Declaring a National Energy Emergency Executive Order #14156 Date Issued: January 20, 2025 Topic: Environmental Justice, Transportation
WHAT DOES THIS EXECUTIVE ORDER DO? This order declares a national energy emergency by highlighting the United States’ critically inadequate domestic energy supply and infrastructure, which have driven up energy costs and weakened national security. The order directs federal agencies to employ all available emergency and statutory authorities—including those under the Defense Production Act, eminent domain, and emergency permitting provisions—to accelerate the identification, leasing, production, transportation, refining, and generation of domestic energy resources, thereby securing an affordable and reliable energy supply for economic, industrial, and defense needs. The order calls for expedited reviews under the Clean Water Act and the Endangered Species Act to facilitate energy projects and mandates coordinated efforts among agencies to assess and address vulnerabilities in energy infrastructure, with targeted reports and periodic status updates.
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