Wayne County judge halts hazardous waste shipments from five states to Wayne Disposal landfill in Michigan, citing environmental risks from Army Corps cleanup sites.
Interior Secretary Burgum cancels 1,000-megawatt Idaho wind project citing legal deficiencies after Republican officials opposed federal approval.
Trump eliminates funding for NASA carbon monitoring satellites that track greenhouse gas emissions and crop health globally.
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announces plan to revoke 2009 endangerment finding that underlies all federal greenhouse gas regulations, calling it largest deregulatory action in US history.
Trump administration targets four DOE sites to fast‑track AI data centers using federal land and bypass environmental reviews.
Trump EPA moves to reregister twice-banned pesticide less than a month after installing former soybean industry lobbyist Kyle Kunkler as pesticides chief.
The EPA, led by Administrator Lee Zeldin and Jeffrey Clark, seeks to repeal the 2009 endangerment finding, eliminating the legal basis for all climate regulations.
Trump’s EPA eliminates scientific research division affecting 1,500 scientists studying pollution who learned of closure through press release.
Trump grants coal plants and chemical manufacturers two-year exemption from Biden-era pollution standards.
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick suspends NOAA’s climate-driven rainfall prediction tool development weeks after deadly Texas flooding.
Police pepper-sprayed dozens of protesters outside a Trump-led summit at Carnegie Mellon University after they blocked a street and confronted attendees.
NASA reverses promise to host climate reports after Trump administration shuttered official government websites earlier this month.
Gov. Hobbs demands federal inquiry after officials chose controlled burn strategy that destroyed historic Grand Canyon Lodge during Arizona’s driest season.
DOJ sues California claiming voter-approved animal welfare laws drive up egg prices nationwide despite avian flu being primary cause of increases.
EPA union demands Zeldin reinstate 144 workers placed on leave for criticizing Trump policies, calling disciplinary action “blatant retaliation” for protected speech.
House Democrats demand review of whether Trump’s weather service staff cuts delayed flood warnings that could have saved lives.
Trump administration abandons plan to rewrite Biden asbestos ban after public outcry including Hillary Clinton’s “Make Asbestos Great Again” criticism.
Trump orders higher national park fees for foreign tourists while cutting 24% of park staff and enacting largest budget reduction in agency history.
Air Force suspends SpaceX hypersonic cargo delivery tests at U.S. territory Johnston Atoll after environmental groups raised seabird protection concerns.
Trump creates Make America Beautiful Again Commission led by Doug Burgum to open protected public lands for drilling and mining.
EPA administrator Lee Zeldin places 140 employees on administrative leave after they signed public letter criticizing Trump’s environmental policies.
Trump budget proposes eliminating all NOAA climate research and shutting weather labs nationwide while cutting 17 percent of the agency’s staff.
Trump administration takes down U.S. climate research website containing congressionally mandated National Climate Assessment reports four months after dismantling the program.
Over 170 EPA employees publicly dissent against Trump administration environmental policies with support from 20 Nobel laureates who warn people will die.
Newsom forces California legislature to weaken environmental law by tying controversial reforms to state budget approval.
Trump expected to attend opening of Florida Everglades detention camp built on seized land using emergency powers despite environmental lawsuit and $450 million annual cost.
Senate Republicans add new taxes on wind and solar projects while tightening renewable energy credit requirements in updated Trump megabill draft hours before voting begins.
About 1,000 protesters denounce DeSantis’s “Alligator Alcatraz” detention center as “inhumane” for being built in the Everglades on land indigenous groups call sacred.
Defense Department to stop sharing microwave satellite data over cybersecurity risks, hobbling forecasters’ ability to track rapidly intensifying hurricanes ahead of peak season.
Louisiana becomes fourth Republican-led state to legally redefine natural gas as green energy, potentially redirecting clean energy funds to fossil fuel projects.
Biden-appointed judge blocks Trump from withholding $5 billion in EV charger funds after administration ignored government watchdog finding it violated law.
Senate parliamentarian blocks GOP provision forcing Postal Service to sell electric vehicles from Trump’s reconciliation megabill, citing Byrd Rule violations.
Trump administration announces plan to rescind Clinton-era roadless rule protecting 58 million acres of federal forest from logging after decades of Republican state and industry pressure.
GOP tax bill would force USPS to auction off brand-new electric vehicles for “negligible” revenue to eliminate Biden climate initiatives from postal service.
Trump calls green energy tax credits in his own “big beautiful bill” a “giant scam” and “junk” as GOP scrambles to meet July 4 deadline amid parliamentary setbacks.
Justice Jackson accuses Supreme Court of favoring moneyed interests over ordinary citizens in fuel industry victory against EPA emissions rules.
Federal Judge Adam Abelson halts Trump EPA bid to kill $600 million environmental justice grants for underserved communities from the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act.
MT Gov. Gianforte vetoes community solar bill despite supermajority legislative support, citing cost concerns that advocates say contradict experience in 23 other states.
Michigan Attorney General Nessel and environmental groups file requests for rehearing of Energy Secretary Wright’s emergency order forcing coal plant to stay open.
Supreme Court allows Nuclear Regulatory Commission to override Texas and New Mexico governors’ opposition for temporary nuclear waste storage sites.
Trump orders Forest Service and Interior to merge wildfire programs during active fire season after 5,000 employees left agency through workforce cuts.
EPA plans to reconsider ban on cancer-causing asbestos that kills 40,000 Americans annually and is banned in more than 50 countries.
Environmental groups sue Trump EPA over exemptions granted to 68 coal plants from mercury pollution rules, claiming many already meet the standards.
Trump-appointed judges allow ConocoPhillips’ Willow oil project to proceed despite finding environmental law violations, citing economic disruption concerns.
Trump kills $1 billion salmon recovery agreement with Native American tribes to prioritize dam energy production, forcing return to decades of litigation over treaty fishing rights.
Trump blocks CA’s gas-powered car ban and emission rules as state immediately sues over federal environmental override.
DOJ overturns 88-year legal precedent to give Trump authority to abolish national monuments created by Biden and previous presidents.
Federal judge gives Apache tribes 60 days after environmental review to challenge sacred land transfer to mining company for congressionally authorized copper mine.
EPA moves to end greenhouse gas reporting requirements for large polluters, risking reversal of 20% emissions decline achieved since Obama-era accountability rule took effect in 2010.
