Environment Directives
Presidential Permit: Authorizing Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership to Operate and Maintain Existing Pipeline Facilities at Pembina County, North Dakota, at the International Boundary Between the United States and Canada
The President issued a Presidential Permit authorizing Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership, a subsidiary of a Canadian corporation, to operate and maintain its existing pipeline Border facilities in Pembina County, North Dakota, for the purpose of transporting crude oil and petroleum products between the United States and Canada.
This permit supersedes a previous 1994 permit and outlines nine specific conditions, including subjecting the facilities to federal, state, and local regulation, requiring the permittee to remain responsible for maintenance and indemnification, and reserving the President's right to take possession of the facilities for national security reasons.
Presidential Permit: Authorizing Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership to Operate and Maintain Existing Pipeline Facilities at St. Clair County, Michigan, at the International Boundary Between the United States and Canada
The document issues a Presidential Permit, effective April 15, 2026, granting Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership authority to operate and maintain existing cross-border pipeline facilities in St. Clair County, Michigan.
This permit specifies that the facilities transport crude oil and various petroleum products between the United States and Canada, superseding a 1991 permit.
The permit outlines several conditions, including adherence to all relevant federal and state laws, subjecting operations to inspection, mandating the permittee indemnify the United States against liability, and reserving the right for the President to take possession of the facilities for national security purposes.
Presidential Permit: Authorizing Enbridge Energy Company, INC. to Operate and Maintain Existing Pipeline Facilities at St. Clair County, Michigan, at the International Boundary Between the United States and Canada
This Presidential Permit grants Enbridge Energy Company, Inc., a Delaware-registered subsidiary of a Canadian corporation, the authority to operate and maintain its existing pipeline border facilities located between Port Huron and Marysville, Michigan, for the purpose of transporting crude oil and various petroleum products across the U.S.-Canada international boundary.
The permit supersedes a prior 1953 authorization and outlines several conditions, including adherence to all applicable federal, state, and local regulations, providing access for government inspection, requiring removal upon termination unless otherwise directed, and reserving the President's right to take possession of the facilities for national security purposes.
Presidential Permit: Authorizing Bakken Pipeline Company LP to Operate and Maintain Existing Pipeline Facilities at Burke County, North Dakota, at the International Boundary Between the United States and Canada
The President issued a Presidential Permit authorizing Bakken Pipeline Company LP, a subsidiary of the Canadian corporation Enbridge Inc., to operate and maintain its existing pipeline Border facilities located near Portal, North Dakota, for the purpose of transporting crude oil and petroleum products between the United States and Canada.
This new permit supersedes a previous permit issued in 1996 and outlines nine specific conditions, including continuous compliance with all applicable Federal, State, and local laws, mandatory United States government inspection rights, requirements for facility removal upon permit termination, and a clause allowing the President to take temporary possession of the facilities for national security reasons.
Presidential Permit: Authorizing Bakken Pipeline Company LP to Construct, Connect, Operate, and Maintain Pipeline Facilities at Burke County, North Dakota, at the International Boundary Between the United States and Canada
The President exercises executive authority to grant a Presidential Permit to Bakken Pipeline Company LP, a subsidiary of Canadian entity Enbridge Inc., authorizing the construction, connection, operation, and maintenance of specific pipeline border facilities near Portal, North Dakota, for transporting crude oil and petroleum products between the U.S. and Canada.
This authority is heavily conditioned, requiring compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, granting government access for inspection, mandating indemnification for environmental liabilities, and reserving the President's right to take temporary possession of the facilities for national security reasons.
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.