Exploiting a Clean Water Act loophole, Trump issues blanket approvals for pipelines January 6, 2021 Trump Watch The president’s claim that oil and gas pipelines pose a minimal threat to the environment highlights his long-standing climate change denial.
Trump refuses to free the lower Snake River of its dams—ignoring science, tribes, and starving orcas July 31, 2020 Trump Watch The Trump administration admits that removing the four dams would give endangered salmon their best chance against extinction, feed imperiled whales, and help restore Indigenous practices and traditions along the river, but decides against it.
Bernhardt is looking to make a massive California dam more massive—and destructive to salmon fisheries October 1, 2019 Trump Watch His former clients are the ones who will benefit.
Pruitt says he (not EPA regional offices) now has the final word on clean water determinations April 4, 2018 Trump Watch The move takes away the last-ditch veto power of regional staffers against threats like pipelines or mining proposals.
