Associated Press (April 16, 2021) — Interior Secretary Deb Haaland on Friday revoked a series of Trump administration orders that promoted fossil fuel development on public lands and waters, and issued a separate directive that prioritizes climate change in agency decisions.
The moves are part of a government-wide effort by the Biden administration to address climate change ahead of a virtual global summit on climate change that President Joe Biden is hosting next week.
“From day one, President Biden was clear that we must take a whole-of-government approach to tackle the climate crisis, strengthen the economy and address environmental justice,” Haaland said in a statement. The new orders will “make our communities more resilient to climate change and … help lead the transition to a clean energy economy,″ she added.
For more information, see the Associated Press full article.
The list of Trump orders revoked include:
- SO 3348: “Concerning the Federal Coal Moratorium” (March 29, 2017)
- SO 3349: “American Energy Independence” (March 29, 2017)
- SO 3350: “America-First Offshore Energy Strategy” (May 1, 2017)
- SO 3351: “Strengthening the Department of the Interior’s Energy Portfolio” (May 1, 2017)
- SO 3352: “National Petroleum Reserve—Alaska” (May 31, 2017)
- SO 3354: “Supporting and Improving the Federal Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing Program and Federal Solid Mineral Leasing Program” (July 6, 2017)
- SO 3355: Streamlining National Environmental Policy Reviews and Implementation of Executive Order 13807, “Establishing Discipline and Accountability in the Environmental Review and Permitting Process for Infrastructure Projects” (August 31, 2017)
- SO 3358: “Executive Committee for Expedited Permitting” (October 25, 2017)
- SO 3360: “Rescinding Authorities Inconsistent with Secretary’s Order 3349, ‘American Energy Independence’” (December 22, 2017)
- SO 3380: “Public Notice of the Costs Associated with Developing Department of the Interior Publications and Similar Documents” (March 10, 2020)
- SO 3385: “Enforcement Priorities” (September 14, 2020)
- SO 3389: “Coordinating and Clarifying National Historic Preservation Act Section 106 Reviews” (December 22, 2020)
