Donald Trump Takes a Sledgehammer to Biden's Green Agenda

Former President Biden's climate legacy has all but evaporated in a flurry of Trump executive orders that aim to restore America's energy dominance.

Only hours after being sworn into office, President Donald Trump took sweeping action to reverse much of former President Joe Biden’s climate agenda, declaring an "energy emergency."

This decisive move marked one of the most dramatic shifts in U.S. energy policy since the response to the 1973 oil embargo. Trump’s comprehensive series of executive orders underscores his administration’s focus on prioritizing energy independence, economic growth, and the rollback of what he perceives as overreach by environmental regulations.

Mission: Terminate Biden’s Climate Agenda

Biden’s climate policies, established through numerous executive orders, included rejoining the Paris Agreement, implementing stringent appliance efficiency standards, pausing liquefied natural gas export permits, and enacting the EPA’s power plant rule. These policies aimed to curtail greenhouse gas emissions and accelerate the transition to renewable energy. However, critics argued that these measures placed heavy burdens on the energy sector and consumers alike.

As Jeffrey Reynolds, senior editor for Restoration News, told Just the News, “Now he knows where the bodies are buried, and he’s ready to take a meat axe to everything that got in his way the first time.”

Trump’s actions represent a clean break. By withdrawing from the Paris Agreement and rolling back many of Biden’s climate-related executive orders, Trump signals a return to prioritizing traditional energy sources such as oil, gas, and coal. His orders included provisions for developing energy infrastructure, expanding offshore drilling, and revoking restrictions on public land use for energy production.

Trump also greenlit the mining of critical minerals essential for national security and infrastructure development, highlighting his administration’s focus on energy security.

Here are the four executive orders with their primary purposes: