Trump attempts to stop Biden’s climate plan before it starts January 12, 2021 Trump Watch A new rule would prohibit the EPA from regulating carbon pollution from oil and gas refineries.
Trump vetoes bipartisan effort to protect sea life off the California coast January 1, 2021 Trump Watch Using massive gill nets that ensnare dolphins and other unintended marine animals is an ecologically destructive fishing practice, so Congress voted to phase it out.
Trump invents a new type of household appliance that can suck power and water December 15, 2020 Trump Watch A new DOE rule creates a class of washers and dryers for the sole purpose of undercutting successful efficiency standards.
Trump allows oil companies to push Gulf of Mexico whale closer to extinction December 3, 2020 Trump Watch Seismic testing in the Gulf would harm the critically endangered whale—of which fewer than 50 remain.
The Trump administration is trying to rewrite the Great American Outdoors Act November 13, 2020 Trump Watch The Interior Department wants to prevent the federal government from purchasing lands for public enjoyment.
While national parks decay, the Trump administration squabbles November 9, 2020 Trump Watch A petty administrative dispute is preventing the restoration and improvement of our public lands.
Trump administration tells tribes they have no say in oil drilling on their lands October 5, 2020 Trump Watch The Supreme Court ruled that half of Oklahoma is tribal land—yet the EPA says the tribes don’t get to control fossil fuel extraction on those lands.
Forest Service censors itself on climate in order to boost Big Oil in Texas January 16, 2020 Trump Watch But its head-in-the-sand climate strategy won't keep us safe from real-world impacts.
EPA wants cleaner trucks? Yeah, we’re suspicious. January 6, 2020 Trump Watch Here's why the move may still be a gift to industry.
Trump official who used to work for Koch Industries meddled in the EPA’s assessment of formaldehyde’s safety October 17, 2019 Trump Watch Conflicts of interest within the administration could have implications for public health.
White House silences climate warnings from its own intelligence department June 8, 2019 Trump Watch Apparently they didn't "jibe" with the administration's climate denialism.
Energy Department’s shallow solution for radioactive waste: downgrading its danger June 5, 2019 Trump Watch Once again, the Trump administration is risking the public's safety.
EPA proposes allowing dangerous amounts of rocket-fuel compound in our drinking water May 23, 2019 Trump Watch But the agency's own past research doesn't align.
Scientists warned that these pesticides could contribute to hundreds of extinctions. Then Bernhardt helped silence them. March 26, 2019 Trump Watch At the request of his industry pals, of course.
New documents show Zinke ignored local experts when he shrank the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument March 13, 2019 Trump Watch Let's guess whose advice he took instead.
Internal memo reveals BLM knew of danger to Alaska's polar bears but moved ahead with oil exploration anyway December 11, 2018 Trump Watch But the leaked document could come back to bite.
Zinke puts a political ally in charge of the Interior Department's FOIA requests December 10, 2018 Trump Watch That's bad news for all those fighting the Trump administration's rollbacks.
Trump's wildlife agency stems release of documents about endangered species October 18, 2018 Trump Watch Meanwhile, threats to gut the Endangered Species Act still loom large.
The Interior Department jumps on the EPA's "secret science" bandwagon October 4, 2018 Trump Watch Turns out the move has little to do with so-called "transparency."
The National Park Service tells seaside national park to scrub mentions of climate change in its planning report September 11, 2018 Trump Watch It's not the first time the administration has put politics before science.