The Trump administration’s EPA is set to propose reversing the 2009 endangerment finding that classified carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases as pollutants threatening human health, a move that could gut US climate regulations.

The Trump administration is trying to overturn the EPA's endangerment finding, which determined that greenhouse gas emissions can be regulated under the Clean Air Act. Lisa Heinzerling, former senior climate policy counsel to the EPA administrator,

The low-lying coastal community of Crisfield, on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, lost a federal grant aimed at preventing flooding and managing sea-level rise, while universities and research institutions across the state face extensive funding cuts.

From clean energy and research to advocacy, nonprofit groups are struggling as federal dollars dry up. Foundations say they won’t be able to fill funding gaps.