THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S FIRST WEEK EXECUTIVE ACTIONS

The document details a series of executive orders and memorandums aimed at increasing fossil fuel production, reducing environmental regulations, and restricting water conservation and diversity initiatives. It highlights the disproportionate risks these actions pose to Latino populations, including increased exposure to pollution, loss of green jobs, and exclusion from disaster relief.

• The administration declared a national energy emergency to bypass environmental regulations, such as the Clean Water Act and the Endangered Species Act, to increase domestic fossil fuel production.
• Executive actions target water management in California, directing federal agencies to redirect water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta to Central Valley farms and Southern California cities, potentially threatening vulnerable fish species.
• The administration has indefinitely withdrawn wind energy leases and permits from the Outer Continental Shelf and suspended federal reviews for wind projects, impacting a sector where Latinos make up approximately 18% of the clean energy workforce.
• New directives prioritize liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects in Alaska and resume oil and gas leasing in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and the Coastal Plain, threatening public lands including the Tongass National Forest.
• Broad executive actions have revoked NEPA regulations, paused Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) funding (including EV charging stations), terminated the American Climate Corps, and ordered the abandonment of social cost of carbon calculations.
• Disaster relief resources managed by FEMA and the Department of Homeland Security are now restricted from supporting undocumented immigrants, which the document claims will lead to injuries, illness, or death during climate disasters.
• The administration has revoked previous executive orders related to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA), prohibiting federal contractors from participating in such programs.

APA

GreenLatinos (2025). THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S FIRST WEEK EXECUTIVE ACTIONS. https://www.greenlatinos.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/ESP-2025-EO-Factsheet.pdf

Chicago

GreenLatinos. THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S FIRST WEEK EXECUTIVE ACTIONS. 2025. https://www.greenlatinos.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/ESP-2025-EO-Factsheet.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{greenlatinos2025trump, author = {{GreenLatinos}}, title = {{THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S FIRST WEEK EXECUTIVE ACTIONS}}, institution = {GreenLatinos}, year = {2025}, url = {https://www.greenlatinos.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/ESP-2025-EO-Factsheet.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }