Tracking every rollback, reversal, and overreach — and the path back to the America we know.
The Trump administration is recombining two federal agencies that were separated following the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. This action reverses post-spill safety and environmental oversight reforms by merging agencies responsible for offshore drilling regulation. The move reduces environmental protections and safety oversight for offshore oil drilling operations in U.S. waters.
Executive Order 14270 implements zero-based regulatory budgeting requiring federal agencies to justify all regulations and eliminate those without sufficient benefit-cost justification. The order prioritizes deregulation in the energy sector and requires agencies to offset new regulations by eliminating existing ones. This directly impacts energy production costs, business compliance expenses, and environmental protection standards across the United States.
Executive Order 14260 signed on April 8, 2025, restricts state regulatory authority over energy production and development. The order limits state-level environmental regulations that the administration argues impede domestic energy projects. This impacts Americans by potentially reducing energy costs while limiting state environmental protections.
Executive Order 14261, signed on April 8, 2025, amends Executive Order 14241 to promote the coal industry. The order reverses environmental regulations and clean energy policies, directing federal agencies to support coal production and mining operations. This directly impacts energy costs, coal-dependent communities, and environmental protection standards across the United States.
This proclamation provides regulatory relief for certain stationary sources to promote American energy production. It reduces environmental compliance requirements for industrial facilities. The action lowers operational costs for energy producers while potentially affecting air quality standards and environmental protections for American communities.
On January 31, 2025, the Trump administration signed Executive Order 14192 directing federal agencies to reduce regulations. The order requires agencies to eliminate two existing regulations for every new regulation issued and to freeze most new rulemaking. Confirmed direct impacts include delayed or blocked implementation of pending federal rules across environmental protection, workplace safety, consumer protection, and financial oversight agencies.
Executive Order 14153 signed on January 20, 2025, aims to expand resource extraction and development in Alaska. The order removes restrictions on oil, gas, and mineral exploration on federal lands and waters. This directly impacts Alaska's economy and Native communities while potentially affecting environmental protections and wildlife habitats.
On January 20, 2025, President Trump signed Memorandum 2025-02041 directing federal water management agencies to prioritize water delivery to Southern California over environmental protections. The memorandum specifically addresses water allocation policies, instructing agencies to reduce restrictions on water deliveries that had been implemented under environmental regulations. The confirmed direct impact includes increased water availability to Southern California agricultural and urban users, with water deliveries from federal projects resuming or expanding.
Executive Order 13834 was signed on May 17, 2018, directing federal agencies to establish Regulatory Reform Officers and review regulations for potential elimination or modification to reduce compliance costs. The order required agencies to identify regulations imposing costs on the economy and submit plans to repeal or revise them. The confirmed direct impact included agencies across the federal government conducting systematic regulatory reviews, resulting in the elimination or modification of hundreds of regulations through 2020, affecting areas including environmental protection, labor standards, and financial oversight.