An Overview
Trump’s Attack on Our Environment – Just a Sample of Revolting Things
Read the full receipts below
- Trump ended protections for 58 million acres of national forest
- Trump signed away 13.3 million acres in Alaska, using the Congressional Review Act to override local planning
- The Trump regime opened 1.27 billion acres of coastal water for drilling. That's half the size of the United States.
- The Trump regime is currently blowing up National Parks to build border walls
- Trump is dismantling our National Center for Atmospheric Research – the agency for climate and weather science
- Trump's EPA is now allowing MORE "forever chemicals" (PFAs) in our food and drinking water
- Elon Musk fasttracked a massive A.I. data center in Memphis that's polluting air and water. Same goes in Texas, Arizona, etc.
- Now, any solar and wind projects must be personally approved by Interior Secretary Doug Burgum (they won't)
- Trump put his face on the National Parks card – Because he's a malignant narcissist
- And, Trump even Trump slashed the budget for a major oyster hatchery in Chesapeake Bay
The Receipts
Trump ended protections for 58 million acres of national forest
Reporting by The New York Times shows that the administration eliminated environmental protections across 58 million acres of national forest land, opening them to logging, mining, and development.
Trump stripped protections from 13.3 million acres in Alaska
As shown by the Alaska Conservation Foundation, Trump used the Congressional Review Act to override local planning and revoke safeguards across 13.3 million acres of Arctic land.
Trump opened 1.27 billion acres of U.S. coastal waters to drilling
Investigations by The New York Times reveal that the administration expanded offshore drilling leases across 1.27 billion acres—an area roughly half the size of the United States.
The Trump regime used explosives in national parks to build border walls
Video evidence and reporting show federal agencies detonating protected land inside national parks to accelerate border wall construction, bypassing environmental review requirements.
Trump is dismantling the National Center for Atmospheric Research
As reported in Science, the Trump regime moved to break apart the nation’s leading climate and weather research center, severely undermining U.S. scientific capacity.
Trump’s EPA approved INCREASED levels of “forever chemicals” – and continues to do so
The Center for Biological Diversity reports that the EPA approved new pesticides containing PFAS – which are chemicals linked to cancer and immune system damage – allowing greater exposure through food and water.
Elon Musk fast-tracked AI data centers – with no residents voting on them – polluting the water and air of local communities
Reporting by Tennessee Lookout documents how Musk-backed AI facilities were fast-tracked under Trump-era policies, contributing to air and water pollution in Memphis and other regions. This is happening in many towns nationwide.
Clean energy projects now require personal approval from Interior Secretary Doug Burgum
As outlined in Associated Press, new federal rules require solar and wind projects to receive direct sign-off from Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, effectively stalling renewable energy development. That’s not how it’s supposed to work – one guy signing off?
Trump placed his image on the National Parks pass
Reporting by SFGATE shows Trump ordered his likeness added to the official National Parks pass, raising legal and ethical concerns over misuse of federal property. And then now the regime is trying to claim we can’t put stickers over his face.
Trump slashed funding for a major Chesapeake Bay oyster hatchery
The Baltimore Banner reported that Trump’s regime cut funding for a key oyster restoration program critical to the health of the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem.
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