Tracking every rollback, reversal, and overreach — and the path back to the America we know.
The Trump administration approved BP's new ultra-deep oil drilling project in the Gulf of Mexico, allowing the company to drill deeper into the ocean bed. Environmental groups filed suit against the approval, citing BP's history of failures including the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster. The project increases risks of potential environmental damage and oil spills affecting Gulf ecosystems and coastal communities.
The Trump administration negotiated its fourth deal paying energy companies to forfeit offshore wind farm development leases. The administration used federal funds or lease buybacks to convince companies to abandon renewable energy projects in U.S. waters. This action reduces planned offshore wind capacity and shifts energy development away from clean energy sources.
The Trump Justice Department intervened in federal court on behalf of Elon Musk's xAI company, which faces an NAACP lawsuit alleging illegal air pollution from its Colossus Gas Plant powering a data center in Memphis. The move protects a major Trump-aligned corporate figure from environmental compliance enforcement. Communities near the facility face continued air quality violations without regulatory accountability.
The Trump administration canceled two permitted US wind energy projects and agreed to refund millions to the companies if they reinvest in oil and gas development instead. This action shifts federal energy policy away from renewable energy toward fossil fuels, reducing clean energy infrastructure and investment opportunities for American companies.
Trump administration officials terminated a federal criminal investigation into potential Clean Water Act violations by coal mining operations owned by Sen. Jim Justice (R-WV), a close presidential ally. The killed investigation had examined multistate mining operations run largely by Justice's son, removing legal jeopardy for a major Republican donor and Senate ally.
The Trump administration moved to roll back chemical safety regulations designed to prevent industrial accidents even as the U.S. experienced deadly chemical incidents, including a major evacuation in Southern California due to an overheating chemical tank. The deregulatory effort weakened protections that had been strengthened following prior chemical disasters. The policy directly exposed workers and nearby communities to increased risk of explosions, fires, and toxic exposures.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission proposed eliminating the longstanding requirement that nuclear power plants maintain radiation exposure "as low as is reasonably achievable" (ALARA). This foundational safety principle, in place for decades, would be replaced with less stringent exposure limits. The change would allow higher radiation exposure levels for nuclear plant workers and potentially nearby communities.
The Trump administration officially scheduled an oil and gas drilling auction for June 5 in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, allowing companies to bid for drilling rights in the controversial Alaskan wildlife area. This action opens a protected ecosystem to petroleum extraction, impacting wildlife habitat and indigenous communities while advancing domestic oil production.