doctrine
Unleashing American Energy
No action observed
Direct all agency heads to review existing regulations and other agency actions to identify those that unduly burden the development of domestic energy resources.
“The heads of all agencies shall review all existing regulations, orders, guidance documents, policies, settlements, consent orders, and any other agency actions (collectively, agency actions) to identify those agency actions that impose an undue burden on the identification, development, or use of domestic energy resources” (p. 1)
Delivered
Require agency heads to develop and begin implementing action plans to suspend, revise, or rescind identified unduly burdensome agency actions within 30 days.
“Within 30 days of the date of this order, the head of each agency shall, in consultation with the director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the National Economic Council (NEC), develop and begin implementing action plans to suspend, revise, or rescind all agency actions identified as unduly burdensome under subsection (a) of this section” (p. 1)
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proposed rule
Rescission of the Greenhouse Gas Findings for Fossil Fuel-Fired Power Plants and Repeal of Regulations for Power Plant Greenhouse Gas Emissions Under Clean Air Act Section 111
Forward-tagged at scan extraction (specific-intent match).
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final rule
Partial Repeal of the Carbon Pollution Standards for Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units
Forward-tagged at scan extraction (specific-intent match).
No action observed
Revoke a list of prior Biden-era executive orders relating to climate and energy policy.
“The following are revoked and any offices established therein are abolished: (i) Executive Order 13990 of January 20, 2021 (Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis)” (p. 1)
Deadline passed · no action observed
Terminate all activities, programs, and operations associated with the American Climate Corps, with the Interior Secretary sending a termination letter within one day.
“All activities, programs, and operations associated with the American Climate Corps, including actions taken by any agency shall be terminated immediately. Within one day of the date of this order, the Secretary of the Interior shall submit a letter to all parties to the "American Climate Corps Memorandum of Understanding" dated December 2023 to terminate the memorandum” (p. 1)
No action observed
Revoke Executive Order 11991 relating to environmental quality protection.
“Executive Order 11991 of May 24, 1977 (Relating to protection and enhancement of environmental quality) is hereby revoked.” (p. 1)
Deadline passed · no action observed
Direct the CEQ Chairman to issue NEPA implementation guidance and propose rescinding CEQ's NEPA regulations within 30 days.
“within 30 days of the date of this order, the Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) shall provide guidance on implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq., and propose rescinding CEQ's NEPA regulations found at 40 CFR 1500 et seq.” (p. 1)
Delivered
Direct listed Cabinet secretaries and agency heads to eliminate delays in permitting processes and use emergency authorities where necessary for essential projects.
“The Secretaries of Defense, Interior, Agriculture, Commerce, Housing and Urban Development, Transportation, Energy, Homeland Security, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Chairman of CEQ, and the heads of any other relevant agencies shall undertake all available efforts to eliminate all delays within their respective permitting processes, including through, but not limited to, the use of general permitting and permit by rule.” (p. 1)
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proposed rule
National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska Production Site Development
BLM (Interior) proposes a permit-by-rule-style process with pre-defined criteria for routine NPR-A oil and gas sites, which is a concrete step to eliminate delays in that agency’s permitting as directed.
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final rule
Removal of Environmental Clearance Officer Review and Comment for Assessments for Projects Over 200 Lots/Dwelling Units or Beds
HUD, which is explicitly named in the intent, is removing an extra FECO/PECO review step that delayed environmental assessments, thereby eliminating a delay in its permitting process.
No action observed
Direct the NEC Director and Office of Legislative Affairs Director to prepare recommendations to Congress to facilitate energy infrastructure permitting and construction.
“The Director of the NEC and the Director of the Office of Legislative Affairs shall jointly prepare recommendations to Congress, which shall: (i) facilitate the permitting and construction of interstate energy transportation and other critical energy infrastructure” (p. 1)
No action observed
Disband the Interagency Working Group on the Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases and withdraw its guidance and estimates.
“The Interagency Working Group on the Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases (IWG), which was established pursuant to Executive Order 13990, is hereby disbanded, and any guidance, instruction, recommendation, or document issued by the IWG is withdrawn as no longer representative of governmental policy” (p. 1)
Deadline passed · no action observed
Direct the EPA Administrator to issue guidance addressing inadequacies in the social cost of carbon calculation, including considering its elimination, within 60 days.
