Environmental Groups Face ‘Generational’ Setbacks Under Trump

As President Trump dismantles the country’s efforts to fight climate change, environmental groups are back on their heels.

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Sierra Club’s Board Fires Ben Jealous, the Group’s Executive Director

Mr. Jealous oversaw a difficult tenure at the storied environmental organization, where he clashed with employees and oversaw layoffs.

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Coal Plants Emailed the E.P.A. to Avoid Clean-Air Rules

Sites including at least 15 coal plants sought exemptions from environmental rules using a new Trump administration system to fast-track requests, documents show.

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Ben Jealous, Sierra Club’s Executive Director, on Leave After Rocky Tenure

Ben Jealous, who joined the environmental group in 2023, has clashed with some employees and the organization’s union.

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After Harvard, Liberal Donors and Groups Fear New Scrutiny From Trump

Some worried liberal donors and the nonprofit groups they support are getting “legal teams on speed dial, crisis plans dusted off, reserves lined up.”

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It Fought to Save the Whales. Can Greenpeace Save Itself?

The storied group has a remarkable history of daring protests and high-profile blunders. It faces a reckoning in North Dakota.

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Trump’s Executive Order to End E.V. Subsidies Draws Pushback

Automakers and even some Republicans may fight to preserve funds, and environmental activists will likely sue, but some experts said that some changes may not survive legal challenges.

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Exxon Sues California Official, Claiming He Defamed the Company

The lawsuit, an unusual strategy for the oil giant, comes after California’s attorney general sued Exxon last year alleging it misled the public about plastics recycling.

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How the Resurrected Congestion Pricing Plan Could Die in the Courts

Manhattan’s new tolling program is still being challenged in federal and state courts, with rulings possible before it begins on Jan. 5.

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