Legal Victory Against the New Trump Administration
In our most recent legal victory against the new Trump administration, NRDC and our litigation partners forced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to reverse its illegal purge of climate science from public websites.
Right after Inauguration Day, President Trump’s USDA quietly erased entire sections on climate-smart farming, forest conservation, and clean energy for rural communities. No warning. No explanation. Just gone.
We took immediate legal action. NRDC joined with our partners and filed a lawsuit. And just days before our case was set to be heard in federal court, the Trump administration backed down and committed to restoring the removed content and following federal transparency laws going forward.
This is a huge win. Not just for farmers and scientists, but for truth, accountability, and climate progress.
But let’s be clear: this is only the beginning. NRDC’s Litigation Team has filed several other lawsuits against the Trump administration.
Trump’s team is rolling back critical climate safeguards, opening up public lands to drilling, censoring science, and putting his fossil fuel allies back in charge. We’re seeing the playbook — and we’re ready for what’s next.
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This victory proves NRDC’s legal strategy is working. But every lawsuit takes time, resources, and relentless public pressure. We can’t do this without your help.
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