The White House should redirect climate grants to other national priorities

Long-term shifts in the Earth's climate driven by greenhouse gas emissions, and the political response to them in the United States. Covers emissions rules, disaster spending and adaptation, a field where federal policy has reversed direction with each change of administration.

American policy and political argument over climate, conservation, pollution, public lands and the environmental regulation of industry. Much of it is fought through federal rulemaking and the courts rather than legislation, which makes each administration's regulatory posture the decisive variable.

Lost Funds, launched by States United Democracy Center and Grant Witness on September 16, 2026, estimated Trump administration disruptions to grants at up to $177 billion since January 2025. The database covers all 50 states and Washington, D.C., and will track future disruptions and litigation.