President Trump wants a slew of environmental rules wiped off the books, including the Bald and Golden Eagle Protect Act/Rebecca Latson file

President Donald Trump is moving to wipe more than 150 years of environmental regulations off the books, including provisions tied to the Endangered Species Act, the Marine Mammal Protection Act, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, the Nuclear Waste Policy Act, and even the Atomic Energy Act, in a bid to reduce regulations tied to energy production.

In a late-night executive order Wednesday the president provided a lengthy list of regulations that he believes impede energy development to 10 agencies with an order that they establish a sunset date for them by September. The termination date would occur within one year "after the effective date of the sunset rule."

"In our country, laws are supposed to provide the certainty and order necessary to foster liberty and innovation," Trump wrote. "Instead, our vast regulatory structure often serves to constrict ordered liberty, not promote it.

"... This regime of governance-by-regulator has imposed particularly severe costs on energy production, where innovation is critical. The net result is an energy landscape perpetually trapped in the 1970s. By rescinding outdated regulations that serve as a drag on progress, we can stimulate innovation and deliver prosperity to everyday Americans."

In addition to the acts listed above, among the laws the president took aim at were the Mining Act of 1872, the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act, and the Coastal Barrier Resources Act of 1982. 

The executive order did call for the public to have an opportunity to comment on each rule's sunset provision, "such as through a request for information, prior to a rule’s expiration.."

There would be no public hearings, according to the order.

The president's order was called "beyond delusional" by the Center for Biological Diversity.

"Attempting to repeal every environmental safeguard enacted over the past 50 years with an executive order is beyond delusional,” said Brett Hartl, the center's government affairs director. “Trump’s farcical directive aims to kill measures that protect endangered whales, prevent oil spills, and reduce the risk of a nuclear accident. This chaotic administration is obviously desperate to smash through every environmental guardrail that protects people or preserves wildlife, but steps like this will be laughed out of court.”