"What Can Donald Trump Do to Screw Up the Planet?"

"Among climate hawks, the reactions to Donald Trump’s election have ranged from hopeless to Pollyannaish and everything in between. Former Vice President Al Gore expresses hope that Trump will work with the 'overwhelming majority of us who believe that the climate crisis is the greatest threat we face as a nation,' while the New York Times’ Andy Revkin argues that the U.S. president doesn’t make a huge amount of difference when it comes to climate anyway.

Going by his campaign promises, though, the Trump era is shaping up as an open season for the fossil fuel industry. Coal stocks are soaring, and there are strong indications that TransCanada might put the Keystone XL pipeline back on the table.

Trump certainly can’t dismantle climate action and the clean energy economy as quickly as he’s promised (day one), and in some cases, he won’t be able to do it at all. But here’s what’s on his hit list, along with an analysis of what he can and can’t do."

Rebecca Leber and Ben Adler report for Grist/Climate Desk Nov. 14, 2016.

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"Donald Trump and Climate Change: Top 10 Ways He Could Reverse Progress" (InsideClimate News)

"Denying Climate Change Is Only Part Of It: 5 Ways Donald Trump Spells Doom For The Environment" (AlterNet)

"Oil Lobby Lines Up Trump Administration Agenda" (The Hill)

"14 Obama Regs Trump Could Undo" (The Hill)

"Implications of Trump’s Victory and the Republican Congress for Environmental, Climate and Energy Regulation: Not as Bad as it Seems?" (Harvard Environmental Law Program)

"Coal And Oil Revival? Six Ways Trump Could Shift Energy Policy" (Christian Science Monitor)

"Donald Trump Wants To Dismantle Obama's Climate Rules. Can Anyone Stop Him?" (Vox)

"Trump Faces Legal Challenges In Dismantling Obama's Legacy" (Forbes)