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Trump’s war on the environment: what’s happened and how we can fight back

Across the world, billionaires, oligarchs, and corporations are using their wealth to silence dissent, undo decades of social and environmental progress, and manipulate the game in their favour. But together, we’re fighting back.

Time to Resist

Pledge to take action to fight the billionaire takeover of our rights and freedoms.

Time to resist

Pledge to take action to fight the billionaire takeover of our rights and freedoms.

What’s happened so far?

In the first 100 days of his second term, President Trump has rolled back environmental protections. He’s targeted those who work to defend our nature and climate. He’s attacked democratic institutions and public protections. And he’s put corporate profits and power for himself and his billionaire friends above people and the planet.

Since taking power, the Trump administration has:

Taking on the bullies and billionaires

Trump’s main allies are a handful of billionaires and fossil fuel companies. These corporate bullies are burning the planet, polluting our waters, and hurting people around the world. They will stop at nothing to keep their oil and gas empire alive – even using the legal system to crush opposition.

A key tactic in this fight is SLAPP lawsuits. One example here is the SLAPP suit against Greenpeace in the US and Greenpeace International by Energy Transfer, a fossil fuel pipeline giant led by billionaire Trump donor Kelcy Warren.

For the billionaires and big oil companies, this is not just about the money. They want to silence the uncomfortable truth: their business models cause climate change and environmental destruction.

Time to resist

This is a direct attack on our rights and freedoms, on the climate movement and peaceful protest. But we will fight back. Our supporters and allies number in the millions, and together we’ll fight environmental polluters in every corner of the world. No fossil fuel company or corporate bully will silence us.

100 days have gone by. The next 100 days are time for action: it is time to resist Trump and his billionaire bullies. Will you join us?

Pledge to take action to fight the billionaire takeover of our rights and freedoms.