"Doug Burgum’s order would hobble clean energy development, hinder protections for migratory birds and endangered species and open significant landscapes to resource extraction."
"National monuments, migratory birds, endangered and threatened species: Some of the nation’s most vulnerable natural resources are in jeopardy after Doug Burgum issued—on his first full day as secretary of the Department of the Interior—a seven-page directive weakening their protections to further fossil fuel development.
President Trump laid the groundwork for Burgum’s order by revoking a dozen of the Biden administration’s executive orders, including those advancing clean energy, climate change mitigation and protections of natural resources.
It’s not unusual for presidents to overturn some of their predecessors’ executive orders, but President Trump’s revocations have been vast and far reaching.
A spokesperson for the Interior Department referred questions about Burgum’s actions to the directive itself and a press release about it."
Lisa Sorg and Wyatt Myskow report for Inside Climate News February 5, 2025.
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