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June 19, 2018 · 2,858 days ago
🌍 Environment
Executive Order 13840 was signed on June 19, 2018, directing federal agencies to review ocean policies and develop a new ocean policy framework. The order required agencies to balance economic development, national security, and environmental stewardship in ocean management. Confirmed direct impacts include revised permitting processes for offshore energy development and infrastructure projects, and altered coordination between federal agencies on ocean resource management.
In the Courts
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December 4, 2017 · 3,055 days ago
🌍 Environment
On December 4, 2017, President Trump signed Proclamation 2017-26714, which reduced the size of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah from 1.9 million acres to 1.3 million acres, removing approximately 600,000 acres from federal protection. The action opened previously protected lands to potential mining, energy development, and other extraction activities. The reduction directly affected land management in Utah and changed access and development possibilities on federally managed public lands.
Partially Undone
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April 28, 2017 · 3,275 days ago
🌍 Environment
Executive Order 13795, signed April 28, 2017, revoked the previous administration's offshore drilling moratoriums and directed the Department of Interior to review and open federal waters to oil and gas leasing. The order eliminated restrictions on energy development in U.S. coastal waters, including the Atlantic, Pacific, and Arctic oceans. The direct effect was the expansion of federal lease sales for oil and gas extraction in previously protected marine areas.