In his first 100 days, President Donald Trump shifted the government’s agenda to prioritize energy dominance to strengthen national security, while reducing or ending initiatives aimed at addressing climate change.
Trump set his sights on boosting fossil fuel industries on day one, removing regulations and opening federal land to energy projects. The administration has since left many international climate discussions, including the United Nations’ Paris Climate Agreement. A number of agencies acted to deliver on the president’s agenda, with the Environmental Protection Agency having announced it would also roll back and revisit several key climate regulations.
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