Mackenzie Moyer, Christina Puhnaty, and Alexandra Graf Co-Author Firm Alerts
On January 20, 2025, the Trump administration issued a suite of Executive Orders and memoranda signaling a dramatic shift in American energy and environmental policy. Collectively these actions, among a historically large array of “Day One” orders issued by the administration, aim to stimulate domestic energy production (with a focus on oil, natural gas, coal, hydropower, biofuels, critical minerals, and nuclear energy resources), expand energy transmission infrastructure, enlarge refining capacity, and streamline environmental permitting and review requirements for energy production and infrastructure projects while canceling Biden-era domestic climate policies, disengaging from international climate agreements, and curtailing leasing and permitting for offshore and onshore wind energy projects. Additional actions by President Trump on energy and environmental issues are expected, and legal challenges are practically certain as federal agencies take concrete steps to implement these directives. Babst Calland is tracking these matters closely and will issue future Alerts as significant developments arise. As always, Babst Calland attorneys are available to provide guidance on how these actions affect your business. To read the alerts, click here.