NPR: Trump’s ‘energy emergency’ grants him ‘137 statutory powers’ to ‘sidestep bureaucratic processes & public notifications’ – Likely headed to court
NPR: Trump invoked presidential authority under the National Emergencies Act, which he also used in 2019 to build a wall along the southern U.S. border. This gives the president more power to sidestep bureaucratic processes and public notifications. A Brennan Center analysis "identified 137 statutory powers that may become available to the president when he declares a national emergency."
In this case those powers include suspending some environmental regulations under landmark laws such as the Endangered Species Act and speeding up energy project approval processes. ...
Trump's declaration doesn't lay out, specifically, what he wants done. Instead, he "orders executive departments and agencies to identify and exercise any lawful emergency authorities available to them," says Amy Stein, a law professor at the University of Florida, who responded to NPR's questions by email. ...
But in defining what constitutes "energy" Trump left out two renewable forms — wind and solar power — which were a particular focus for the Biden administration's ambitious climate policies. Together they comprise more than 14% of the country's electricity generation.
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