Trump to Rescind
Obama Climate Orders with EO on Energy Independence
by Michelle Moons 27 Mar 2017Washington, DC
WASHINGTON, D.C.
— President Donald Trump will roll out a new executive order on Tuesday that
eliminates several Obama-era climate change
orders in favor of policies centered on energy independence.
A senior administration official said that the coming EO
will review some and take other Obama executive orders “off the books
immediately to the extent we can,” while also looking forward to providing a
“beginning framework for a strategy on energy.” Under the new order, each
executive department and agency in the U.S. government will be responsible for
identifying impediments to energy production.
Energy policy under the order will stay in line with the
President’s desire for U.S. energy independence and return the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) to its core mission. The new order
establishes the Trump
Administration’s approach to
climate change.
Former President Obama’s Clean Power Plan, which has been
tied up in the courts, will be reviewed and possibly find itself on the
chopping block in Trump’s new order. There is not a time frame for review of
the Clean Power Plan, but the official predicted that there would be court
challenges regarding that aspect of the EO. The new rule from the Clean Air Act
will also be reviewed.
The Interior Department-imposed coal moratorium
will also be rescinded, according to the official.
The official listed Obama Administration
Presidential memorandums, including the 2013 Climate Action Plan, among
what will be rescinded, “…that obviously will be going away.” A total of about
six executive orders and memorandums will be rescinded.
The official stated that there would be policies related
to the National Environmental Policy Act. Guidance on climate change published
by the Council on Environmental Quality last August will be rescinded. The
senior administration official added that there would be language on the
“social cost of greenhouse gases.” Carbon, methane, and nitrous oxide were
specifically mentioned.
“The previous Administration put out its own estimates,
not in a very transparent fashion, in a fashion that we believe violates the
longstanding OMB policies.” Those will no longer stand as a result, the
official added. Regulations related to methane production at EPA and the Bureau of Land Management will be reviewed to see if they “reflect the
policy priority that’s outlined at the beginning of the order.”
The Administration is looking at all energy options
including nuclear, renewables, clean coal, natural gas, “all of it,” the
official said.
Questions regarding the Administration’s stance on the
Paris climate agreement were denied as the Administration continues to
discuss it.
The coal industry can expect to see review of coal
policies and potential rescinding of some Obama Administration policies. The
official said that President Trump, “is gonna do whatever he can to help those
workers.” The official continued, “There are a lot of different portions that
conspire to affect” the coal industry.
“The Clean Power Plan was designed to address Climate
Change. You look at EPA’s own numbers, they even admitted that in terms of how
it’s going to impact global temperatures, it’s not,” said the official. “I
think there are plenty of rules on the books already. We will continue to
enforce that provide for clean air and clean water.” The official said that’s
the core mission of EPA that the President wants them to stick to.
A strong growing economy is among the best ways to
protect the environment, the official said.
“The previous administration devalued workers by their
policies,” the official continued. “We’re saying we can do both, we can protect
the environment and provide people with work and keep the economy growing.”
The official stated that the President is “not going to
pursue climate or environmental policies that put the U.S. economy at risk.
It’s very simple.”
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Carol M. Browner
was an administrator for the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA), the energy czar for the Barack Obama administration, a director at the Climate Reality Project, and is a director at the Center for American Progress.
Note: Earl E. Devaney
was the director of criminal enforcement for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), an inspector general for the
U.S. Department of the Interior, and
is a director at Winrock International.
Foundation
to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Climate
Reality Project, the Center for
American Progress, the Brookings
Institution (think tank), the Natural
Resources Defense Council, and the Sundance
Institute.
George Soros
was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, a supporter
for the Center for American Progress,
and is the founder & chairman for the Open
Society Foundations.
Open
Society Foundations was a funder for the Center
for American Progress, the Atlantic
Council of the United States (think tank), and the Natural Resources Defense Council.
David J. Hayes is
a senior fellow at the Center for
American Progress, and was a deputy secretary for the U.S. Department of the Interior.
Center
for American Progress Action Fund is an affiliated advocacy group for the Center for American Progress.
Jennifer M.
Palmieri was the president of the Center
for American Progress Action Fund, the SVP for the Center for American Progress, and a communications director,
assistant to the president for the Barack
Obama administration.
Melody C. Barnes
was the EVP for
the Center for American Progress, a domestic
policy council, director for the Barack
Obama administration, and is Barack
Obama’s golf partner.
Center
for American Progress Action Fund is an affiliated advocacy group for the Center for American Progress.
Molly McUsic is a
director at the Center for American
Progress Action Fund, and was a counselor to the secretary for the U.S. Department of the Interior.
Bureau
of Land Management is a division of the U.S. Department of the Interior, and the federal coal leasing program is their program.
George T.
Frampton Jr. was an assistant secretary for the U.S. Department of the Interior, and Albert A. Gore Jr’s attorney.
Albert A. Gore Jr.’s
attorney was George T. Frampton Jr.,
and is the chairman for the Climate
Reality Project.
Carol M. Browner
was a director at the Climate Reality
Project, the energy czar for the Barack
Obama administration, an administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and is a director at the Center for American Progress.
