Impacts on Energy and Environmental Policy and More.
By Bracewell.
On January 20, 2025, President Trump re-assumed the presidency with a flurry of executive orders and memoranda, many of which directly impacted energy and environmental issues. These orders included a production-minded strategy entitled “Unleashing American Energy,†a short-term regulatory freeze, a declaration of a national energy emergency, a specific order regarding wind energy and an order establishing the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Other topics may have profound impacts on energy, like the trade executive order which may impact the supply chain for energy projects.
Bracewell’s Policy Resolution Group has prepared a source book of analytical material on all the executive orders and more. We invite you to read through the material and contact us with questions. It has been said that so many orders came out on Day One precisely to shield any one order from too much criticism. In any event, the process of addressing all these executive actions is ongoing and iterative.
To get a sense of all that has happened, we have broken out a series of answers to frequently asked questions. Below is our thinking, although it is not yet dispositive.
1. What is an executive order anyway, and how far can it move the needle?
A presidential executive order is a signed directive from the president to federal agencies and officials of the executive branch, carrying the force of law. These orders allow presidents to move quickly on policy matters without congressional approval, making them powerful tools for implementing the president’s agenda.
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PRG’s Analysis of Day-One Executive Actions
Bracewell’s Policy Resolution Group has also prepared a source book of analytical material on all the executive orders and more. We invite you to read through the material and contact us with questions. It has been said that so many orders came out on Day One precisely to shield any one order from too much criticism. In any event, the process of addressing all these executive actions is ongoing and iterative.
Download PRG’s Analysis of Day-One Executive Actions.
