Thomas Black, Columnist

Trump’s Climate Onslaught Is Worse Than You Think

The administration is canceling actions across a broad swath of government agencies, reversing years of effort to reduce emissions.

March 27, 2025 at 12:43 AM UTC

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March 26, 2025 at 10:00 PM UTC

By Thomas Black

Thomas Black is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist writing about the industrial and transportation sectors. He was previously a Bloomberg News reporter covering logistics, manufacturing and private aviation.

Trump has big plans.
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