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.

Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY) joins Donald Trump during a campaign rally at the Grappone Convention Center on Jan. 19 in Concord, N.H. Getty: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Environmental Activists Are Alarmed by Trump’s Picks to Run the EPA, the Department of Energy and the Department of the Interior

Interview by Steve Curwood, Living on Earth

Lee Zeldin, Trump’s EPA Pick, Brings a Moderate Face to a Radical Game Plan

By Marianne Lavelle

Oil Industry Asks Trump to Repeal Major Climate Policies

By Nicholas Kusnetz

Climate Advocacy Groups Say They’re Ready for Trump 2.0

By Georgina Gustin

Donald Trump speaks during an election night event on Nov. 6 in West Palm Beach, Fla. Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

How to Think About Climate and Environmental Policies During a Second Trump Administration

Interview by Jenni Doering and Steve Curwood, Living on Earth

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