Sabrina Shankman

2 months ago | bostonglobe.com | Sabrina Shankman

During his first months in office, President Trump’s efforts to roll back climate progress focused primarily on what the federal government controls: pausing offshore wind leases, firing environmental employees, that kind of thing. Now the Trump administration has trained its sights on the states, and theenvironmental policies many have adopted.

2 months ago | bostonglobe.com | Sabrina Shankman |Amanda Gokee

For nearly a decade, Mark Holmes has needed a little help covering the oil bill for the Roslindale duplex where he lives with his mom, who is bedridden. The bills are just exorbitant — the kind that take your breath away — but the government has been there to help make sure that he and his now 97-year-old mother stay warm. “It doesn’t cover all of it, but it takes the edge off,” said Holmes, 66, who retired from carpentry after a few bad surgeries on his ankle.

2 months ago | bostonglobe.com | Sabrina Shankman

Since President Trump took office, some $1.1 billion in climate-related grants for the state or region have been frozen — and almost all of it has been subsequently freed up, following legal challenges. Offshore wind development has been delayed, while progress continues on some projects. Federal jobs have been slashed, others remain vulnerable. And funds for local and regional projects — to protect watersheds, restore wetlands, and more — have been eliminated or are at risk.

2 months ago | bostonglobe.com | Diti Kohli |Matt Stout |Anjali Huynh |Omar Mohammed |Sabrina Shankman

The flurry of changes has many Americans wondering: Where is the economy headed? To gauge how the first year of the second Trump administration feels to everyday New Englanders, the Globe asked Jankins and 13 other local residents of all ages, races, and political viewpoints what they think of the president’s handling of the economy so far. A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday.

Mar 25, 2025 | bostonglobe.com | Sabrina Shankman |Nathan Metcalf

On Tuesday afternoon, dozens of federal government employees with the Environmental Protection Agency held picket signs and marched near Post Office Square in downtown Boston. They were there as part of a show of solidarity occurring in eight US cities to protest the Trump administration’s plans to dramatically slash the federal organization by 65 percent. Since Trump took office, the EPA has been subject to funding freezes, cancelled grants, and mass firings.