Trump 2.0
The Reckoning
From his first moments in office, President Donald Trump declared a national energy emergency, unleashed oil and gas drilling, targeted climate enforcement, excised environmental justice protections and embarked upon mass layoffs at the Environmental Protection Agency, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Department of the Interior and more. Some in the environmental community called it a “shock and awe” approach. Inside Climate News got to work, chronicling the rollbacks, the cutbacks, the policy revisions and, as ever, the gathering climate crisis.
Federal Plan Makes Steep Colorado River Water Cuts to Arizona, California and Nevada
By Jake Bolster
DOJ’s Environmental Enforcement Has Collapsed in the Second Trump Administration, Former Attorneys Say
By Dana Drugmand
California Marine Sanctuaries Face Threats of New Trump-Backed Offshore Oil Leases
By Avril Silva
Trump Administration Eyes Massive Coal Reserves Under Federal Lands
By Lisa Sorg
Federal Judge Orders EPA to Administer Environmental Justice Grants
By Lauren Dalban
Trump Administration Wants to Hold World’s First Deep-Sea Mining Lease Sale
By Teresa Tomassoni
EPA Violated Key Soot Standard in Clean Air Act, Court Rules
By Avril Silva
Trump Lashes Out at National Academies of Sciences Over Climate Guide For Judges
By Dennis Pillion
Tribes and Environmental Groups Push Back on Trump Rule to Diminish Habitat Protections for Endangered Species
By Kiley Price
Without Tax Credits, EV Sales Are Searching for a Spark
By Dan Gearino
Will Trump’s Handoff of Grizzly Management to States Lead to More Dead Bears?
By Steven Rodas
Trump Again Shrinks Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments, This Time by Much More
By Wyatt Myskow
Trump EPA Moves to Approve Alabama Coal Ash Program Rejected by Biden Administration
By Dennis Pillion
Grassroots Justice Group Challenges Trump Administration Order to Keep Florida Coal Plant Running
By Amy Green
Feds Grant Final Approval for Arizona Mine Situated in Critical Habitat for Jaguars and Mexican Spotted Owls
By Wyatt Myskow
Trump Wants to Fast Track AI
By Arcelia Martin
As America Celebrates 250th, Murkiness Surrounds Trump-Backed Planning Fund
By Amy Green
