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The Unleashing American Energy Executive Order or equivalent presidential action explicitly directs the CEQ to expedite and simplify the federal permitting process.
Executive Order 14154, titled “Unleashing American Energy,” was signed by President Donald J. Trump on January 20, 2025, as confirmed by the official White House publication and the govinfo compilation of presidential documents. Section 5(b) of this order explicitly states: “To expedite and simplify the permitting process, within 30 days of the date of this order, the Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) shall provide guidance on implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)…” and to propose rescinding CEQ’s NEPA regulations. A February 19, 2025 memorandum from the Council on Environmental Quality reiterates that Section 5(b) of EO 14154 directs CEQ to provide NEPA implementation guidance specifically “to expedite and simplify the permitting process.” Based on these primary sources, the statement that President Trump issued the 'Unleashing American Energy' Executive Order directing CEQ to expedite and simplify the permitting process is accurate.
The verdict is True because the text of Executive Order 14154 itself, corroborated by CEQ’s implementation memo, clearly and directly instructs the Council on Environmental Quality to take actions to “expedite and simplify the permitting process.”