
Litigation: On February 11, 2022, the Western Louisiana District Court preliminarily enjoined the federal government from implementing the executive order's provisions concerning the "social cost of greenhouse gases." After the Fifth Circuit stayed the preliminary injunction, the plaintiff states petitioned the Supreme Court to vacate the stay, which the Court denied on May 26, 2022. Proclamation 9682 of Decem(Modifying the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Proclamation 9681 of Decem(Modifying the Bears Ears National Monument) Mapresidential permit for the Keystone XL PipelineĮxecutive Order 13766 of Janu(Expediting Environmental Reviews and Approvals For High Priority Infrastructure Projects)Įxecutive Order 13783 of Ma(Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth)Įxecutive Order 13792 of Ap(Review of Designations Under the Antiquities Act)Įxecutive Order 13795 of Ap(Implementing an America-First Offshore Energy Strategy)Įxecutive Order 13868 of Ap(Promoting Energy Infrastructure and Economic Growth)Įxecutive Order 13927 of J(Accelerating the Nation’s Economic Recovery from the COVID-19 Emergency by Expediting Infrastructure Investments and Other Activities)Įxecutive Order 13834 of (Efficient Federal Operations)Įxecutive Order 13807 of Aug(Establishing Discipline and Accountability in the Environmental Review and Permitting Process for Infrastructure Projects) The executive order also immediately revokes or rescinds the following actions by the Trump Administration: The list includes the outgoing administration's rollback of the clean car standards, actions to weaken energy efficiency standards, and the decision to permit logging in the Tongass National Forest, among many others that are included in the Climate Deregulation Tracker. The administration also issued a list of actions that relevant agency heads should consider suspending, revising, or rescinding to further the policy priorities articulated in Section 1. Section 1 of the executive order provides that it is the Biden Administration's policy to "listen to the science to improve public health and protect our environment to ensure access to clean air and water to limit exposure to dangerous chemicals and pesticides to hold polluters accountable, including those who disproportionately harm communities of color and low-income communities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to bolster resilience to the impacts of climate change to restore and expand our national treasures and monuments and to prioritize both environmental justice and the creation of the well-paying union jobs necessary to deliver on these goals."

On January 20, 2021, shortly after taking office, President Biden signed an executive order titled Executive Order on Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis. According to the Department of Labor, that provision of the Executive Order now protects about 20% of the entire American workforce from discrimination.Executive Order on Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis

The order extended to government contractors as well. Government practice equal opportunity in hiring, and demanded that each executive department set up a “positive, continuing program” to support equal employment opportunity. Lyndon Johnson’s Executive Order 11246 (1965): This order made the U.S. Kennedy’s Executive Order 10924 (1961): This order established the Peace Corps, which, as TIME put it, “captured the public imagination as had no other single act of the Kennedy Administration.” to uphold the law of the land in Little Rock.”


As TIME reported, the President was left with little choice but to sign “a historic document” that “ordered Secretary of Defense Charles Wilson to use the armed forces of the U.S. If you don't get the confirmation within 10 minutes, please check your spam folder.ĭwight Eisenhower’s Executive Order 10730 (1957): This order, in reaction to the resistance of “ certain persons” in Arkansas to federally mandated school integration, particularly at Little Rock’s Central High School, directed the Secretary of Defense to federalize National Guard units in Arkansas, which had previously been used by Gov. Click the link to confirm your subscription and begin receiving our newsletters. For your security, we've sent a confirmation email to the address you entered.
