Crosscurrents

Impact of Trump's first 100 days on clean transportation projects.

KALW | By Mary Catherine O'Connor,

Hana Baba

Published May 1, 2025 at 6:00 AM PDT

This conversation aired in the May 1, 2025 episode of Crosscurrents.

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Since the Trump administration put a hold on funding for climate programs back in January, federal support for a wide range of climate related projects has been thrown into question. KALW’s Climate reporter, Mary Catherine O'Connor, talks about that uncertainty – and some possible areas of progress.

Crosscurrents

Mary Catherine O'Connor

Mary Catherine O’Connor is a radio and print reporter whose beats include climate change, energy, material circularity, waste, technology, and recreation. She was a 2022-23 Audio Academy Fellow at KALW . She has reported for leading publications including Outside, The Guardian, NPR, The Wall Street Journal, Al Jazeera America, and many trade magazines. In 2014 she co-founded a reader-supported experiment in journalism, called Climate Confidential.

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Hana Baba

Hana Baba is host of Crosscurrents, KALW's weeknight newsmagazine that broadcasts on KALW Public Radio in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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