Trump admin defunds bicycle lanes, calling them DEI –
The admin said bike lanes are "hostile to motor vehicles," and roads, bridges, and shipping ports are "the backbone of America."
It also took safety resources for bike riders off of its website and canceled grants to improve street safety.
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The American government; a wholly owned subsidiary of the fossil fuel industry
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-lists/climate-enemies-ceos-oilmen-politicians-975667/
https://climateintegrity.org/news/view/trump-admin-sues-minnesota-to-shield-big-oil-from-climate-deception-suit
The US Supreme Court
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/06/supreme-court-amicus-briefs-investigation/
https://www.npr.org/2023/09/22/1201216522/what-we-know-about-justice-thomas-relationship-with-the-koch-brothers
US Agencies
https://theintercept.com/2022/06/30/supreme-court-epa-climate-charles-koch/
https://www.citizen.org/article/tracker-trump-appointees-in-the-pocket-of-big-corporations/
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/01/14/climate/fossil-fuel-industry-environmental-policy.html
Congress
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/nov/30/donald-trump-george-monbiot-misinformation
https://www.hcn.org/articles/donald-trumps-cabinet-choices-reflect-koch-influence/
https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/koch-pledge-tied-to-congressional-climate-inaction
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/25/climate/epa-staff-oil-gas-chemical-industry-lobbyists.html
State legislatures
https://www.eenews.net/articles/oil-electric-cash-fuels-texas-gop-campaigns/
https://truthout.org/articles/kansas-amendment-battle-highlights-billionaires-efforts-to-capture-state-courts/
https://whyy.org/articles/koch-brothers-groups-sue-delaware-campaign-finance-law-donors/
Groups founded by billionaire Koch brothers sue Delaware over campaign finance law
Kansas Amendment Battle Highlights Billionaires’ Efforts to Capture State Courts
Oil, electric cash fuels Texas GOP campaigns
Trump Stocks E.P.A. With Former Oil, Gas and Chemical Executives (Published 2025)
Koch Pledge Tied to Congressional Climate Inaction
Trump’s Cabinet choices reflect deep Koch influence - High Country News
Frightened by Donald Trump? You don’t know the half of it | George Monbiot
Who Controls Trump’s Environmental Policy? (Published 2020)
Tracker: Trump Appointees' Corporate Conflicts of Interest - Public Citizen
Trump Admin. Sues Minnesota to Shield Big Oil from Climate Deception Suit | Center for Climate Integrity
Climate Enemies: The Men Who Sold the World
Billionaires Know Just How They Want Supreme Court Justices to Rule—and Are Spending Big to Tell Them
How Charles Koch Purchased the Supreme Court’s EPA Decision