Transportation Secretary Duffy moves to reverse Biden fuel economy standards requiring 50 mpg by 2031, calling previous administration’s EV calculations “illegal.”
California’s Yurok Tribe regains 73 square miles of ancestral land after 120 years, marking California’s largest tribal land return and beginning new restoration efforts.
White House proposes shutting down chemical safety agency by October 2026 in new budget documents, despite board investigating fatal explosions and toxic disasters at industrial facilities nationwide.
Trump opens 23 million acres of Alaska wilderness to drilling and mining after reversing Biden protections that environmental groups and Indigenous communities fought to secure.
Trump’s 2026 budget proposal cuts 90% of funding for major U.S. Geological Survey ecology program that studies wildfires, invasive species and climate impacts.
Energy Department cancels $3.7 billion in clean-energy projects, claiming Biden officials failed to conduct thorough financial reviews and rushed awards after election loss.
Supreme Court unanimously rules federal agencies don’t need to study far-reaching environmental impacts when approving major construction projects.
Supreme Court refuses to hear Apache case, clearing way for copper mine to destroy sacred Oak Flat site.
Environmental groups sue to block Trump’s order opening Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument to commercial fishing.
EPA confirms it is drafting plan to eliminate all greenhouse gas limits on coal and natural gas power plants, claiming U.S. emissions don’t contribute significantly to climate change.
Trump deregulates nuclear industry with “total reform” of independent Nuclear Regulatory Commission, cutting staff and fast-tracking reactor approvals for AI data centers and defense facilities.
Senate Republicans use controversial Congressional Review Act to overturn California’s ban on new gas-only car sales by 2035 despite warnings the move violates congressional rules and could worsen air pollution.
Senate GOP establish new precedent to bypass filibuster rules and block CA clean air standards with simple majority vote.
Trump administration lifts pause on $2.5 billion New York offshore wind project after pressure from Governor Hochul and concerns over 1,500 job losses.
Last day for (anonymous) public comment as SpaceX seeks to more than double its Cape Canaveral launches, raising concerns for pilots, fishers and wildlife.
USDA restores climate and conservation content after lawsuit over Trump purge that removed key farm support tools from public websites.
EPA tells 1,500 scientists in Office of Research and Development to apply for new agency jobs after Trump administration reorganization targets their positions.
White House directs federal agencies to stop using social cost of carbon when making regulatory decisions.
Fifteen states sue over Trump order fast-tracking fossil fuel projects after he declares “energy emergency.”
Trump-backed tax cut package includes controversial plan to sell public lands in Nevada and Utah, drawing sharp backlash.
Democratic senators press Trump administration over plan to gut endangered species habitat protections.
House Republicans vote to block California’s clean air waivers and revoke Biden-era vehicle rules in legally dubious move.
Trump budget proposes 23% cut to domestic spending, 13% boost to defense, and elimination of dozens of social programs.
Trump administration disbands U.S. climate report authors, threatening congressionally mandated national assessment.
National Weather Service to resume translating forecasts after contract lapse endangered non-English speakers.
Trump administration cancels $400 million in AmeriCorps grants, cutting 41 percent of the agency’s 2025 budget.
Trump administration pushes IMF and World Bank overhaul to scrap climate work, limit equity programs, and confront China.
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.
