-breaking summer heat linked to El Niño conditions could affect over 100 million Americans, with increased risks of droughts and wildfires across the nation in the weeks leading up to Independence Day.

Marine heat waves off California are causing catastrophic seabird die-offs as fish migrate to deeper, cooler waters, leaving species like gulls and terns starving with uncertain recovery prospects ahead.

New Orleans faces a climate 'point of no return' with residents warned to consider abandoning the sinking city, though many locals express reluctance to leave despite scientific consensus on the city's unsustainable future.

Electric vehicle industry faces vulnerability to Chinese competition and political uncertainty as rising costs and shifting demands threaten to end America's golden age of EV adoption amid global market pressures.

Trump administration is accused of erasing and altering historical signage across national parks, critics say, creating a 'sanitized view of America' by removing important context about the nation's complex history on public lands.

Breakthrough birdsong monitoring technology from the Merlin ID app will feed real-time bird identification data into the eBird platform, enhancing global biodiversity tracking and population monitoring efforts.

Scientists discover new fossil axolotl species (Ambystoma quetzalcoatli) in Mexico, revealing that these unique salamanders have inhabited the region for millions of years and providing insights into salamander evolution.