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![A downed utility pole and other debris are piled outside the post office in Bat Cove, North Carolina in the wake of Hurricane Helene.]()
![A downed utility pole and other debris are piled outside the post office in Bat Cove, North Carolina in the wake of Hurricane Helene.]()
Why hasn’t Trump taken down the government’s climate adaptation plans?
The plans, created to protect government assets from climate change and save taxpayers money, remain online. It's unclear what Trump will do with them.
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![Canada's Prime Minister and Liberal Party leader Mark Carney waves to supporters at a victory party in Ottawa, Ontario on April 29, 2025.]()
![Canada's Prime Minister and Liberal Party leader Mark Carney waves to supporters at a victory party in Ottawa, Ontario on April 29, 2025.]()
‘Build, baby, build’: Canada’s new prime minister wants to make the country into an ‘energy superpower’
Mark Carney has promised to partner with Indigenous peoples. He's also promised to fast-track extractive energy projects.
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![Two people participating in a rally for the Environmental Protection Agency.]()
![Two people participating in a rally for the Environmental Protection Agency.]()
30 years of environmental justice, dismantled in 100 days
Under the Trump administration, policies to protect the communities most affected by pollution are "illegal."
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100 days in, does Trump still ‘dig’ coal?
Presidents have long used coal miners as political props. Yet federal policies have done little to improve their lives, and some things have actually gotten worse.
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![A protestor in Minnesota holds up a sign saying Rise Up for Indigenous Rights]()
![A protestor in Minnesota holds up a sign saying Rise Up for Indigenous Rights]()
Trump’s first 100 days shredded millions in funding for Indigenous peoples
Funding cuts span climate change, education, health care, and more.
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![Presidents of various countries stand holding hands]()
![Presidents of various countries stand holding hands]()
Who will finance global climate solutions? Not the West.
As the U.S. and Europe slash their development funding, Chinese president Xi Jinping vowed that his country “will not slow down its climate actions.”
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![Collage of Capitol, White House, smokestack, Trump signing proclamation, and Constitution]()
![Collage of Capitol, White House, smokestack, Trump signing proclamation, and Constitution]()
Project 2025 was extreme. Trump’s first 100 days have been even more radical.
The president's environmental policies mirror the far-right blueprint — and push the boundaries of the Constitution.
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![Chevron gas station after fire swept through it.]()
![Chevron gas station after fire swept through it.]()
The Trump administration just dismissed all 400 experts working on America’s official climate report
It’s not clear who will now write the Congressionally mandated National Climate Assessment — or whether it will be written at all.
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![A person in a blue hoodie and sweat shirt looks out on Yosemite valley]()
![A person in a blue hoodie and sweat shirt looks out on Yosemite valley]()
The Trump administration’s push to privatize US public lands
In its first 100 days, Trump 2.0 has waged war on the lands, waters, and wildlife we all own.
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![People in the bucket of a boom truck near power poles and lines, with a red and orange sky in the background.]()
![People in the bucket of a boom truck near power poles and lines, with a red and orange sky in the background.]()
Trump is bypassing community input to fast-track energy projects that risk pollution
In his first 100 days, Trump has slashed the environmental processes safeguarding the nation's energy projects.