“within 60 days of the date of this order, the Administrator of the EPA shall issue guidance to address these harmful and detrimental inadequacies, including consideration of eliminating the "social cost of carbon" calculation from any Federal permitting or regulatory decision.” (p. 1)
Deadline passed · no action observed
Direct the EPA Administrator to submit joint recommendations to OMB on the legality and continuing applicability of the 2009 Endangerment Finding within 30 days.
“Within 30 days of the date of this order, the Administrator of the EPA, in collaboration with the heads of any other relevant agencies, shall submit joint recommendations to the Director of OMB on the legality and continuing applicability of the Administrator's findings, "Endangerment and Cause or Contribute Findings for Greenhouse Gases Under Section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act," Final Rule, 74 FR 66496 (December 15, 2009).” (p. 1)
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Immediately pause disbursement of funds appropriated through the Inflation Reduction Act and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, and require agency reports within 90 days.
“All agencies shall immediately pause the disbursement of funds appropriated through the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (Public Law 117-169) or the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58), including but not limited to funds for electric vehicle charging stations made available through the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program and the Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Discretionary Grant Program” (p. 1)
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Require each agency to submit a report to OMB within 30 days identifying instances where enforcement discretion can advance the order's policy.
“Within 30 days of the date of this order, each agency shall submit a report to the Director of OMB identifying any such instances.” (p. 1)
No action observed
Direct the Secretary of Energy to restart reviews of applications for approvals of liquefied natural gas export projects.
“The Secretary of Energy is directed restart reviews of applications for approvals of liquified natural gas export projects as expeditiously as possible, consistent with applicable law.” (p. 1)
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Require the Maritime Administration to determine, within 30 days, whether refinements to previously approved deepwater LNG port projects would result in seriously different environmental consequences.
“the Administrator of the Maritime Administration (MARAD) shall, within 30 days of the date of this order and consistent with applicable law, determine whether any refinements to the project proposed subsequent to the ROD are likely to result in adverse environmental consequences that substantially differ from those associated with the originally-evaluated project” (p. 1)
No action observed
Direct Interior, Agriculture, EPA, CEQ and other agency heads to identify and revise or rescind agency actions that burden domestic mining and processing of non-fuel minerals.
“The Secretary of the Interior, Secretary of Agriculture, Administrator of the EPA, Chairman of CEQ, and the heads of any other relevant agencies, as appropriate, shall identify all agency actions that impose undue burdens on the domestic mining and processing of non-fuel minerals and undertake steps to revise or rescind such actions.” (p. 1)
No action observed
Direct the Secretary of the Interior to instruct USGS to consider updating the critical minerals list, including potentially adding uranium.
“The Secretary of the Interior shall instruct the Director of the U.S. Geological Survey to consider updating the Survey's list of critical minerals, including for the potential of including uranium.” (p. 1)
Deadline passed · no action observed
Direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to assess forced-labor mineral inflows and provide the assessment to the NEC Director within 90 days.
“The Secretary of Homeland Security shall assess the quantity and inflow of minerals that are likely the product of forced labor into the United States and whether such inflows pose a threat to national security and, within 90 days of the date of this order, shall provide this assessment to the Director of the NEC.” (p. 1)
Deadline passed · no action observed
Require State, Commerce, Labor, USTR and other agencies to submit policy recommendations within 60 days to enhance competitiveness of American mining and refining companies abroad.
“Within 60 days of the date of this order, the Secretary of State, Secretary of Commerce, Secretary of Labor, the United States Trade Representative, and the heads of any other relevant agencies, shall submit a report to the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy that includes policy recommendations to enhance the competitiveness of American mining and refining companies in other mineral-wealthy nations.” (p. 1)
No action observed
Direct the Secretary of State to consider opportunities to advance domestic mineral mining and processing through the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue.
“The Secretary of State shall consider opportunities to advance the mining and processing of minerals within the United States through the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue.” (p. 1)
No action observed
Direct the Secretary of Defense to review the National Defense Stockpile and take steps to ensure a robust supply of critical minerals for future shortfalls.
“The Secretary of Defense shall consider the needs of the United States in supplying and maintaining the National Defense Stockpile, review the legal authorities and obligations in managing the National Defense Stockpile, and take all appropriate steps to ensure that the National Defense Stockpile will provide a robust supply of critical minerals in event of future shortfall.” (p. 1)