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#environmental policy
36 events across 24 weeks
2
Damage
15
Hype
19
Noise
9.8
Avg Dmg
25.8
Avg Hype
WEEK 86
Aug 16 – 22
HYPE
2026-08-16
NOISE: State Wildlife Management - Grizzly Bears
single state · narrow
Damage
—
Hype
8.3
WEEK 83
Jul 26 – Aug 1
NOISE
2026-07-31
Trump Administration Stops Work on Great Lakes Asian Carp Project
Policy Change
multi state · moderate
Damage
5.9
Hype
9.3
NOISE
2026-07-30
Trump Executive Order on Regenerative Agriculture
Policy Change
federal · moderate
Damage
0.0
Hype
11.5
WEEK 82
Jul 19 – 25
NOISE
2026-07-20
Trump Administration Calls for Investigation into Climate Change Case Manual
Enforcement Action
federal · broad
Damage
16.9
Hype
21.4
WEEK 80
Jul 5 – 11
NOISE
2026-07-09
Trump Executive Orders Roll Back Environmental Justice Protections
Policy Change
federal · broad
Damage
20.4
Hype
20.4
WEEK 79
Jun 28 – Jul 4
HYPE
2026-06-28
CAFE Standards Policy Action
Policy Change
federal · broad
Damage
0.0
Hype
59.0
NOISE
2026-06-26
HHS and USDA Announce Regenerative Agriculture Executive Order
Policy Change
federal · moderate
Damage
0.0
Hype
17.0
WEEK 78
Jun 21 – 27
HYPE
2026-06-21
Trump Administration Abandons Opposition to Wind Energy
Policy Change
federal · moderate
Damage
0.0
Hype
29.5
WEEK 77
Jun 14 – 20
HYPE
2026-06-12
Trump Administration Uses Processing Delays to Halt Wind Generation Projects
Policy Change
federal · moderate
Damage
21.4
Hype
28.3
HYPE
2026-06-11
Executive Proclamation Restores Commercial Fishing in Pacific Marine Monuments
Policy Change
federal · moderate
Damage
8.2
Hype
26.5
WEEK 75
May 31 – Jun 6
HYPE
2026-05-31
Trump Administration Climate Policy Rollback
Resource Reallocation
multi state · moderate
Damage
5.2
Hype
46.3
HYPE
2026-05-30
Trump Executive Order on Off-Road Vehicle Use on Federal Lands
Policy Change
federal · moderate
Damage
6.2
Hype
32.0
NOISE
2026-05-30
Companies Join Deep-Sea Mining Rush After Trump Executive Order
Policy Change
federal · moderate
Damage
18.9
Hype
24.0
WEEK 74
May 24 – 30
HYPE
2026-05-24
EPA Rollback Sparks Grocery Debate
Policy Change
federal · broad
Damage
0.0
Hype
37.0
WEEK 72
May 10 – 16
NOISE
2026-05-09
Trump Administration Wildfire Agency Prepares for Fire Season
Policy Change
federal · broad
Damage
3.0
Hype
11.0
HYPE
2026-05-09
Trump Administration Expands Hunting on Federal Lands
Policy Change
federal · moderate
Damage
0.0
Hype
39.5
HYPE
2026-05-09
Trump Administration Pollution Exposure and Environmental Rollback
Policy Change
federal · broad
Damage
35.6
Hype
36.5
WEEK 71
May 3 – 9
NOISE
2026-05-03
Trump Oil Pipeline Approval in Montana
Policy Change
single state · moderate
Damage
0.0
Hype
15.3
WEEK 70
Apr 26 – May 2
DMG
2026-04-26
DOJ Sues North Jersey Town Over Oil and Natural Gas Ban
Enforcement Action
single state · narrow
Damage
42.8
Hype
37.5
WEEK 65
Mar 22 – 28
NOISE
2026-03-22
Trump EPA Rolls Back Air Quality Protections in National Parks
Policy Change
federal · moderate
Damage
2.7
Hype
21.8
WEEK 62
Mar 1 – 7
HYPE
2026-02-24
Trump Executive Order Promoting Glyphosate Production Angers MAHA and RFK Jr.
Policy Change
federal · broad
Damage
4.8
Hype
76.8
WEEK 60
Feb 15 – 21
HYPE
2025-07-24
Trump Administration Loosens AI Rules While States Seek Regulation
Policy Change
federal · broad
Damage
20.8
Hype
31.2
DMG
2025-06-12
Trump Administration Blocks California Vehicle Emissions Rules
Policy Change
multi state · broad
Damage
25.2
Hype
21.1
WEEK 59
Feb 8 – 14
HYPE
2025-04-08
Trump Signs Executive Orders to Boost Coal Industry
Policy Change
federal · broad
Damage
2.0
Hype
54.5
WEEK 54
Jan 4 – 10
NOISE
2026-01-09
House Fails to Override Trump Veto of Colorado Clean Drinking Water Project
Policy Change
single state · moderate
Damage
7.0
Hype
9.6
WEEK 40
Sep 28 – Oct 4
HYPE
2025-10-03
Trump Administration Cuts $7.6B in Clean Energy Grants
Resource Reallocation
federal · broad
Damage
21.8
Hype
27.6
NOISE
2025-10-03
Trump Administration Cuts Illinois Clean Energy and Electric Grid Projects
Resource Reallocation
multi state · moderate
Damage
12.5
Hype
23.2
WEEK 35
Aug 24 – 30
NOISE
2025-08-30
Western States Seek to End Rio Grande Water Dispute
multi state · moderate
Damage
0.6
Hype
1.6
WEEK 32
Aug 3 – 9
NOISE
2025-08-09
EPA Threatens to Defund $156 Million NC Clean Energy Program
Resource Reallocation
single state · moderate
Damage
4.4
Hype
21.5
WEEK 24
Jun 8 – 14
NOISE
2025-06-14
EPA Proposes Historic Renewable Fuel Blending Standards
Policy Change
federal · broad
Damage
0.1
Hype
5.9
NOISE
2025-06-14
Trump Creates New Federal Wildfire Agency
Policy Change
federal · broad
Damage
9.5
Hype
12.2
WEEK 16
Apr 13 – 19
NOISE
2025-04-19
Trump Administration Halts Electric School Bus Transition
Policy Change
federal · broad
Damage
7.9
Hype
24.9
NOISE
2025-04-19
Trump Administration Considers Executive Orders Against Environmental Groups
Norm Erosion Only
federal · narrow
Damage
18.7
Hype
19.2
NOISE
2025-04-19
Trump Administration Halts New York Offshore Wind Project
Policy Change
single state · broad
Damage
7.4
Hype
22.9
WEEK 14
Mar 30 – Apr 5
NOISE
2025-04-05
Forest Protections Rolled Back for Logging Expansion
Policy Change
federal · moderate
Damage
14.5
Hype
18.9
WEEK 6
Feb 2 – 8
HYPE
2025-02-08
EV Charging Station Funding Pause
Resource Reallocation
federal · broad
Damage
9.4
Hype
26.6