Though federal energy and environmental policy will look significantly different under a Trump Administration than what we have seen develop over the last eight years, the extent to which his administration will be able to redirect or dismantle Obama Administration achievements remains to be seen. How and whether President-elect Trump’s nominees for secretaries of Energy, Interior, and State, and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator are confirmed, and how they and the White House collaborate with the Republican-controlled Congress to address international agreements, tax issues, an energy bill, and current regulations will begin to play out in the coming days and weeks, though many of their efforts are likely to require significant time and attention from all three branches of government.

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President-elect Trump will head to the Oval Office with a plan to overturn much of what President Obama achieved on energy and environmental issues during his eight years in office, though market forces, international commitments, and the burdens of litigation will all impact how successful those efforts will be. Top targets include...