Earl E. Devaney
was the director of criminal enforcement for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), an inspector general for the
U.S. Department of the Interior, and
is a director at Winrock International.
Jason Bordoff is
a director at Winrock International,
a founding director for the Center on
Global Energy Policy (think tank), was a special assistant to the President
for the Barack Obama administration,
and a senior director for energy &
climate change for the National
Security Council.
Carlos Pascual was
a senior director at the National
Security Council, a VP for the Brookings
Institution (think tank), is a fellow at the Center on Global Energy Policy (think tank), and a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States
(think tank).
Richard C. Blum
is an honorary trustee at the Brookings
Institution (think tank), married to Senator
Dianne Feinstein, and a governing council member for the Wilderness Society.
George T.
Frampton Jr. is a governing council member for the Wilderness Society, was an assistant secretary for the U.S. Department of the Interior, and Albert A. Gore Jr’s attorney.
Albert A. Gore Jr.’s
attorney was George T. Frampton Jr.,
and is the chairman for the Climate
Reality Project.
Carol M. Browner
was a director at the Climate Reality
Project, the energy czar for the Barack
Obama administration, an administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and is a director at the Center for American Progress.
Center
for American Progress Action Fund is an affiliated advocacy group for the Center for American Progress.
Molly McUsic is a
director at the Center for American
Progress Action Fund, and was a counselor to the secretary for the U.S. Department of the Interior.
John D. Podesta was
the chairman for the Center for American
Progress Action Fund, a counselor for the Barack Obama administration, is the founder of the Center for American Progress, and Anthony T. Podesta’s brother.
Anthony T. Podesta
is John D. Podesta’s brother, and
the founder & chairman for the Podesta
Group.
Podesta Group
was the lobby firm for the American
Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity.
American
Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity advocates coal use in the Clean coal debate.
Reality
Coalition opposes coal use in the Clean
coal debate, and is a partner with the Natural
Resources Defense Council.
Natural
Resources Defense Council is a partner with the Reality Coalition, and a member of the U.S. Climate Action Partnership.
James Gustave
Speth is an honorary trustee at
the Natural Resources Defense Council,
and a director at the Climate Reality
Project.
Albert A. Gore Jr.
is the chairman for the Climate Reality
Project, his attorney was George T.
Frampton Jr., and a donor for The
Climate Project.
Alliance
for Climate Protection is a merged organization with the Climate Reality Project.
The Climate
Project was a merged organization with the Climate Reality Project.
Norman
Lear was a donor for The Climate
Project, and is married to Lyn Davis
Lear.
Lyn Davis Lear
is married to Norman Lear, and a
trustee at the Sundance Institute.
Robert Redford
is the founder & president of the Sundance
Institute, and a trustee at the Natural
Resources Defense Council.
Natural
Resources Defense Council is a partner with the Reality Coalition, and a member of the U.S. Climate Action Partnership.
James Gustave
Speth is an honorary trustee at
the Natural Resources Defense Council,
and a director at the Climate Reality
Project.
Albert A. Gore Jr.
is the chairman for the Climate Reality
Project, his attorney was George T.
Frampton Jr., and a donor for The
Climate Project.
Alliance
for Climate Protection is a merged organization with the Climate Reality Project.
George T.
Frampton Jr. was Albert A. Gore Jr’s
attorney, an assistant secretary for the U.S.
Department of the Interior, and is a governing council member for the Wilderness Society.
Richard C. Blum
is a governing council member for the Wilderness
Society, married to Senator Dianne
Feinstein, and an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).
Wilbur L. Ross Jr.
was a trustee at the Brookings
Institution (think tank), the chairman for the International Coal Group, and is the secretary at the U.S. Department of Commerce for the Donald Trump administration.
International
Coal Group was a member of the American
Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity, and acquired by Arch Coal Inc.
American
Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity advocates coal use in the Clean coal debate.
Reality
Coalition opposes coal use in the Clean
coal debate, and is a partner with the Natural
Resources Defense Council.
Natural
Resources Defense Council is a partner with the Reality Coalition, and a member of the U.S. Climate Action Partnership.
Carlos Pascual was
a VP for the Brookings Institution
(think tank), a senior director at the National
Security Council, is a director at the Atlantic
Council of the United States (think tank), and a fellow at the Center on Global Energy Policy (think tank).
Jason Bordoff is
a founding director for the Center on
Global Energy Policy (think tank), a director at Winrock International, a special assistant to the President for the
Barack Obama administration, and a senior
director for energy & climate change
for the National Security Council.
Earl E. Devaney is
a director at Winrock International,
was an inspector general for the U.S.
Department of the Interior, and the director of criminal enforcement for
the Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA).
Carol M. Browner
was an administrator for the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA), the energy czar for the Barack Obama administration, a director at the Climate Reality Project, and is a director at the Center for American Progress.
Albert A. Gore Jr.
is the chairman for the Climate Reality
Project, his attorney was George T.
Frampton Jr., and a donor for The
Climate Project.
Alliance
for Climate Protection is a merged organization with the Climate Reality Project.
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