Lisa Friedman

Mr. Trump and his allies envision a second term that would try to permanently eliminate protections for air, water and climate.

Oil moguls are big donors to Donald Trump. But so are engineering firms, hedge fund managers, shipbuilders and others that profit from fossil fuels.

The president’s senior climate adviser will lead the American delegation at the U.N. talks in Azerbaijan.

World leaders gathering in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, on Monday for a global climate summit face a bleak reality: The United States, the country responsible for pumping the most greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, is expected to soon drop out of the fight against climate change.

As President-elect Trump’s choice for Environmental Protection Agency administrator, former Representative Lee Zeldin faces scrutiny over his mixed record on environmental issues and limited experience in climate policy.

President-elect Donald Trump has tapped North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to lead the Interior Department, leading the new administration's plans to open federal lands and waters to oil and gas drilling.

The president-elect announced his choice of Gov. Doug Burgum of North Dakota at his Mar-a-Lago club. He has yet to name his choices for several Cabinet-level jobs, including leaders of Treasury and Labor.

Donald J. Trump has yet to announce the next leaders of the Treasury, Commerce, and Labor Departments, among other roles.

WASHINGTON — As United Nations climate talks enter their final week in Azerbaijan and G20 leaders gather in Brazil, diplomats from Saudi Arabia, the

President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team is exploring a series of steps to make it more difficult for electric vehicles to be competitive with gasoline-powered ones, culminating with the elimination of