Donald Trump
Trump Admin Snuffs Out Climate Progress at U.S. DOT
The Trump administration has eliminated an Obama-era rule to encourage transportation policies that reduce the threat of catastrophic climate change.
May 31, 2018
TIGER Is Trump’s Program Now: Most Grants Go to Highways
The full list of new TIGER grant awards looks a lot worse than the early announcements suggested.
March 14, 2018
Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Is Just Another Con
The White House outline does nothing to reform a half-century of highway-centric federal policy that has left America choking on traffic.
February 12, 2018
Making Sense of the Leaked Trump Infrastructure Plan
Don't be fooled, it's mostly terrible policy.
January 26, 2018
Will Democrats Fall for Trump’s Fake Infrastructure Plan?
The early signs are not encouraging.
January 10, 2018
Trump Administration’s Push to Roll Back Truck Safety Rules Will Cost People Their Lives
Nearly 4,000 people lost their lives in crashes involving large trucks in 2015. Now the Trump administration is about to make the problem worse.
December 5, 2017
In Case There Was Any Doubt, Trump’s Infrastructure “Plan” Going Nowhere
The fact that any momentum for Trump's infrastructure plan has completely dissipated is good news for cities and the climate. All signs were pointing to a sprawl-inducing disaster.
August 18, 2017
Trump Administration Trying to Snuff Out Climate Progress at U.S. DOT
The White House is trying to squash assessments of how transportation projects affect carbon pollution. NRDC, Clean Air Carolina, and U.S. PIRG are suing the administration to ensure these climate impacts are publicly disclosed.
August 3, 2017
The Transit Budget in Congress Only Looks Good in Comparison to Trump’s Threats
Back in March, the Trump administration released a budget proposal that included draconian cuts to transit. Now budget bills are moving through the GOP-controlled House and Senate, and while the threat to transit isn't as severe as what the administration was calling for, it's still alarming.
August 1, 2017
Trump’s Budget Is a Disaster for Transit, and His Infrastructure Plan Is a Gift to Wall Street
The Trump administration's fiscal year 2018 budget, released yesterday, includes severe cuts to federal transit funding. Next stop: Congress, which will consider the president's proposal before it passes a budget over the summer.
May 24, 2017
