Environmental & Energy

The Environmental & Energy section outlines efforts to balance economic growth with sustainable practices, focusing on energy independence and environmental protections.

• Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 101 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as Amended, on Recoverable Critical Minerals and Materials : President Trump found that recoverable critical minerals and materials, including recycled and scrap sources of critical minerals, are essential to U.S. national defense and directed the Secretary of Commerce to use Defense Production Act authorities to help secure and expand their domestic supply. (7/30)

• Regulatory Relief for Certain Stationary Sources to Promote American Chemical Manufacturing Security: Grants certain U.S. chemical manufacturing facilities a two-year exemption from parts of the EPA’s 2024 HON Rule, arguing that required compliance technologies are not yet commercially viable. (7/13)

• Modifying the Bears Ears National Monument: Reduces the monument from about 1.36 million acres to approximately 121,096 acres, for the following reasons: much of the land is protected via other federal protections, the scope of the monument land is broader than is permitted under the Antiquities Act and much of the land does not fit within the description of land to be protected by the Act, a smaller monument frees federal resources for the protection of other protected land, and allows broader access to mineral development, grazing, recreation, and other land uses. (7/13)

• Modifying the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument: Reduces the monument from about 1.87 million acres to approximately 181,541 acres for the following reasons: a smaller area is sufficient to protect resources; certain landmarks, structures, or objects identified in the proclamation are not unique to the monument as required under the Antiquities Act, which requires that the reservation of Federal lands for a national monument be confined to the “smallest area compatible with the proper care and management of the objects to be protected.” (7/13)

• Lowering the Cost of Living by Promoting the Freedom to Fix: Directs the EPA to clarify and expand Americans’ ability to repair their own vehicles with aftermarket parts. (6/29)

• Restoring American Commercial Fishing in the Pacific: Restores access to large areas of previously restricted Pacific marine national monuments for U.S. commercial fishing. (6/11)

• Removing Unnecessary and Counterproductive Restrictions on Access to Federal Lands: Rescinds prior off-road vehicle restrictions on federal lands to replace vague regulatory criteria with a statutory-based framework aimed at expanding access. (5/29)

• Presidential Determination Concerning the Air Force's Jet Fighter Training Operations in Idaho, Oregon, and Nevada: The U.S. Air Force's jet fighter training operations in Idaho, Oregon, and Nevada are exempt for one year (April 20, 2026–April 20, 2027) from federal, state, interstate, and local water pollution control requirements under the Clean Water Act. (4/20)

• Presidential Permit: Authorizing Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership to Operate and Maintain Three Existing Pipeline Facilities at Pembina County, North Dakota, at the International Boundary Between the United States and Canada: Grants a Presidential permit authorizing Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership, an indirect subsidiary of Enbridge Inc., to operate and maintain three existing cross border oil pipeline facilities at the U.S.–Canada border in Pembina County, North Dakota, superseding the prior 1991 permit. (4/15)

• Presidential Permit: Authorizing Enbridge Pipelines (Southern Lights) L.L.C. to Operate and Maintain Existing Pipeline Facilities at Pembina County, North Dakota, at the International Boundary Between the United States and Canada: Grants a Presidential permit authorizing Enbridge Pipelines (Southern Lights) L.L.C., an indirect subsidiary of Enbridge Inc., to operate and maintain an existing cross border oil pipeline at the U.S.–Canada border in Neche, Pembina County, North Dakota, superseding the prior 2008 permit. (4/15)

• Presidential Permit: Authorizing Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership to Operate and Maintain Existing Pipeline Facilities at Pembina County, North Dakata, at the International Boundary Between the United States and Canada: Grants a Presidential permit authorizing Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership, an indirect subsidiary of Enbridge Inc., to operate and maintain an existing cross border oil pipeline at the U.S.–Canada border near Neche in Pembina County, North Dakota, superseding the prior 2017 permit. (4/15)

• Presidential Permit: Authorizing Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership to Operate and Maintain Existing Pipeline Facilities at Pembina County, North Dakota, the International Boundary Between the United States and Canada: Grants a Presidential permit authorizing Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership, an indirect subsidiary of Enbridge Inc., to operate and maintain an existing cross border oil pipeline at the U.S.–Canada border in Pembina County, North Dakota (near Neche), superseding the prior 1998 permit and subject to applicable laws and conditions. (4/15)

• Presidential Permit: Authorizing Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership to Operate and Maintain Existing Pipeline Facilities at St. Clair County, Michigan, at the International Boundary Between the United States and Canada: Grants a Presidential permit authorizing Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership, an indirect subsidiary of Enbridge Inc., to operate and maintain an existing cross border oil pipeline at the U.S.–Canada border in St. Clair County, Michigan, superseding the prior 1991 permit and subject to applicable laws and conditions. (4/15)

• Presidential Permit: Authorizing Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership to Operate and Maintain Existing Pipeline Facilities at St. Clair County, Michigan, at the International Boundary Between the United States and Canada: Grants a Presidential permit authorizing Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership, an indirect subsidiary of Enbridge Inc., to operate and maintain an existing cross border oil pipeline at the U.S.–Canada border in St. Clair County, Michigan, superseding the prior 1991 permit and subject to applicable laws and conditions. (4/15)

• Presidential Permit: Authorizing Enbridge Energy Company, Inc. to Operate and Maintain Existing Pipeline Facilities at St. Clair County, Michigan, at the International Boundary Between the United States and Canada: Grants a Presidential permit authorizing Enbridge Energy Company, Inc., a subsidiary of Enbridge Inc., to operate and maintain an existing cross border oil pipeline at the U.S.–Canada border in St. Clair County, Michigan, superseding the prior 1953 permit and subject to applicable laws and conditions. (4/15)

• Presidential Permit: Authorizing Bakken Pipeline Company LP to Operate and Maintain Existing Pipeline Facilities at Burke County, North Dakota, at the International Boundary of the United States and Canada: Grants a Presidential permit authorizing Bakken Pipeline Company LP, a subsidiary of Enbridge Inc., to operate and maintain an existing cross border oil pipeline at the U.S.–Canada border in North Dakota, superseding the prior 1996 permit and subject to applicable laws and conditions. (4/15)

• Presidential Permit: Authorizing Bakken Pipeline Company LP to Construct, Connect, Operate, and Maintain Pipeline Facilities at Burke County, North Dakota, at the International Boundary Between the United States and Canada: Grants a Presidential permit authorizing Bakken Pipeline Company LP, a subsidiary of Enbridge Inc., to construct, connect, operate, and maintain cross border pipeline facilities at the U.S.–Canada border in North Dakota for transporting crude oil and petroleum products (4/15)

• Promoting the National Defense by Ensuring an Adequate Supply of Elemental Phosphorus and Glyphosate-Based Herbicides: Declares elemental phosphorus and glyphosate‑based herbicides critical to U.S. national defense and food security and uses Defense Production Act authorities to prioritize and protect their domestic production by delegating allocation and contracting powers to the Secretary of Agriculture. (2/18)

• Strengthening United States National Defense with America's Beautiful Clean Coal Power Generation Fleet: Asserts that coal-fired power is essential to U.S. national defense and grid reliability. (2/11)
  

• Addressing State and Local Failures to Rebuild Los Angeles After Wildfire Disasters: Directs immediate federal intervention to bypass state and local permitting obstacles, expedite reconstruction, and audit California’s use of disaster relief funds after state and local failures left Los Angeles wildfire survivors unable to rebuild their homes and businesses a year after the disaster. (1/27)

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Last updated 10/06/2026