Coral reef protection rollback
source: Earthjustice

For example, in April 2025 President Trump instructed his agencies to roll back regulations protecting some of the oldest and most pristine coral reefs on the planet. Instead of proposing a new rule and seeking comments, the agency simply wrote a letter announcing that the old rule was rescinded. Thanks to the APA, we were able to get a court to quickly vacate the letter.

Shadiness around GHG estimation
source: Earthjustice

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued its ruling in the challenge to the renewable fuel volume obligations set by Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the years 2023-2025. The court found that arguments made by the National Wildlife Federation had merit. It agreed that “EPA failed to adequately explain why — for purposes of addressing lifecycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with crop-based biofuels — it reused the results of an admittedly outdated study instead of newer data collected from EPA’s literature review of the most reliable post-2010 findings.”

EPA cancellation of mandated environmental and climate justice grants (currently being fought in court!)
Green & Healthy Homes Initiative, Inc. et al v. Environmental Protection Agency et al, No. 1:2025cv01096 - Document 56 (D. Md. 2025) :: Justia

In compliance with that statutory mandate, EPA selected ten Regional Grantmakers and delegated to them authority to select programs to receive sub-grants. The Regional Grantmakers included the three plaintiffs that have brought this case: Green and Healthy Homes Initiative, Inc. (“GHHI”), the Minneapolis Foundation, and Philanthropy Northwest. They geared up and began complying with their obligations as Regional Grantmakers. Then, i n February 2025, EPA announced that “environmental justice” is no longer an agency “priority.” Based solely on that change in policy priority, EPA terminated all § 7438 grants, and retracted the Regional Grantmakers’ authority to fund statutorily designated activities.

Toxic Substances Control Act Risk Evaluation Changes

Official Statement: EPA Releases Proposal to Increase Efficiency, Better Protect Health and the Environment in Chemical Reviews under TSCA | US EPA
Earthjustice commentary: Trump’s EPA Plan Would Downplay the Dangers of Toxic Chemicals in Everyday Products - Earthjustice

Pardons

Pardon of Ross Ulbricht