Trump Administration Backtracks on Removing Ocean Sensors June 19, 2026 By Leslie Kaufman The Trump administration is dropping near-term plans to dismantle a $386 million federal ocean-observing system after encountering resistance from scientists...
U.S. Scientist Files Whistleblower Complaint Over Order to Stop Climate Work August 15, 2019 By Timothy Gardner A climate scientist for the Trump administration’s health protection agency who was ordered by his agency to drop work on...
White House Eyes Panel to Question Climate Threat to Security March 1, 2019 The White House is advancing plans to form a presidential panel that will question science used in U.S. military and...
Trump EPA Chief Tells Senators Climate Change ‘Not the Greatest Crisis’ January 17, 2019 By Valerie Volcovici U.S. President Donald Trump’s new pick to run the Environmental Protection Agency told lawmakers on Wednesday he does not believe...
UN Talks Seeking Climate Rulebook Reflect U.S.-China Tension December 14, 2018 By Jeremy Hodges China accused some of the richest nations in the world of “backsliding” on pledges to clean up pollution and provide...
Did HUD Just Restore Obama Federal Flood Rule Nixed by Trump? February 8, 2018 By Christopher Flavelle The Trump administration’s stance on climate change became a little less clear this week. Six months ago, President Donald Trump...
Trump Disaster Aid Includes $12B for Cities Battling Climate Change Flooding November 28, 2017 By Ari Natter Hidden in the Trump administration’s $44 billion emergency budget request is a plan to expand an Obama-era effort to make...
Government Report Finds Climate Change Costing Taxpayers Billions Each Year October 25, 2017 By Michael Biesecker A non-partisan federal watchdog says climate change is already costing U.S. taxpayers billions of dollars each year, with those costs...
Trump Moves to Undo Federal Climate Change Policies March 28, 2017 By Jennifer A. Dlouhy President Donald Trump is moving aggressively to undo policies designed to keep the carbon-cutting promises the U.S. made alongside nearly...
Appliances to Pipelines: Trump Plans Major Rollback of Obama Climate Change Rules March 15, 2017 By Jennifer A. Dlouhy President Donald Trump is set to sign a sweeping directive to dramatically shrink the role climate change plays in decisions...