Presidential Actions: Fueling American Energy and Reforming Regulations
Executive Orders – January 20, 2025
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:
Section 1: Background The United States is rich in energy and natural resources, factors which have historically driven economic prosperity. Recent regulations, driven by ideological motivations, have hindered the development of these resources. This has limited the generation of affordable electricity, constricted job creation, and imposed high energy costs on the American public. These constraints hurt consumers through increased transportation, heating, farming, and manufacturing expenses, subsequently weakening national security. It is, therefore, in the national interest to unleash America’s energy and resources. This will help restore American prosperity and strengthen the nation’s economic and military security.
Section 2: Policy It is the policy of the United States to:
- Encourage energy exploration and production on Federal lands, to make the U.S. a global energy leader.
- Establish the U.S. as a leading producer of non-fuel minerals, supporting job creation, strengthening supply chains, and reducing the influence of adversarial states.
- Protect national security by ensuring a stable energy supply across all states and territories.
- Ensure all energy-related regulatory requirements are grounded in law.
- Eliminate the “electric vehicle (EV) mandate” and support consumer choice, by removing barriers to motor vehicle access, creating a level playing field for vehicle choice, and reconsidering unfair subsidies favoring EVs.
- Protect the freedom to choose from a variety of goods and appliances, and promote market competition and innovation.
- Ensure global impacts of regulations are reported separately from domestic costs and benefits to prioritize the interests of the American people.
- Guarantee public comment and rigorous, peer-reviewed scientific analysis for all executive departments and agencies.
- Ensure no Federal funding is used against these principles, unless required by law.
Section 3: Immediate Review of Agency Actions All agencies are directed to review existing regulations that may burden the development of domestic energy resources. Within 30 days, agency heads, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the National Economic Council (NEC), must develop action plans to suspend, revise, or rescind any such actions. Agencies will notify the Attorney General of any such steps, and the Attorney General will take appropriate action in pending litigation.
Section 4: Revocations and Revisions The following Executive Orders are revoked:
(i) Executive Order 13990 of January 20, 2021 (Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis); (ii) Executive Order 13992 of January 20, 2021 (Revocation of Certain Executive Orders Concerning Federal Regulation); (iii) Executive Order 14008 of January 27, 2021 (Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad); (iv) Executive Order 14007 of January 27, 2021 (President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology); (v) Executive Order 14013 of February 4, 2021 (Rebuilding and Enhancing Programs to Resettle Refugees and Planning for the Impact of Climate Change on Migration); (vi) Executive Order 14027 of May 7, 2021 (Establishment of the Climate Change Support Office); (vii) Executive Order 14030 of May 20, 2021 (Climate-Related Financial Risk); (viii) Executive Order 14037 of August 5, 2021 (Strengthening American Leadership in Clean Cars and Trucks); (ix) Executive Order 14057 of December 8, 2021 (Catalyzing Clean Energy Industries and Jobs Through Federal Sustainability); (x) Executive Order 14072 of April 22, 2022 (Strengthening the Nation’s Forests, Communities, and Local Economies); (xi) Executive Order 14082 of September 12, 2022 (Implementation of the Energy and Infrastructure Provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022); *(xii) Executive Order 14096 of April 21, 2023 (Revitalizing Our Nation’s Commitment to Environmental Justice for All).
All activities and programs associated with the American Climate Corps, including any actions taken by any agency through the ‘American Climate Corps Memorandum of Understanding’, are to be terminated immediately. Any assets, funds, or resources toward these entities and programs shall be redirected in accordance with applicable law.
Section 5: Unleashing Energy Dominance Through Efficient Permitting Executive Order 11991 of May 24, 1977 is revoked. The Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) will 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. Agencies must prioritize efficiency and certainty in the permitting process. The Secretaries of Defense, Interior, Agriculture, Commerce, Housing and Urban Development, Transportation, Energy, and Homeland Security, along with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Chairman of CEQ, will eliminate all delays within their permitting processes. The Director of the NEC and the Director of the Office of Legislative Affairs will jointly prepare recommendations to Congress to facilitate permitting and construction of energy infrastructure.
Section 6: Prioritizing Accuracy in Environmental Analyses All agencies must adhere to legislated requirements for environmental considerations and eliminate consideration beyond these requirements. The Interagency Working Group on the Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases (IWG) is disbanded. Within 60 days, the Administrator of the EPA will issue guidance to address inadequacies in the “social cost of carbon” calculation. Agencies shall ensure estimates to assess the value of changes in greenhouse gas emissions resulting from agency actions are consistent with guidance in OMB Circular A-4 of September 17, 2003 (Regulatory Analysis). The head of each agency will initiate a process to ensure consistency with the Regulatory Analysis.
Section 7: Terminating the Green New Deal All agencies will pause disbursements 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). Within 90 days, agency heads will submit reports detailing the findings of this review. Agencies will prioritize cost-effectiveness, American workers and businesses, and the sensible use of taxpayer money. Agencies shall assess whether enforcement discretion of authorities and regulations can be utilized to advance the policy outlined in section 2 of this order.
Section 8: Protecting America’s National Security The Secretary of Energy is directed to restart application reviews for approvals of liquefied natural gas export projects. The Administrator of the Maritime Administration (MARAD) will be responsible for any proposed deepwater port, and will conduct an assessment. If MARAD determines refinements are not likely to cause serious consequences, a license will be issued.
Section 9: Restoring America’s Mineral Dominance Various agency heads will identify actions that impose undue burdens on domestic mining. The Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture will reassess public lands withdrawals. The Secretary of the Interior will instruct the Director of the U.S. Geological Survey to update the list of critical minerals. The Secretary of Energy will ensure that critical mineral projects receive consideration. The United States Trade Representative will assess the nation’s mineral reliance. The Secretary of Homeland Security will assess the inflow of minerals. The Secretary of Defense will consider needs in the National Defense Stockpile. The Secretary of State will consider opportunities to advance the mining and processing of minerals within the United States.
Section 10: General Provisions This order does not impair the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency and is subject to the availability of appropriations. This order is not intended to create any right or benefit, enforceable by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, or any other person.
THE WHITE HOUSE, January 20, 2025
