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.
Healthcare Professionals, Scientists and Children Sue the EPA for Backtracking on Greenhouse Gas Regulation
By Anika Jane Beamer
Border Wall Closes in on Big Bend
By Martha Pskowski
Senate Democrats Say Trump’s EPA Curries Corporate Favor By Weakening Air Pollution Standards
By Lisa Sorg
Trump Administration Dropped Controversial Climate Report From Its Decision to Rescind EPA Endangerment Finding
By Dennis Pillion
The First Casualty of Trump’s Climate Action Repeal: The U.S. EV Transition
By Marianne Lavelle, Dan Gearino
Trump Says He Supports American Oil and Gas. Why Is His Administration Financing a French-Owned Project in Mozambique?
By Nicholas Kusnetz
‘We Will See Them in Court’: Environmental Lawyers Vow to Challenge Trump’s Repeal of Key Climate Finding
By Kiley Bense
Citing National Security, Trump Has Abandoned Fenceline Monitoring at Coke Ovens
By Lee Hedgepeth
As the Trump EPA Prepares to Revoke Key Legal Finding on Climate Change, What Happens Next?
By Marianne Lavelle
Trump Will Order Defense Department to Buy Coal Power
By Phil McKenna
Trump Administration to Finalize Protections for 11 South Florida Plants and Animals
By Amy Green
The State of Environmental Justice Under Trump 2.0
Interview by Paloma Beltran, Living on Earth
Under Trump, EPA’s Enforcement of Environmental Laws Collapses, Report Finds
By Kiley Price, Marianne Lavelle
NYC Congestion Pricing Is Improving Air Quality, but Trump Pushback Threatens Its Future
By Kiley Price
EV Charging Program Faces the Axe in Budget Bill
By Dan Gearino
New Analysis Warns Trump Offshore Drilling Plan Could Trigger Thousands of Oil Spills
By Teresa Tomassoni
Trump’s Pick to Lead the Federal Reserve Could Steer Bank Away From Climate Change
By Nicholas Kusnetz