US Clean Energy Takes Historic Lead, Florida Manatees Signal Environmental Crisis, and World's Smelliest Flower Faces Genetic Emergency

As America reaches a pivotal moment in its energy transition, nature sends urgent warnings about the state of our environment through struggling species and ecosystems. From record-breaking renewable energy milestones to starving manatees in polluted waters and the genetic crisis facing rare corpse flowers, today's stories reveal how human actions are reshaping both our energy future and the delicate balance of life on Earth.