Trump to allow logging without environmental review November 19, 2020 Trump Watch A new rule would exempt huge swaths of public land, already threatened by wildfire, from science-based management.
Trump drops protections for Alaska’s Tongass National Forest October 28, 2020 Trump Watch The move threatens Indigenous communities, scores of northern wildlife species, and the fight against climate change.
On land or at sea, no national monument is safe from Trump June 5, 2020 Trump Watch The president opens the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts monument to commercial fishing.
Trump proposes logging burned land without environmental analysis May 29, 2020 Trump Watch Postfire logging has been called “mugging a burn victim.” Trump wants to make those muggings easier.
Trump to communities trying to protect their forests: Shut it. May 29, 2020 Trump Watch Communities currently have 15 days to object to logging sales on nearby federal lands. The president says that’s unfair to logging companies.
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’s Forest Service puts protections for Alaska’s majestic Tongass on chopping block October 17, 2019 Trump Watch That's bad news for wildlife, the climate, and Indigenous groups.
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.
BLM releases destructive plans for Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument August 23, 2019 Trump Watch The plan allows industry to run roughshod over one of the country's most spectacular landscapes.
After shrinking Bears Ears National Monument, the Trump administration won’t even protect what’s left of it July 27, 2019 Trump Watch Some of our most sacred sites and sensitive ecosystems are at stake.
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.
Trump administration makes it easier for industry to chop up our forests June 12, 2019 Trump Watch But our climate needs them now more than ever.
Trump administration sidelines conservation plans for Montana wilderness May 18, 2019 Trump Watch Let's take a wild guess what it's pushing instead.
Trump administration tosses mining ban near Minnesota wilderness September 6, 2018 Trump Watch And then it canceled an environmental review on the potential impacts.
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.
Zinke hands industry blank check to damage public lands July 24, 2018 Trump Watch Cleaning up your own mess is now voluntary.
Trump moves to toss a ban on mining a pristine Minnesota forest June 20, 2018 Trump Watch Big surprise: He's also downgrading the environmental review.
EPA plans to just ignore air, soil, and water pollution in its reviews of chemical safety June 7, 2018 Trump Watch That includes asbestos—which President Trump has called a mob-led conspiracy.
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.
EPA cited studies funded by Big Oil to discredit clean car rules April 11, 2018 Trump Watch The biased research suggests air pollution isn't all that bad for our health.