From the day he began his second term in January 2025, President Donald Trump and his administration have embarked on an unprecedented effort to upend U.S. environmental protection law and end policy to address the climate crisis. But advocates and states that favor action mounted an immediate counter-offensive in the courts.

Inside Climate News is watching the progress of federal court cases on Trump climate and environmental policy—both challenges to and cases launched by the administration.

Courts largely reined in the environmental rollbacks of the first Trump administration, but such outcomes are less certain in his second term. Trump appointees hold 28 percent of federal judgeships, including three of the nine seats on the Supreme Court. Trump’s appointees have embraced new legal d

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