Big Take Trump Is Unwinding Climate Science at a Dangerous Pace
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Sep 8, 2025 Zahra Hirji and Eric Roston, both climate reporters for Bloomberg, delve into the significant economic impact of the Trump administration's aggressive cuts to climate science funding and regulations. They discuss how these actions threaten not only scientific research but also have cascading effects on GDP growth, particularly in disaster-prone areas. The duo highlights the precarious future for clean energy companies and the risk of shifting climate expertise to other nations like China, underscoring the need for proactive collaboration.
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Endangerment Finding Under Threat
- Reversing the EPA endangerment finding would remove the legal basis for regulating greenhouse gases.
- That rollback is framed as a cost saving but could be the largest deregulatory action in U.S. history.
Broad Attack On Climate Science
- The administration has taken hundreds of actions to roll back scientific work and climate programs.
- Those actions include firing scientists, canceling grants, removing web content, and disrupting billions in funding.
Economic Drag From Climate Rollbacks
- Rolling back climate work could slow GDP growth in disaster-prone states and nationally.
- The economic drag includes higher disaster costs and lost green energy investments already totaling billions.