Trump Wants to Reverse Coal’s Long Decline. It Won’t be Easy.

Coal has been displaced by cheap and plentiful natural gas and the rapid growth of wind and solar energy — forces that President Trump will struggle to do away with.

Bees Are Under Threat from Climate Change, the Trade War and Doge

For beekeepers, the problem isn’t just climate change and extreme weather: It’s also DOGE, the trade war and the immigration crackdown.

In California, Confusion Abounds Over Status of 2 National Monuments

The White House removed all references to the Chuckwalla and Sáttítla monuments from a fact sheet outlining how the president would reverse some Biden-era environmental policies.

Greenland’s Minerals: The Harsh Reality Behind the Glittering Promise

There is excitement about the potentially lucrative resources scattered around the island, especially the rare earths. But extreme weather, fired-up environmentalists and other factors have tempered hopes of a bonanza.

As the E.P.A. Withers, Will Its Museum Follow?

Tucked away near the White House is a tribute to the environmental agency and its history — for the time being, anyway.

Trump Seeks to Assert More Control Over California’s Water

The president, who has assailed California’s leaders over wildfires, issued the directive in an executive order that was dated Friday but released on Sunday.

Lee Zeldin, Trump’s Pick to Head E.P.A., Faces Senate Confirmation Hearing

Mr. Zeldin, a Trump loyalist with little experience in environmental policy, would be charged with dismantling climate rules and perhaps the agency itself.

Biden to Designate Chuckwalla and Sáttítla National Monuments in California

With these two new monuments, Mr. Biden has protected more federal land and waters than any other president, about 674 million acres.

This Tiny Fish’s Mistaken Identity Halted a Dam’s Construction

Scientists say the snail darter, whose endangered species status delayed the building of a dam in Tennessee in the 1970s, is a genetic match of a different fish.