Trump officials move to gut endangered species protections by redefining “harm” to exclude habitat destruction.
Trump administration halts offshore wind project set to help power NYC, defying permits and threatening climate and jobs goals.
Judge orders immediate unfreezing of climate and infrastructure funds, says Trump can’t block laws in perpetuity.
Trump exempts nearly 70 coal plants from mercury and toxin pollution limits, including nation’s top polluter.
FEMA denies disaster aid to Washington for bomb cyclone damage after Trump demands immigration and DEI compliance.
Musk’s DOGE hijacks computerized federal grant system, blocking agencies from posting $500B in awards.
Trump threatens tariffs over Mexico’s failure to deliver Rio Grande water under 1944 treaty, says it forced Texas crop losses
Kathleen Sgamma withdraws from Bureau of Land Management nomination after past criticism of Trump’s role in Jan. 6 attack resurfaces.
Trump signs orders to revive U.S. coal industry, mandate new plants, and reclassify coal as a critical mineral despite its role in climate change and extreme weather.
RFK Jr. plans to tell CDC to stop recommending fluoride in drinking water, echoing Utah ban and triggering EPA review.
Trump administration doesn’t renew contract for translating weather alerts and forecasts, cutting access for non-English speakers.
Trump opens 176,000 square miles of forest to faster logging, ends key protections in wildfire-prone areas.
Chemical lobby races through EPA’s ‘polluter portal’ as two trade groups ask Trump to exempt all toxic air polluters from Biden-era rules.
Trump administration ends disaster prep grant program for communities, cancels pending funds and past awards.
Judge slams EPA and Citibank over $20 billion green grant freeze, questions legality of Trump-aligned shutdown targeting nonprofits.
Zeldin shuts down one-room EPA museum he calls a shrine to climate change and environmental justice, slams omission of Trump-era policies.
EPA opens portal for polluters to request Trump exemptions from Clean Air Act rules as coal push escalates.
Top White House energy aide quits weeks after launching Trump’s Energy Dominance Council, leaving oil execs in charge as fuel policy hangs in the balance.
Trump taps 1950 emergency law to boost mining, open federal lands to coal, and give allies sweeping power over mineral policy.
Trump administration opens 82% of Alaska reserve to drilling, reinstates ANWR leases and clears path for LNG pipeline.
EPA head Lee Zeldin vowed to put “a dagger through the heart of climate change religion” by rolling back or reconsidering over 30 regulations regulating vehicles, power plants, and more
A leaked EPA memo reveals the agency will eliminate all 11 environmental justice offices nationwide. 4o
NOAA, the agency for weather, oceans, and fisheries, faces a second round of 1,000 layoffs, bringing total job losses to 25%.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio says 83% of USAID’s programs have been eliminated, with the State Department taking over the rest.
Justice Dept. drops lawsuit against LA petrochemical plant accused of poisoning a majority-Black neighborhood, claiming it was rolling back “radical DEI” activity.
Trump admin orders review to bypass endangered species and other environmental rules to boost logging on 280M acres amid timber tariffs.
The FBI widened a criminal probe into an EPA climate grant program, leading to resignations after DOJ pressured prosecutors to freeze $20B in clean-energy funds, targeting Citibank’s role despite judges rejecting warrants.
After firing 1,000 FEMA employees, Trump saw over a dozen senior executives leave and has threatened to disband the disaster relief agency.
The Trump administration fired hundreds of NOAA workers by email without notice, gutting the nation’s official weather and climate agency.
Trump kills NYC’s congestion pricing plan, revoking fed approval and posting, “Congestion Pricing is Dead…Long Live the King!”
