Environment Directives

Removing Regulatory Barriers to Affordable Home Construction

This Presidential Action establishes a policy favoring the reduction of regulatory barriers across federal agencies to lower the costs and speed the process of residential construction, thereby promoting American homeownership.

The order directs components within the Departments of the Army, EPA, Commerce, HUD, Transportation, Agriculture, and Energy, alongside the FHFA and the Council on Environmental Quality, to review and revise existing rules—particularly those related to water permitting, environmental review (NEPA/CWA), building codes, and development mandates—that unnecessarily constrain housing inventory.

Furthermore, it requires HUD to develop best practices for state and local governments to mimic this deregulation and mandates an evaluation of aligning Opportunity Zone incentives to specifically boost single-family home construction.

Nominations Sent to the Senate

This document formally announces a list of Presidential Nominations that have been sent to the Senate for confirmation, detailing individuals nominated for various key leadership and representative roles across several federal departments and independent agencies, including the Department of Justice, Department of State, Department of the Interior, Department of Energy, the Federal Election Commission, and the Consumer Product Safety Commission, often filling seats vacated by resignations or expired terms.

Unleashing American Commercial Fishing in the Atlantic

This Presidential Proclamation, dated February 6, 2026, revokes Proclamation 10287, which had prohibited commercial fishing in the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument, and reinstates the management conditions established by Proclamation 10049, thereby allowing regulated commercial fishing within the designated area.

The action is justified by finding that existing Federal laws, including the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act and others, provide adequate protection for the monument's objects of historic and scientific interest, making the commercial fishing ban unnecessary.

Addressing State and Local Failures to Rebuild Los Angeles After Wildfire Disasters

This Presidential Action asserts that state and local governments in California failed to manage the aftermath of devastating Los Angeles wildfires, causing significant delays in rebuilding despite extensive federal debris removal and financial aid allocation.

The order mandates immediate and decisive federal action to circumvent these perceived state and local bureaucratic obstacles, primarily directing the Secretary of Homeland Security (via FEMA) and the Small Business Administration (SBA) to consider regulations that preempt local permitting processes and replace them with federal self-certification requirements for builders, all while expediting federal reviews under environmental and preservation laws and requiring accountability audits of prior federal grant usage.

Withdrawing the United States from International Organizations, Conventions, and Treaties that Are Contrary to the Interests of the United States

This Presidential Memorandum directs all executive departments and agencies to immediately begin the process of withdrawing the United States from membership, participation in, or funding for a long list of specific non-UN and United Nations organizations, and related bodies.

This directive stems from the Secretary of State's review, completed under Executive Order 14199, which identified these groups as contrary to the interests of the United States, with the Secretary of State tasked to provide further implementation guidance.

Regulatory Relief for Certain Stationary Sources to Promote American Coke Oven Processing Security

This Presidential Proclamation issues a two-year regulatory exemption to specific coke oven stationary sources listed in Annex I from meeting certain compliance deadlines established by the EPA's July 5, 2024, Coke Oven Rule.

The President asserts that the required emissions-control technologies are not commercially available, and adherence to the current schedule would severely harm the domestic coke and steel industry, thereby undermining national security and the production of materials necessary for critical infrastructure and defense.

Nominations Sent to the Senate

This presidential action document records three nominations forwarded to the Senate for confirmation: Daniel E. Burrows for Assistant Attorney General, Stevan Pearce for Director of the Bureau of Land Management, and Douglas Weaver for a Member seat on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Regulatory Relief for Certain Stationary Sources to Promote American Mineral Security

This Presidential Proclamation, issued by President Donald J. Trump, grants a two-year exemption from the compliance deadlines of a new Environmental Protection Agency rule, known as the Copper Rule, for certain primary copper smelters.

The action is justified by asserting that copper is a critical material for national security and that the new emissions standards impose severe burdens because the required emissions-control technology is either not commercially viable or cost-effective. By extending the deadlines, the Proclamation aims to preserve the Nation's limited domestic smelting capacity and reduce reliance on foreign supply chains during this two-year period.