Summary:
Executive Order 14,154, issued by President Trump on the first day of his second term in office, declares that it is “in the national interest to unleash America’s affordable and reliable energy and natural resources.”
The same day, in Executive Order 14,156, President Trump declared a “National Energy Emergency” pursuant to his authority under the National Emergency Act (NEA).
President Trump’s attempt to expedite federal permitting in the face of National Energy Emergency likely to face legal challenges.
