U.S. Trump administration energy policy may exacerbate pollution concerns

Trump signed more than 40 presidential executive orders on his first day back in the White House, including rescinding nearly 80 presidential executive orders and memorandums signed by former President Joe Biden. He plans to revoke the ban on offshore oil drilling and encourage energy exploration and production on federal lands and waters, as well as canceling environmentally related policies such as electric vehicle tax credits, and considering the repeal of the “electric vehicle mandatory order” developed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which may bring new challenges and uncertainties to the U.S. environment and global climate governance. There is the potential for increased environmental pollution.