Tracking every rollback, reversal, and overreach — and the path back to the America we know.
The Interior Department reached a settlement with Invenergy affiliates to relinquish four offshore wind leases in exchange for investment in gas and geothermal energy instead. The administration is using taxpayer funds to subsidize the abandonment of renewable energy infrastructure. This represents a direct shift away from clean energy development toward fossil fuel expansion.
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum issued a January order directing managers across 55 national parks, refuges, and wilderness areas to lift hunting prohibitions. The directive removes what the administration terms "unnecessary regulatory" barriers to hunting access. The action expands hunting in protected areas, raising concerns about visitor safety, wildlife conservation, and ecosystem impacts.
This proclamation provides regulatory relief for stationary sources to promote American mineral security. It streamlines environmental regulations for mineral extraction and processing facilities. The action reduces compliance burdens on domestic mining operations to increase domestic mineral production.
The Trump administration authorized Junction Pipeline Company to construct and operate pipeline facilities at the international boundary between the United States and Canada in Toole County, Montana. The authorization permits the company to build, connect, and maintain cross-border pipeline infrastructure. This action facilitates energy infrastructure development at the northern border.
The Trump administration rescinded proposed EPA regulations that would have restricted the use of PFAS-contaminated sewage sludge as agricultural fertilizer. The action dismisses Biden-era scientific research documenting health and environmental risks from forever chemicals. Farmers, rural communities, and consumers face renewed exposure to toxic persistent pollutants without federal safeguards.
Energy Secretary Chris Wright issued emergency directives ordering the grid operator PJM to dispatch maximum power generation from fossil fuel plants amid a heat wave, overriding standard environmental restrictions. The action prioritizes immediate power supply over air quality and climate protections. Millions of residents across the mid-Atlantic face potential health impacts from increased emissions while grid reliability concerns drive fossil fuel expansion.
Executive Order 14308 signed June 12, 2025, establishes new protocols for wildfire prevention and response management. The order directs federal agencies to streamline procedures for forest management and emergency response operations. It impacts Americans in wildfire-prone regions through altered federal land management practices and emergency response procedures.
The Trump administration directed the U.S. Forest Service to open millions of acres of public land to unrestricted off-road vehicle use, reversing decades of environmental protections. The order removes vehicle restrictions that have shielded fragile ecosystems, wildlife habitats, and recreational areas from motorized damage. The action directly increases environmental degradation on federally managed lands and reduces conservation protections across vast tracts of public property.
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced plans to move the U.S. Forest Service headquarters from Washington, D.C. and radically cut its research infrastructure. The reorganization would weaken federal oversight of national forests and remove institutional capacity for scientific forest management. The policy threatens public lands protection and reduces research capabilities across the agency.
The Trump administration redirected at least $60 million from the National Park Service's Recreation Enhancement Fee Program—funded by visitor entrance fees—toward Washington, D.C.-based beautification projects ahead of the nation's 250th anniversary. The funds, originally collected to maintain and enhance national parks across the country, are now supporting fountain and memorial improvements in the nation's capital, raising questions about the appropriate use of recreation fees collected from parks nationwide.