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.
As Trump Administration Seeks to Shut Down Energy Star Program, Industry Groups Call to Save It
By Marianne Lavelle
Despite Federal Challenges, Two Leading Solar Advocates Are Continuing Their Forward Push
By Dan Gearino
California Sues the Trump Administration for Violating the Constitution—Again
By Liza Gross
Soybean Lab Scheduled to Close After USAID Cuts Gets a Year-Long Reprieve
By Susan Cosier
With FEMA Under Fire, Congress Asks Whether Agency Is Ready for Hurricane Season
By Nicholas Kusnetz
Trump Administration Decommissions Sea Ice Data That Sounded an Alarm on Arctic Climate Change
By Peter Aldhous
Trump Aims to Fast Track Alabama Coal Build-Out, Citing US Need. Nearly All the Coal Is Bound for Export
By Lee Hedgepeth
Michigan Researcher’s Work on Air Pollution and Racial Inequities Caught in Funding Freeze at National Science Foundation
By Siri Chilukuri
Proposed Cuts to Energy and Environment Programs in Trump’s Budget Worry Advocates and Elected Officials
By Dan Gearino
How Massive Cuts to NOAA Could Impact Everything From Weather Apps to Agriculture to National Security
Interview by Jenni Doering, Living on Earth
Ignoring Federal Law, House GOP Targets California’s Nation-Leading Vehicle Pollution Rules
By Liza Gross
EPA Funding Cuts Target Disadvantaged Communities, Analysis Shows
By Marianne Lavelle, Peter Aldhous
Will Tariffs on Solar Cell Imports Invigorate the U.S. Manufacturing Market?
By Arcelia Martin
Sen. Susan Collins Blasts Trump for Cuts to Scientific Research
By Arcelia Martin
In His First 100 Days, Trump Launched an ‘All-Out Assault’ on the Environment
By Kiley Bense, Bob Berwyn, Dennis Pillion, Georgina Gustin, Jake Bolster, Marianne Lavelle, Wyatt Myskow
USGS Water Data Centers May Soon Close, Threatening States’ Water Management
By Wyatt Myskow
Citing Trump Emergency Order, Army Corps Expedites Review for Line 5 Oil Pipeline in Great Lakes’ Wetlands
By Carrie Klein
