President Donald Trump's expansive executive order aimed at boosting oil and gas drilling, mining and logging in Alaska is being cheered by state political leaders who see new fossil fuel development as critical to Alaska's economic future and criticized by environmental groups that see the proposals as worrying in the face

The President's order to rename Denali, North America's highest peak, back to Mount McKinley does not agree with Alaska senator.

On his first day back in office, President Trump signed an executive order that aims to undo most of his predecessor’s work on Alaska energy and environmental issues. The order entitled “Unleashing Alaska’s Extraordinary Resource Potential” was among dozens Trump signed.

President Donald Trump says he plans to rename North America’s tallest peak, Denali in Alaska, as Mount McKinley

A sweeping executive order signed by President Donald Trump during the first hours of his second term aims to boost Alaska’s natural resource industry by reversing environmental protections that limit oil and gas extraction, logging, and other development projects across the state.

An executive order signed Monday by President Donald Trump reversed a swath of Biden administration moves in the state.

The 47th president is wading back into a century-long dispute over the name we give to North America’s tallest mountain

Trump followed through on several of his Day 1 promises with a flurry of executive orders, but he left some on the table, including imposing tariffs and ending the war in Ukraine.

In one of his first acts as president, Donald Trump used an executive order on Monday to rename the Gulf of Mexico and Denali in Alaska. To start, Trump re-named the Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of America,” following through on a promise he made during his campaign. The body of water borders Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida.

The Trump administration will prioritize the development of Alaska’s LNG potential, including the permitting of all necessary pipeline and export infrastructure, the White House said.

During his inuagural address, President Donald Trump vowed to change the name of Denali in Alaska back to Mount McKinley.