★ Organization
Council on Environmental Quality
Government Body · Energy & Environment · Federal Government
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The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) is a division of the Executive Office of the President responsible for coordinating federal environmental efforts across the United States. It works closely with federal agencies and other White House offices on the development of environmental and energy policies and initiatives. CEQ was established by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), signed into law in 1970, and plays a central role in overseeing NEPA implementation and environmental review processes.
Sectors
Actions
Includes actions Council on Environmental Quality appears on directly, plus actions flagged against the sectors it belongs to.
Trump's EPA eliminates climate endangerment finding and emission rules
Energy & Environment sector — Eliminating federal vehicle GHG standards removes compliance costs across the auto manufacturing industry and preserves demand for petroleum-based fuels, benefiting domestic oil and gas producers sector-wide.
Trump order expedites federal permits for AI data centers
Directed to coordinate with agencies on establishing new NEPA categorical exclusions to facilitate construction of Qualifying Projects.
Trump creates National Energy Dominance Council chaired by Burgum
Energy & Environment sector — Nuclear, hydropower, and critical-minerals industries also fall within the council's explicit mandate alongside the fossil-fuel scope. Energy & Environment is tagged as an interim broader sector pending more granular sub-sector creation for nuclear and critical minerals.
Trump order scraps the rules behind federal environmental reviews
Acting under the direction of EO 14154, published an Interim Final Rule (February 2025) and a Final Rule (January 2026) rescinding its NEPA implementing regulations.