Climate and environmental crises dominate news as extreme weather, water shortages, and infrastructure failures impact millions across the US, while policy debates intensify over carbon storage and renewable energy transitions.

California braces for one of its sharkiest summers in a decade as El Niño warming waters push juvenile great whites northward, though human incidents remain rare despite elevated shark populations.

Missouri flash flooding kills one person and forces rescue of 200 campers as heavy rainfall batters parts of the state, demonstrating increasing severity of extreme weather events.

Puerto Rico faces weeks-long water shortage crisis after pipeline rupture, driving up costs and pushing residents to breaking point while pressure mounts on the water utility.

Heat domes in the US Midwest are disrupting radio, TV, and microwave signals by causing them to travel hundreds of miles farther than normal, affecting communications infrastructure.

Keystone pipeline operator agrees to $26.9 million penalty for 2022 Kansas oil spill, settling allegations of clean water law violations in a landmark settlement.

A tributary of the Colorado River faces unprecedented pressure from US water wars, with conservationists warning about the future of one of the last wild rivers in the American West.

Church of England votes against rewilding 30% of its land by 2030, drawing criticism from campaigners who say the nation's largest landowner failed to show moral environmental leadership.

Dozens of controversial carbon storage projects are in development across the US as oil firms pursue billions in federal subsidies, sparking concern in rural communities over environmental and health risks.

Yellow-legged hornets invading South Carolina's Lowcountry region threaten local honey crops, prompting emergency response from state bee defenders racing to prevent ecological disruption.

FCC approves test of space mirror technology that would bounce solar rays to light night sky for three-mile-wide patch despite outcry from dark sky advocates concerned about astronomical observation.