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Trump Damage Report · Citations
SOURCE INDEX
One to two independent sources for every action documented in the Trump Damage Report — government records, national outlets, and conservation organizations. Follow any link to the primary reporting.
🐾 Wildlife & Species 10 actions
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National Wildlife Refuges Opened to Hunting on a Record Scale
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service·Outdoor Life
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Wild Bison Evicted from Federal Grasslands
Earthjustice·Daily Montanan
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Nation's Premier Bee Research Lab Closed
Wisconsin Public Radio·KCUR / NPR
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Rice's Whale Abandoned to Extinction — Gulf ESA Waived
The Washington Post·CNN
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Monarch Butterfly Protections Denied
Xerces Society·Center for Biological Diversity
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Lesser Prairie-Chicken Delisted at Industry's Request
Source New Mexico·Texas A&M AgriLife
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Cyanide Bombs Re-Authorized on 245 Million Acres of Public Land
Humane World for Animals·Gizmodo
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ESA "Harm" Definition Eliminated — Habitat Destruction Now Allowed
Federal Register·U.S. Dept. of the Interior
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Automatic ESA Protections for "Threatened" Species Eliminated
CNN·Defenders of Wildlife
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Wild Horses Secretly Funneled to Slaughter
The Philadelphia Inquirer·Snopes
🏔️ Land, Parks & Forests 7 actions
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Arctic Offshore Drilling Safeguards Stripped as Coasts Reopen
Alaska Beacon·U.S. Dept. of the Interior
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Oil & Gas Drilling Opened Near 6 Iconic National Parks
National Parks Conservation Association
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Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Opened to Drilling
NPR·PBS NewsHour
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40 Million Acres of Roadless Forests Opened to Industry
USDA·The Hill
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Two National Monuments Shrunk by ~90%
NBC News·The Salt Lake Tribune
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Glyphosate Approved Near Lake Tahoe
The New Lede·SFGATE
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Offshore Wind Cancelled — 3.5 Million Acres Rescinded
PBS NewsHour·WorkBoat
💧 Drinking Water & Public Health 4 actions
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Ethylene Oxide Cancer Protections Rescinded
Earthjustice·Harvard EELP
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Atrazine Reauthorized Despite Global Bans
Civil Eats·Center for Food Safety
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PFAS Drinking Water Limits Gutted + Lead Pipe Loopholes Created
NRDC·ProPublica
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80–90% of US Wetlands Stripped of Clean Water Act Protection
National Wildlife Federation·ABC News
⚗️ New Toxic Chemical Approvals 1 action
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Two New "Forever Chemical" Pesticides Approved for US Crops
The Hill·Center for Biological Diversity
🌫️ Air Quality & Climate Policy 4 actions
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Heavy-Duty Truck & Bus Pollution Rules Weakened
NPR·Trucking Dive
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EPA Endangerment Finding Revoked
NBC News·World Resources Institute
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Mercury & Coal Plant Pollution Rules Rolled Back
Earthjustice·Environmental Defense Fund
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Soot Pollution Standard Reversed
Eos (AGU)·Manufacturing Dive
🌊 Ocean & Climate Science 2 actions
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$368M Deep-Ocean Monitoring Network Dismantled
Eos (AGU)·Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
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33 Million Acres of Pacific Ocean Floor Auctioned for Deep-Sea Mining
Earthjustice·Inside Climate News
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About this index: every action documented in the Trump Damage Report links to at least one independent source — federal records and rulemaking notices, national and regional news outlets, and conservation and legal organizations. Where a rule is still in progress, the linked source reflects its status at the time of writing. Compiled August 2026.