The order directs federal agencies to commemorate National Park Week from April 19 through April 27, 2025. The week's events will start with a commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord at Minute Man National Historical Park in Massachusetts. The order also encourages all Americans to learn more about the natural and historical heritage of the national parks.

The Interior Department says it will fast-track approvals for minin, gas, and oil extraction on federal lands. This comes in response to the president's previous declaration of an "energy emergency."

The order directs Federal agencies to reassess the prohibition on commercial fishing within the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument (PRIMNM) boundaries. The National Marine Fisheries Service and the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council are identified as effective managers of regional fisheries. The order finds that appropriately managed commercial fishing would not harm the scientific and historic objects that the PRIMNM protects, and notes that the prohibition on commercial fishing has negatively impacted American fishing fleets and territories dependent on the fishing industry.

Trump II interior secretary Doug Burgum called for a halt to “all construction activities” on the Empire Wind project off Long Island. The project was designed to generate enough electricity to power about 500,000 homes. Secretary Burgum said the stoppage would allow for additional review of the project. New York's governor said she would "fight this decision every step of the way."

The order directs Federal agencies to identify and evaluate state and local laws, regulations, and practices that burden the identification, development, use, or investment in domestic energy resources, particularly those addressing climate change or involving environmental initiatives. The Attorney General, in consultation with the heads of appropriate executive departments and agencies, is tasked with identifying these laws and regulations that may be unconstitutional, preempted by Federal law, or unenforceable. The focus is on laws that potentially undermine the goal of "American energy dominance,"" such as those that impose barriers to interstate and international trade, control energy development on Federal land, or impose fines on energy producers.

The order directs Federal agencies to increase domestic energy production, particularly in the coal industry. The National Energy Dominance Council is to designate coal as a "mineral," thus allowing it to receive all benefits under Executive Order 14241. The Secretaries of the Interior, Agriculture, and Energy are to identify coal resources on federal lands and propose policies to address any impediments to their mining, with a focus on the potential impact on electricity costs and grid reliability. The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture are also instructed to prioritize coal leasing and expedite environmental reviews to facilitate coal mining on public lands.

Tucked into Last Week's emergency order opening millions of acres of national forests to logging was a further notice that the Agriculture Secretary would open thousands of acres of land in Nevada and New Mexico to gas drilling, mining, and geo-thermal development. These lands had been set aside by the Biden administration late in the former president's term.

Trump II Agriculture Secretary declares an emergency and OKs logging in millions of acres of U.S. national forests. The memo cites risks of wildfire and pest infestation and the president's executive order directing the agency to boost logging to justify the declaration.

The Trump II administration is terminating grants for two clean energy projects and placing approximately 300 others under review, aligning with its focus on fossil fuel development. The Department of Energy canceled two awards to the nonprofit think tank RMI, including a $5.3 million project aimed at retrofitting low-income multifamily buildings in Massachusetts and California to enhance energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Initiates the closure of the Department of Education.

The changes will have to go through public comment, etc, before they take effect.

Directs federal agencies to expand domestic timber production by streamlining environmental reviews, setting higher timber sale targets, and expediting project approvals. It states it aims to reduce reliance on imports, lower construction costs, improve forest management and remove regulatory delays.

Trump II Halts Pending Environmental Litigation, Shuffles Lawyers and Staff Out of DOJ Environment Law Department.

Trump II Picks ND Governor Doug Burgum to Lead Department of the Interior. Missed this yesterday. Apparently this man is also now Trump II’s ‘Energy Czar’.

Trump II Taps Former Congressman Lee Zeldin (R-NY) to Head EPA.

Trump II Transition Team Making Plans to Reverse Biden Energy, Environment Policy, Expand Fossil Fuel Production.