Declaring a National Energy Emergency

By invoking, among other powers, the Defense Production Act, this order seeks to facilitate increased energy production on federal lands, and directs federal agencies to expedite petitions for exemptions from Endangered Species Act rules by state governors and others seeking to expand energy production.

 What to watch: A provision in this order could be interpreted by agencies to mean that they’re authorized to expand energy production not just on federal lands, but through use of eminent domain on state and local landholdings.

Declaring a National Energy Emergency – The White House

January 20, 2025