We're Fighting Trump’s Catastrophic Agenda
“He says, ‘You're not going to be a dictator, are you?’” “I said: ‘No, no, no. Other than Day One ... we’re drilling, drilling, drilling. After that, I'm not a dictator.’”
We're Fighting Trump’s Catastrophic Agenda
Here are the top 50 environmental rollbacks that Trump and Project 2025 are targeting:
ISSUE ATTACKS ON THE ENVIRONMENT STATUS
Climate Gut or eliminate efforts to address climate change or environmental justice across the federal government In Progress
Climate Weaken permitting requirements to expand fossil fuel projects and limit judicial review Complete
Climate Withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Complete
Climate Lift the Department of Energy’s pause on LNG export permits and exempt LNG exports from environmental review Complete
Climate End the Biden Administration’s Justice40 Initiative Complete
Climate Oppose or end any climate reparations promised by the United States Complete
Climate End the Biden Administration’s energy efficiency standards for appliances Complete
Climate Amend the Biden Administration’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards In Progress
Climate Limit FERC’s authority to reject pipeline applications based on climate change or other environmental impacts Complete
Climate Prohibit the implementation of the SEC’s Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors rule Complete
Climate Establish a higher emissions rate for greenhouse gases that allows industry to emit more carbon pollution In Progress
Climate Remove the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program for any source category that is not currently being regulated In Progress
Climate Weaken the 2009 endangerment finding that greenhouse gases harm public health and the environment In Progress
Pollution Rescind the EPA’s Waiver for California’s Advanced Clean Cars II rule. Complete
Pollution Repeal the EPA’s tailpipe rules In Progress
Pollution Fast-track and approve any environmental review for billion-dollar corporations Partially Complete
Pollution Limit the EPA’s ability to implement environmental laws like the Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act Complete
Pollution Require that any EPA action must be approved by Congress and accompanied by the rollback of at least two other protections In Progress
Pollution Slash EPA protections that address the impacts of dangerous pesticides on both people and endangered wildlife Not Started
Pollution Repeal the EPA determination that PFAS and other “forever” chemicals are hazardous substances Abandoned
Pollution Allow unchecked emissions for polluting industries by eliminating fees on methane pollution Completed
Pollution Rescind EPA protections that require polluters from installing modern air pollution controls even when they increase emissions In Progress
Pollution Remove safeguards aimed at preventing massive hazardous chemical leaks from industrial polluters into the air Not Started
Pollution Strip states of their authority under the Clean Water Act to challenge oil and gas pipelines that threaten public health or the environment In Progress
Pollution Greenlight wetland destruction by further restricting its legal definition to exclude millions of acres of wetlands critical to wildlife habitat, flood control, and water quality In Progress
Pollution Mandate cost considerations in EPA’s decision-making to weaken environmental protections and prevent enforcement actions Not Started
Pollution End efforts to address PFAS contamination of groundwater and drinking water supplies. Completed
Public Lands Mandate increased onshore and offshore oil and gas lease sales, including in the Arctic Complete
Public Lands Restart coal leasing and reduce coal-reclamation inspectors Complete
Public Lands Abandon mineral withdrawals and expand mining projects on public lands Complete
Public Lands Rescind the Bureau of Land Management Conservation Rule, which enhances conservation and sustainability of public lands In Progress
Public Lands Shrink and eliminate National Monuments Not Started
Public Lands Review Resource Management Plans to eliminate conservation measures and prioritize extractive uses Complete
Public Lands Increase the storage capacity of dams Not Started
Public Lands Build environmentally-destructive border walls and infrastructure Complete
Public Lands Open public lands to private developers for housing that exacerbates sprawl and permanently destroys wild places In Progress
Public Lands Rescind National Environmental Policy Act regulations to limit environmental review and public accountability Complete
Public Lands Prohibit the Bureau of Land Management or the Forest Service from imposing fines or penalties when a party violates the law Not Started
Wildlife Remove Endangered Species Act protections for gray wolves in the lower 48 states In Progress
Wildlife Remove Endangered Species Act protections for grizzly bears in the lower 48 states In Progress
Wildlife Weaken protections for migratory birds to allow the fossil fuel industry to kill wildlife without consequences during its operations In Progress
Wildlife Eliminate restrictions on the importation of trophy-hunted elephants, lions, rhinos, and other endangered wildlife Not Started
Wildlife Allow bear-baiting, aerial gunning and trapping of native carnivores within Alaska’s national parks and preserves In Progress
Wildlife Reinstate harmful regulations dramatically weakening critical habitat protections for endangered species In Progress
Wildlife Cede Endangered Species Act authority to the states, many of which are hostile towards endangered species conservation Not Started
Wildlife Weaken the Fish and Wildlife Service’s ability to prevent extinction by reintroducing endangered species to areas outside their historical range but needed for recovery Not Started
Wildlife Abolish the Biological Resources Division of the U.S. Geological Survey, which provides scientific expertise on the management and conservation of our nation’s natural heritage, including wildlife and endangered species. In Progress
Wildlife Remove species experts from the decision-making process under the Endangered Species Act Not Started
Wildlife End years of federal-state collaboration to protect the greater sage-grouse by ceding all authority back to the states, which have historically mismanaged the bird’s conservation Complete
Wildlife Requires that only political appointees issue regulations as opposed to expert biologists at the Fish and Wildlife Service Not Started
About the Center for Biological Diversity Action Fund
We seek to strengthen our core environmental laws, support lawmakers from all political parties that believe in a healthier environment, and to hold accountable any politician regardless of party who does not.