Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth
Requires Agencies to Review and Rescind Energy Regulations
What it does
Agencies must review existing energy-related rules and, where lawful, suspend, revise, or rescind those that burden domestic energy production.
Real-world impact
- May suspend or repeal the Environmental Protection Agency's Clean Power Plan and related agency rules.
- Directs resumption of federal coal leasing and lifting of coal leasing moratoria on public lands.
- Disbands the interagency social-cost group and withdraws related greenhouse-gas technical documents.
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Summary
This order requires federal agencies to review existing rules, guidance, and policies that may burden the development or use of domestically produced energy and to suspend, revise, or rescind them where lawful. It specifically directs reviews of oil, natural gas, coal, and nuclear rules, the Environmental Protection Agency's Clean Power Plan, certain oil-and-gas regulations, and rescinds several prior presidential climate actions and reports.
Affected parties include federal agencies, energy producers, and communities near energy projects. The order aims to increase domestic energy production, resume coal leasing on federal lands, and change how greenhouse gas costs are calculated for regulations.
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