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The White House published a lengthy official document on Monday titled "Actions of the Trump Administration to End Green Energy Regulations," summarizing dozens of environmental and energy deregulation measures adopted since Trump returned to power in January 2025.
The document, shared directly by President Donald Trump on his social network, covers actions from multiple federal agencies —the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Department of the Interior (DOI), the Department of Energy (DOE), the Department of Agriculture (USDA), and others— aimed at dismantling the regulatory framework that supported renewable energies and accelerating oil, gas, and coal projects.
One of the most striking measures is the reduction of the environmental permit process under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) from several years to a maximum of 28 days. "The new permitting procedures will reduce a multi-year process to just 28 days at most," the document states.
Eight federal agencies eliminated all procedural requirements for environmental analysis for their permits and loans, while the Environmental Quality Council adopted 101 new categorical exclusions under NEPA, meaning that 101 activities are exempt from any environmental review.
The text also details that various agencies removed the consideration of the "social cost of carbon" from their decision-making processes, arguing that "climate concerns should not inflate costs for consumers".
In terms of coal, the DOI ended the federal moratorium on coal leasing and revoked the environmental impact statement requirements for leases covering more than 3 million acres. The EPA, for its part, repealed the 2024 amendments to the mercury emissions standards for coal and oil power plants, reverting to the 2012 standards.
The document also announces that the DOI, the USDA, and the Army Corps of Engineers have reformed permits to "prioritize energy-dense plants like natural gas, nuclear, and coal", while minimizing wind and solar projects, which are deemed "unreliable and environmentally destructive."
Regarding electric vehicles, California's state mandates were overturned by Congress through the Congressional Review Act, and the Department of Transportation proposed to lower fuel efficiency standards to levels achievable by internal combustion engines.
In Alaska, the DOI reopened 1.56 million acres of the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) for oil and gas leasing and approved a plan that reopens nearly 82% of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska —23 million acres— to the extraction industry.
At the international level, the White House announced the withdrawal of the United States from 66 international organizations "that no longer serve American interests," including the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
In the financial sector, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the FDIC, and the Federal Reserve withdrew from the NGFS climate network and removed the principles for climate risk management for large financial institutions. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) dismantled its Climate Risk Unit.
The DOE eliminated 47 regulations deemed burdensome, including efficiency standards for appliances, natural gas requirements, and zero-emissions building codes. Additionally, the EPA closed its environmental justice department.
Trump also rescinded six executive orders from the Biden administration regarding climate and clean energy, including the one that implemented the Inflation Reduction Act.
This post represents the most comprehensive assessment to date of the "energy dominance" policy that Trump has promoted since his return to the White House, openly favoring fossil fuels over renewable energy sources.
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