March 11, 2026

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer says Trump agreed to deliver federal funding to help with costs of ice storm recovery efforts. (Simon D. Schuster/Bridge MI)

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An Army Corps project could wipe out one of Florida's last thriving coral reefs. (Nicolás Rivero/The Washington Post)

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Scientists studying sea level rise have been underestimating how high water is - meaning hundreds of millions more people are already living dangerously close to the rising ocean. (Sachi Kitajima Mulkey, Mira Rojanasakul/The New York Times)

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The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) agrees to share climate risk data with farmers following lawsuit ensuring it’s publicly available long term. (Frida Garza/Grist)

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) new water sample records detect toxic “forever chemicals” in public drinking water for 151 million people - roughly half of Americans who rely on the utilities. (Austin Fast/USA Today)

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The National Weather Service is now predicting "intensity" when forecasting for severe storms and tornadoes. (Matthew Cappucci/The Washington Post)

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An assessment on the health of nature in the United States killed by Trump was independently released by group of experts. (Catrin Einhorn/The New York Times)

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Elected leaders in Texas are concerned after Homeland Security waved environmental protection laws and regulations to build a border wall through a national park in Big Bend. (Ryan Chandler/NBC News)

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A new study finds many of North America’s birds are in a state of accelerating decline, researchers say that’s a sign of a deeper biodiversity crisis. (Sarah Kaplan/The Washington Post)

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A company is seeking F.C.C. approval to test an idea to reflect sunlight to Earth at night, possibly powering solar panels. Critics say it could be bad for people and wildlife. (Kenneth Chang, Hiroko Tabuchi/The New York Times)

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And then there’s this

In Australia, scientists are testing “frog saunas” to revive species from extinction driven by a deadly fungus. (Adele Peters/Fast Company)