How Trump is crushing climate policy


Trump walking to the presidential limousine at Palm Beach International Airport, in West Palm Beach, Florida. The American president has quickly transformed the United State’s approach to the environment, withholding funds and stretching the limits of presidential power. — Al Drago/©2025 The New York Times Company

IN just a few weeks, President Donald Trump dismantled the US government’s ability to combat climate change, overturning environmental policies with moves that could have lasting consequences for the country and the planet.

With a flurry of executive actions, Trump has gutted federal climate initiatives, rolled back pollution regulations and given a major boost to the fossil fuel industry.

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