David Ryder / ReutersEnvironmentAs storms inundated Washington state, federal grants for flood mitigation work sat on hold
John Greim / LightRocket via Getty Images fileClimate changeTrump administration plans to break up largest federal climate research center
Brandon Bell / Getty ImagesStormsWashington infrastructure begins to fail as atmospheric rivers pummel the state
Department of Interior, via Center for Biological DiversityTrump administrationEnvironmental group sues in bid to get Trump's image removed from new national park passes
CDC/Ken Gage / Smith Collection/Gado/Getty ImagesScience NewsA volcanic eruption may have catalyzed the plague's arrival in Europe, study suggests
COP 30 Press Office / Anadolu / Getty ImagesEnvironmentWith the world at a climate summit, White House pushes major environmental rollbacks
Mario Tama / Getty ImagesEnvironmentTrump administration announces plan to drill oil off California and Florida
Anadolu / Anadolu via Getty ImagesU.S. newsTrump administration moves to roll back some Endangered Species Act protections
Scott Strazzante / The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty ImagesU.S. newsSenators propose bill to require PPE for wildland firefighters, but some have reservations
Atta Kenare / AFP - Getty ImagesIranTaps run dry as water crisis forces Iran to consider evacuating its capital
Pat Williams Russell / AP fileTsunamisTsunami warning system, reeling from funding and staffing cuts, is dealt another blow
JMichl / iStockphoto via Getty ImagesClimate in CrisisU.S. rivers are experiencing unprecedented and unexpectedly intense warming
Ali Matin / Middle East Images / AFP - Getty Images fileScience NewsScientists predict wildfire smoke will be most costly climate-related health hazard
NASA Earth ObservatoryScience NewsMelting glacier creates a new island in Alaska, satellite images show
Fernando Vergara / APScience NewsEndangered pink river dolphins face a rising mercury threat in the Amazon
Chelsea Bennice, Ph.D. / Florida Atlantic University Marine Science LaboratoryScience NewsA new analysis of underwater videos shows octopuses are 'incredible multitaskers'
Robert Nickelsberg / Getty Images fileScience NewsOver 85 scientists say Energy Dept. climate report lacks merit
James Yungel / NASA fileScience NewsScientists could soon lose a key tool for studying Antarctica's melting ice sheets as climate risks grow
Luke McCall / AP fileU.S. newsTwo civilians indicted for their role in Pearl Harbor fuel spill that sickened 6,000
Mingson Lau / AP fileU.S. newsTaking a dip Labor Day weekend? Swimmers face fecal contamination at beaches along US coastline
NBC News StudiosFloodsA flood of floods: Appalachians in Kentucky struggle to recover from a barrage of disasters
Brandon Cruz González / Centro de Periodismo Investigativo via AP fileClimate in CrisisAmid more extreme heat, schools in Puerto Rico have limited options
CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN / AFP via Getty ImagesEuropePlastic pollution treaty stalled as Geneva talks end without deal
