For more than 15 years, the US federal government has slapped limits on greenhouse gas emissions based on a conclusion that planet-warming pollution imperils public health and welfare.

Trump administration executive orders have called for numerous changes related to climate change initiatives, greenhouse gas research, grant funding and potential tariffs.

President Trump’s first week in office included a flurry of executive orders with implications for Earth’s climate and environment

At a Senate committee hearing on Wednesday, Donald Trump’s nominee to run the Environmental Protection Agency, Lee Zeldin, acknowledged climate change is “real” and that greenhouse gasses are making the planet hotter—but stopped short of saying the agency must regulate them.

Two reporters for Grist.org say at least some of former President Joe Biden’s policies might survive the second Trump administration.

By declaring a national emergency on energy, Trump will make it a priority of his administration to increase the domestic production of oil and other forms of fossil-fuel energy, officials said. It comes as U.S. crude oil production has already hit an all-time high over the past year.

President Donald Trump launched a sweeping overhaul of US energy policy hours after taking office Monday, putting the weight of the federal government behind fossil-fuel production and pulling back from the fight against climate change.

President Donald Trump signed several executive orders and rescinded others. From DEI to WHO and a national border emergency, here's what to know.

Some industry observers told ABC News that the ostensible softening toward Trump by big-tech corporations reflects a new business landscape that is both heavily influenced by the president-elect and increasingly defined by the development of energy-intensive artificial intelligence products.

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order promising to eliminate what he incorrectly labels “the electric vehicle mandate” imposed under former President Joe Biden.

With so much federal backtracking already underway, all eyes now turn toward states like ours to lead the effort against climate change.

Experts say Trump's moves to step away from global climate action, ramp up domestic oil and gas production and remove incentives for electric vehicles are worrisome. The planet continues to heat up; 2024 was Earth's hottest year on record,