(Podcast) How Trump’s 2025 Agenda Destroys the Earth — and U.S. Business

Let’s talk about what’s really at stake in 2025—and why we can’t look away.

Trump’s second-term environmental agenda isn’t just a rollback. It’s a bulldozer. It’s the deliberate dismantling of protections that took decades to build—protections for our air, our water, our health, our future. All under the guise of “freedom” and “economic growth.” But don’t be fooled: this is freedom for polluters, and a death sentence for American competitiveness in the 21st century.

Within months, we’ve seen:

A fake “energy emergency” that lets fossil fuel companies run wild.

Deregulation on steroids—gutting clean energy funds while handing the reins to oil and coal.

A second exit from the Paris Climate Agreement, signaling “we’re out” while the rest of the world sprints ahead.

An assault on Alaska’s wilderness, public lands, and biodiversity.

A targeted takedown of renewable energy, especially wind, just as it was taking off.

The erasure of Environmental Justice policies that protect frontline communities.

And a dangerously misleading “people over fish” policy that risks California’s water, farms, and future.

This isn’t just about the environment—it’s about economic sabotage. Clean energy jobs? Paused. Global leadership? Ceded. Innovation? Stifled. Predictable policy? Gone. Trump’s 2025 vision puts American businesses at a disadvantage, punishes climate-forward states, and gambles away our long-term resilience for short-term gains.

So what do we do?

We fight back. In courts. In statehouses. In boardrooms. In ballot boxes. In our communities.

We double down on truth, science, and local action. We support organizations on the front lines. We tell the stories—loudly—of what we lose if we stay silent, and what we gain if we act.

The story of this moment isn’t written yet. But one thing’s clear: silence is surrender. And this is no time to surrender.

Mitch Jackson, Esq. | links

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