The Decades-Long Assault on the Environment by US Policymakers

For decades, the United States government has enacted policies and taken actions that have had a detrimental impact on the environment, long before the controversial rollbacks made by the Trump administration. Environmental advocacy groups have now taken legal action, suing the US government over these climate change policy decisions that they say have put the planet at risk.

The roots of the government's troubling environmental record can be traced back to the 1970s and 1980s, when the fossil fuel industry wielded significant influence over policymakers. During this time, the government routinely sided with corporate interests, enacting legislation and regulations that prioritized economic growth over environmental protection. This pattern has continued, with each successive administration, Republican and Democrat alike, making decisions that have favored industry over the well-being of the planet.

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