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Trump withdrew an Obama-era order to consider climate change in the management of natural resources in national parks.
Trump withdrew an Obama-era order to consider climate change in the management of natural resources in national parks.

by Steve Saiz

Outrage 964 of 1000

Trump withdrew a number of Obama-era Interior Department climate change and conservation policies.
Trump withdrew a number of Obama-era Interior Department climate change and conservation policies.

by Jay Youngdahl

Outrage 956 of 1000

The Trump Administration authorized five companies to use seismic airguns to search for offshore oil and gas.
The Trump Administration authorized five companies to use seismic airguns to search for offshore oil and gas.

by Nate Dorr

Outrage 938 of 1000

Trump ended funding for NASA’s Carbon Monitoring System.
Trump ended funding for NASA’s Carbon Monitoring System.

by Alex Bond

Outrage 935 of 1000

Trump amended fishing regulations to loosen restrictions on the harvest of a number of species.
Trump amended fishing regulations to loosen restrictions on the harvest of a number of species.

by LoVid

Outrage 932 of 1000

Trump’s proposed fiscal year 2021 budget included significant cuts to foreign aid, Medicare and the EPA.
Trump’s proposed fiscal year 2021 budget included significant cuts to foreign aid, Medicare and the EPA.

by Nate Dorr

Outrage 924 of 1000

The EPA deleted resources from its website that provided info to local governments on steps to help address climate change.
The EPA deleted resources from its website that provided info to local governments on steps to help address climate change.

by Steve Saiz

Outrage 910 of 1000

Trump stopped payments to the Green Climate Fund, a United Nations program.
Trump stopped payments to the Green Climate Fund, a United Nations program.

by Steve Saiz

Outrage 906 of 1000

Trump renewed leases for copper and nickel mining next to Minnesota’s Boundary Waters, a protected wilderness area.
Trump renewed leases for copper and nickel mining next to Minnesota’s Boundary Waters, a protected wilderness area.

by Mikael Levin

Outrage 887 of 1000

Republican lawmakers revoked a rule that prevented coal companies from dumping mining debris into local streams.
Republican lawmakers revoked a rule that prevented coal companies from dumping mining debris into local streams.

by Parvez Sharma

Outrage 886 of 1000

Trump cut the size of two national monuments in Utah by up to 85%.
Trump cut the size of two national monuments in Utah by up to 85%.

by Argus Paul

Outrage 883 of 1000

Trump pledged the Keystone XL pipeline be made of American steel. He backtracked, allowing foreign steel as a primary material.
Trump pledged the Keystone XL pipeline be made of American steel. He backtracked, allowing foreign steel as a primary material.

by Argus Paul

Outrage 880 of 1000

Trump loosened a rule designed to limit toxic emissions from major industrial polluters.
Trump loosened a rule designed to limit toxic emissions from major industrial polluters.

by Stacey Bramhall

Outrage 877 of 1000

Trump reversed an Obama-era rule that required braking system upgrades for “high hazard” trains.
Trump reversed an Obama-era rule that required braking system upgrades for “high hazard” trains.

by LoVid

Outrage 858 of 1000

EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt had a 20 person security detail, costing more than $3 million with travel expenses included.
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt had a 20 person security detail, costing more than $3 million with travel expenses included.

by Alex Bond

Outrage 855 of 1000

EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt justified his stance on coal by referencing the Bible.
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt justified his stance on coal by referencing the Bible.

by Stacey Bramhall

Outrage 844 of 1000

Trump proposed withdrawing efficiency standards for residential furnaces and commercial water heaters designed to reduce energy use.
Trump proposed withdrawing efficiency standards for residential furnaces and commercial water heaters designed to reduce energy use.

by LoVid

Outrage 836 of 1000

Trump signed exec order that would make it easier for gas and oil companies to lay pipelines w out being blocked by Clean Water Act.
Trump signed exec order that would make it easier for gas and oil companies to lay pipelines w out being blocked by Clean Water Act.

by Astrid Wimmer

Outrage 835 of 1000

Trump revoked an executive order that set a goal of cutting the federal government’s greenhouse gas emissions by 40%.
Trump revoked an executive order that set a goal of cutting the federal government’s greenhouse gas emissions by 40%.

by Lauren Foley

Outrage 825 of 1000

Trump proposed limiting the studies used by the E.P.A. for rulemaking to only those that make data publicly available.
Trump proposed limiting the studies used by the E.P.A. for rulemaking to only those that make data publicly available.

by LoVid

Outrage 816 of 1000

In an interview, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt insinuated that global warming might benefit humanity.
In an interview, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt insinuated that global warming might benefit humanity.

by Stacey Bramhall

Outrage 802 of 1000

Weakened part of the Clean Water Act making it easier for fed agencies to issue permits over state objections for not meeting state standards.
Weakened part of the Clean Water Act making it easier for fed agencies to issue permits over state objections for not meeting state standards.

by Julia Sarcone-Roach

Outrage 798 of 1000

Trump ended an OSHA program to reduce risks of workers developing the lung disease silicosis.
Trump ended an OSHA program to reduce risks of workers developing the lung disease silicosis.

by Nate Dorr

Outrage 797 of 1000

Trump sarcastically tweeted, “What the hell is going on with Global Warming?”
Trump sarcastically tweeted, “What the hell is going on with Global Warming?”

by Kathleen J Graves

Outrage 789 of 1000

Trump appointed Deputy Administrator of the EPA who is a lobbyist and critic of limits on greenhouse gas emissions.
Trump appointed Deputy Administrator of the EPA who is a lobbyist and critic of limits on greenhouse gas emissions.

by Elliot Wambold

Outrage 788 of 1000

Trump announced a review of an Obama-era rule lowering coal dust limits in mines.
Trump announced a review of an Obama-era rule lowering coal dust limits in mines.

by Helen Stickler

Outrage 786 of 1000

Trump rolled back offshore drilling regulations put in place after the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
Trump rolled back offshore drilling regulations put in place after the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

by Elliot Wambold

Outrage 784 of 1000

Trump scrapped a proposed rule that required mines to prove they could pay to clean up pollution.
Trump scrapped a proposed rule that required mines to prove they could pay to clean up pollution.

by Stacey Bramhall

Outrage 783 of 1000

Trump weakened Obama-era fuel economy and greenhouse gas standards for passenger cars and light trucks.
Trump weakened Obama-era fuel economy and greenhouse gas standards for passenger cars and light trucks.

by Julia Sarcone-Roach

Outrage 774 of 1000

Trump gutted fuel economy standards during a pandemic.
Trump gutted fuel economy standards during a pandemic.

by Nate Dorr

Outrage 773 of 1000