Unleashing American Energy
Federal Agencies Directed to Expand Domestic Energy and Minerals Production
What it does
Agencies must review, suspend, revise, or rescind rules that burden domestic energy and mineral development and speed related permitting.
Real-world impact
- Terminates the American Climate Corps and ends its activities immediately.
- Pauses disbursement of Inflation Reduction Act and Infrastructure Act funds pending review.
- Requires agencies to speed permitting and ease environmental reviews for energy projects.
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Summary
This order directs federal agencies to remove rules and speed approvals to expand oil, natural gas, coal, hydropower, nuclear, biofuel, and critical mineral development, prioritizing domestic energy and mineral production.
It revokes many prior climate-related executive orders, immediately ends the American Climate Corps, pauses certain federal climate and infrastructure fund disbursements for review, and orders faster permitting and reassessments of environmental analyses to favor project approvals.
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