200 Actions the Trump Administration and Congressional Republicans Have Taken to Unleash Our Energy Potential - Highlighted Article
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- Aug 22, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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- Energy Policy, Climate Change
From: IER
By: Thomas J. Pyle
Date: August 7, 2025
Since President Trump took office, his administration, along with Congress, have taken over 200 actions to unleash America’s energy potential. A list of those actions appears below.
January 20, 2025
- President Donald J. Trump had a whirlwind first day in office on January 20, signing some 200 executive orders, many redirecting federal policies on energy, such as: Executive order declaring a national energy emergency.
- Executive order revoking and rescinding the U.S. International Climate Finance Plan.
- Executive order pausing government agencies and departments from issuing new rules until a department head approves.
- Executive order reviewing agency activities that burden the production of U.S. energy.
- Executive order allowing drilling and reversing restrictions placed by the Federal Government on Alaskan energy production.
- Executive order resuming the processing of export permit applications for new liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects.
- An offshore wind moratorium and a 60-day stop of new wind and solar permits on federal lands.
- Withdrawal from the Paris Agreement and revoking any financial commitments under the UNFCCC.
- Rescinded previous executive actions, including: Executive Order 13990 of January 20, 2021 (Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis).
- Executive Order 14013 of February 4, 2021 (Rebuilding and Enhancing Programs To Resettle Refugees and Planning for the Impact of Climate Change on Migration).
- Executive Order 14027 of May 7, 2021 (Establishment of the Climate Change Support Office).
- Executive Order 14057 of December 8, 2021 (Catalyzing Clean Energy Industries and Jobs Through Federal Sustainability).