Trump guts century-old law protecting migratory birds November 27, 2020 Trump Watch His new rule would give the oil and gas industry carte blanche to kill millions of iconic birds.
Trump withdraws Endangered Species Act protections for the gray wolf October 29, 2020 Trump Watch The decision is the latest attack on wolves by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Trump’s unprecedented attack on birds June 5, 2020 Trump Watch Under a radical legal reinterpretation, the oil and gas industry won’t have to worry about killing birds.
Trump’s car emissions rollback is a disaster March 30, 2020 Trump Watch It’s bad for the environment, the economy, and public health.
Trump to withdraw protections for the sage grouse March 30, 2020 Trump Watch Yet another iconic North American species swept aside in the relentless pursuit of fossil fuels.
Trump administration flushes endangered fish protections down the drain to boost Big Ag October 22, 2019 Trump Watch The move is a win for lobbyist-turned-Interior Secretary David Bernhardt's old employers.
Trump yanks California’s authority to set higher standards for gas-guzzling cars September 19, 2019 Trump Watch The only real winner is Big Oil.
Trump administration inflicts the worst blow to the Endangered Species Act since the law’s passing August 12, 2019 Trump Watch Meanwhile, an extinction crisis looms.
Trump administration bows to fossil fuel industry and abandons collaborative plan to save the sage grouse August 2, 2019 Trump Watch A fraction of the spiny-feathered bird's original population remains.
The DOT just gave automakers a pass on a long-overdue penalty hike July 16, 2019 Trump Watch Consumers can expect to pay with our health and gas money.
Double trouble for bees: Trump administration axes research and greenlights pesticide July 6, 2019 Trump Watch But the honeybees are still very much in crisis.
The FWS gives up on an endangered species as a favor to the fossil fuel industry May 6, 2019 Trump Watch But their reasoning is one for the books.
Interior proposes cutting the gray wolf’s “recovery” short March 6, 2019 Trump Watch The reality is that the gray wolf has a long way to go.
Americans came together to save the sage grouse—now Trump wants to gut the effort for a quick buck December 6, 2018 Trump Watch Without habitat protections, the sage grouse—and hundreds of other species in the American west—will suffer.
Seismic blasting in the Atlantic could help drive the right whale to extinction. The Trump administration just OK’d it anyway. November 30, 2018 Trump Watch The noise is akin to dynamite going off—outside your window, every 10 seconds.
Zinke lifts ban on bee-killing neonics in wildlife refuges August 3, 2018 Trump Watch He says it's to help birds—but the chemicals harm them, too.
EPA guts clean car rules—and prepares for legal brawl with California August 2, 2018 Trump Watch The rollback is bad news for everyone but Big Oil.
Trump really has it out for endangered species July 19, 2018 Trump Watch But these proposed rollbacks could be the worst yet.
There are only 35 red wolves left—why does Zinke want to let people shoot them? June 27, 2018 Trump Watch Outside the refuge, the wolves would be considered a "nonessential experimental population."
Trump administration officially puts brake on rule that measures tailpipe emissions May 30, 2018 Trump Watch Meanwhile, the transportation sector is one of the biggest contributors to global warming.