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Read the full text of Trump’s executive order on energy and climate change

Nation Mar 28, 2017 4:53 PM EDT

On Tuesday afternoon, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that aims to boost U.S. energy independence by rolling back or reviewing clean energy policies instituted before and during the Obama administration. The moves are geared toward alleviating regulations on and expanding fossil fuel enterprises, the White House says.

Read the full text of the energy independence executive order below:

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