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.
Amid Ongoing Pollution From Steel Plants, Trump EPA Urged to Drop Delay in Fenceline Monitoring Requirements
By Jon Hurdle
Commenters Decry Proposed Repeal of Endangerment Finding in First Day of Public Hearings
By Aidan Hughes
The US Department of Agriculture Bans Support for Renewables, a Lifeline for Farmers
By Georgina Gustin
‘Make Billionaires Pay’ March Will Bring Together Climate and Social Justice Movements
By Ryan Krugman
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse on Democrats’ Failures—and Opportunities for a Climate Comeback
By Aidan Hughes
Tribal Solar Projects Meet Different Fates in Wyoming After Trump Administration Kills Funding
By Jake Bolster
Treasury Tightens Rules for Wind and Solar Tax Credits, But Offers Leeway
By Marianne Lavelle, Aidan Hughes
Delaying Even More Coal, Gas Plant Closures Could Cost Ratepayers Billions
By Carrie Klein
Plastic Pollution Talks in Geneva End Without Treaty
By Bob Berwyn
US Guts Criticism of Indigenous Rights Abuses, Mentions of Climate Change From Annual Human Rights Reports
By Katie Surma, Peter Aldhous
Department of Energy Announces the Selection of 11 Projects for New Nuclear Reactor Pilot Program
By Lauren Dalban
Will Endangerment Finding Repeal Trigger New State Actions on Climate?
By Marianne Lavelle
The Trump Administration’s Concerted Attacks on Wind Threaten the Industry’s Future
By Kiley Price
Federal Judge Halts New Construction at Alligator Alcatraz
By Amy Green
N.C.’s Democratic Congressional Delegation Condemns EPA Cancellation of Solar for All
By Lisa Sorg
National Academies Will Review Endangerment Finding Science
By Marianne Lavelle
Trump Dismisses Civil Rights, Fair Housing Cases in Chicago To Focus on ‘Real Concerns’
By Brett Chase, Chicago Sun-Times
