EPA plans to fire 1,100+ staff
More than a thousand Environmental Protection Agency employees recieved a letter saying they could be fired at any time. These EPA staff work on climate change, air pollution, and environmental enforcement programs, many of which were created by Congress in the past two years, to help clean up toxic sites, replace lead pipes, and fund clean energy projects – and will likely have an outsize impact on employees working on environmental justice programs.
Trump requires removal 10 existing rules for every new rule
The order requires that when an agency finalizes a new regulation or guidance they identify 10 existing rules to be cut. This gift for polluters threatens public safety, health, and the environment.
Trump orders tariffs against trading partners
Trump imposed tariffs on several key trading partners, with severe implications for the supply chains for wind turbines, solar panels, and electric vehices. Though the some of the tariffs, on Canada and Mexico, were delayed one month, the unstable trade environment could nevertheless hurt the economy and U.S. workers.
Trump administration scrubs "climate change" from federal websites
Mentions of climate change have been removed from federal websites such the Department of Agriculture,
which includes the Forest Service and climate-smart agriculture programs, and the EPA. The move appears to be part of a broader effort to remove content and pages on issues such as climate change, gun violence, accessibility, reproductive rights, and more.
EPA Illegally Suspends Solar For All Grants
The EPA halted $7 billion in contractually obligated grants for Solar For All, an Inflation Reduction Act program that delivers clean energy and lower prices to vulnerable communities
EPA’s Science Advisory Panel Members Fired
Acting EPA administrator James Payne dismisses members of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee and Science Advisory Board, which provides independent expertise to the agency on air quality standards and sources of air pollution.
Illegal freeze of all federal grants and loans
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issues illegal freeze of all federal loans and grants, risking programs providing heating assistance to low-income families, creating clean energy jobs, aiding climate disaster victims, and more. The order was rescinded after significant public outcry.
Attack on federal workers
Reclassifies tens of thousands of federal employees as at-will workers, making them easier to fire. This action politicizes essential government functions and the federal workers who support them, sidelining or silencing experts in charge of making decisions that impact the health of communities across the nation.
Trump threatens to hold California wildfire aid hostage unless the state changes water management policy to benefit his golf course and passes restrictive voting laws.

Trump announces plans to eliminate or overhaul the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
"FEMA has turned out to be a disaster … I think we recommend that FEMA go away."

Terminate American Climate Corps
Ends all programs of the American Climate Corps, which created thousands of jobs combatting climate change and protecting and restoring public lands.
Open Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and other Alaska Lands for Drilling
Reopens sensitive federal lands and waters in Alaska to drilling.
Freezes New Wind Energy Leases
Withdraws wind energy leasing from U.S. waters and federal lands.
Expands Offshore Oil Drilling
Reopens U.S. coastlines to offshore drilling.
Attacks NEPA Protections
Rescinds order requiring White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) to assess environmental and community impacts and allow community input into federal infrastructure projects.
Attacks Climate and Clean Energy Investments
Resumes LNG Permitting
Attacks Authority to Regulate Climate Pollution
Challenges EPA’s mandate under the Clean Air Act to reduce climate- and health-harming pollution.
Attacks on Clean Car Standards
Revokes Biden Climate Crisis and Environmental Justice Executive Actions
Reverses U.S. commitment to fight climate change and its impacts, and protect overburdened communities.
Withdrawal from Paris Climate Agreement
Energy Emergency Declaration
Authorizes federal government to expedite permitting and approval of fossil fuel, infrastructure, and mining projects and circumvent Clean Water Act and Endangered Species Act requirements.
Freeze All In Progress Standards
Freezes in-progress climate, clean air and consumer protections.
No More Windmills
“We’re going to try and have a policy where no windmills are being built,"
Trump said during a wide-ranging press conference at Mar-a-Lago.

Pay to Play
Trump promises expedited permits and environmental reviews for companies who pay $1 billion
