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Executive order #7
Revoke the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline and cancel other Trump administration energy rules
REVERSAL OF TRUMP ORDER
Biden revoked the p**********l permit for the $8 billion Keystone XL pipeline that would have t***sported f****l f**ls from Canada across the United States -- a project climate activists have protested for years. The order also directs federal agencies to start reversing and revising other Trump administration rules, including restoring protections and banning drilling in several national parks and national monuments and setting stricter emissions and fuel economy standards for vehicles.
"Buy American, Hire American"
Signed: April 18, 2017
The order has two parts. The "Hire American" portion of the bill targets the H-1B visa program, which allows businesses to hire high-sk**led workers from outside the U.S., by putting less emphasis on the lottery system used to determine which companies can sponsor visas.
The "Buy American" portion of the order directs agencies to tighten rules that give priority to U.S. companies when hiring contractors or purchasing goods. This would be done by reducing the use of waivers and exceptions to current laws. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross must submit a review of "Buy American" loopholes within 220 days.
"Implementing an America-First Offshore Energy Strategy"
Signed: April 28, 2017
The order reverses a ban on Arctic leasing put in place under the Obama administration in December and directs Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to review areas available for off-shore oil and gas exploration.
“We are unleashing American energy and clearing the way for thousands and thousands of high-paying American energy jobs,” President Trump said during the announcement.
Regarding Construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline
January 24, 2017 January 30, 2017 82 FR 8663 2017-02035
Trump Signs Executive Order On Offshore Drilling And Marine Sanctuaries
April 27, 20179:16 PM ET
Factbox: U.S. oil and gas regulatory rollbacks under Trump
By Liz Hampton
(Reuters) - The Trump administration has moved broadly to relax Obama-era rules put in place to regulate methane and other greenhouse gas emissions, offshore drilling safety, fuel economy and wetlands rules that impact oil, gas and coal industries.
Trump Signs Executive Order On Offshore Drilling And Marine Sanctuaries--President Trump signed an executive order Friday that aims to expand offshore drilling for oil and gas, in a move welcomed by the oil and gas industry and greeted with alarm by environmental groups.
April 27, 20179:16 PM ET
A Closer Look at President Trump's Executive Order on Energy Independence
Holland & Knight Alert
Isabel C. Lane | Dimitrios J. Karakitsos | Beth A. Viola
Trump’s Executive Order: More F****l F**ls, Regardless of C*****e C****e
President Trump's latest decree aims to undo President Obama's climate policies across federal agencies, including the EPA's Clean Power Plan.

By Marianne Lavelle
March 28, 2017

HIGHLIGHTS:
• President Donald Trump's Executive Order (EO) entitled "Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth" is a broad directive accomplishing a number of the Trump Administration's energy-related priorities.
• The EO focuses on encouraging domestic energy production by "unraveling the red tape" and initiating rollbacks on more than 30 Obama-era environmental documents and regulations, including the Clean Power Plan.
• President Donald Trump's Executive Order (EO) entitled "Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth" is a broad directive designed to accomplish a number of the Trump Administration's energy-related goals.
• The EO, issued on March 28, 2017, is sweeping in nature, with a focus on encouraging domestic energy production by "unraveling the red tape" and initiating rollbacks on more than 30 Obama-era environmental documents and regulations. Its directives will take years to fully implement, particularly the regulatory rewrites that will be required to adhere to Administrative Procedures Act (APA) process.
Immediate Review of All Agency Actions that Potentially Burden the Safe, Efficient Development of Domestic Energy Resources
Rescission of Certain Energy and Climate-Related P**********l and Regulatory Actions
Review of the Environmental Protection Agency's "Clean Power Plan" and Related Rules and Agency Actions
Federal Land Coal Leasing Moratorium
Review of Regulations Related to United States Oil and Gas Development