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Federal Courts Divided, So Far, on Trump’s Environmental Retreat

Judges curbed rollbacks during Trump’s first term. But the courts and the law have changed thanks to Trump’s own appointments. Those votes will be critical as his team seeks to erase the legal basis for climate action in his second term.

By Marianne Lavelle

Trump 2.0 Environmental Case Scorecard

By Peter Aldhous, Marianne Lavelle

Texas Grid Increasingly Meets Growing Demand With Renewables

By Arcelia Martin

An aerial view of a partially collapsed home in St. Johnsbury, Vt., on July 30, 2024, after flash floods hit the area. Vermont, along with New York, passed climate superfund laws last year, and similar legislation is pending in a handful of other states. Credit: Danielle Parhizkaran/The Boston Globe via Getty Images

Trump and Republicans Join Big Oil’s All-Out Push to Shut Down Climate Liability Efforts

By Dana Drugmand

Breach of Contract or Constitutional Crisis?

By Lisa Sorg

Evacuating Remote Alaska Was Hard. Rebuilding Will Be Even Harder.

By Kiley Price

Trump Targets Federal Employees Working on Conservation and Environmental Protection

By Katie Surma

International Coalition Joins Push for Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty: ‘We Cannot Protect Nature While Expanding Fossil Fuels’

By Dennis Pillion

Lisa Garcia served as the Environmental Protection Agency's Region 2 administrator during the Biden administration. Credit: Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call

Former EPA Region 2 Administrator Lisa Garcia Considers Environmental Justice With Trump in Power

By Anna Mattson

The Trump Administration Is Cutting Billions in Clean Energy Investments—But the Savings Are Overstated

By Aidan Hughes, Kiley Bense, Peter Aldhous

Shuttered Canadian Marine Park Warns It May Euthanize 30 Beluga Whales, Prompting a Global Outcry

By Teresa Tomassoni

In First Address on Climate Change, Pope Leo Signals Continuity With Francis—and Opposition to Trump

By Carl David Goette-Luciak

President Donald Trump speaks during the 80th session of the U.N. General Assembly at the United Nations headquarters on Sept. 23 in New York City. Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Unpacking Trump’s ‘Con Job’ Comments About Climate Change to the UN

By Jenni Doering and Aynsley O’Neill

Donald Trump is prayed over by a local business owner in Swannanoa, N.C., during a visit to see the devastation of Hurricane Helene on Oct. 21, 2024. Credit: The Washington Post via Getty Images/Grist

Trump Raised $8 Million for Hurricane Helene Survivors. Where Did It All Go?

By Katie Myers, Grist

Trump Takes His ‘Green Energy Scam’ Talk to the UN

By Dan Gearino

After Trump Cut the National Science Foundation by 56 Percent, a Venerable Arctic Research Center Closes Its Doors

By Lisa Sorg

New Map Shows $29 Billion in Climate and Environment Grants Canceled or Frozen by Trump

By Dylan Baddour

Environmentalists and Local Governments Appeal Dismissal of Case Over Trump’s Cancellation of Justice Grants

By Charles Paullin

Fearing Retaliation, Scientists Are Struggling to Share Impacts of Federal Cuts

By Kiley Price

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