Extreme weather events, environmental policy rollbacks, and emerging ecological threats dominate climate and environmental news as flooding devastates Missouri, carbon storage projects expand amid controversy, and endangered species face increased threats from mining and logging.

Flash flooding in Missouri has killed at least one woman after her home was swept away by heavy rainfall, with approximately 200 campers requiring rescue and multiple evacuations underway across the state.

A 'huge wave' of carbon storage projects is developing across the US as oil firms pursue billions in subsidies, raising concerns over environmental and health risks in small-town communities despite lacking comprehensive safety assessments.

The Trump administration plans to open habitats of endangered species to logging and mining operations, with experts warning this represents a 'death sentence' for species protection given that habitat destruction is the strongest driver of species loss.

Trump has appointed Matthew Wielicki, a climate skeptic who criticizes established climate science online including through PragerU videos, to lead the US government's flagship climate report, raising concerns about scientific integrity.

A British couple was found severely burned and semi-conscious in a Spanish ravine during intense wildfires in Almería, requiring a two-hour airlifted rescue operation by Guardia Civil.

The US Department of Energy underestimated the potential danger of a plutonium leak at Los Alamos laboratory, with new research suggesting an accident could cause more fatalities than previously estimated by federal authorities.

Deep-sea mining threatens mollusks around hydrothermal vents, with the IUCN warning that mineral extraction could drive more than half of these extremophile species to extinction.

Scientists warn that current screwworm eradication efforts may be insufficient to contain the parasitic infestation as it pushes northward into the United States from Central America.

The FCC has approved a test by a startup company to deploy a space mirror to bounce solar rays onto Earth's dark side, turning night to day across a three-mile-wide patch despite environmental and astronomical outcry.

Trump administration policies are cutting USDA funding for small farmers, with programs eliminated citing 'DEI' concerns and alleged wasteful spending, contradicting campaign promises to agricultural communities.