Energy agencies top DOGE reg-slashing ‘leaderboard’

By Robin Bravender | 05/14/2025 01:33 PM EDT

The Energy and Interior departments rank Nos. 1 and 3 on DOGE’s list of rule cutters.

Elon Musk shows off DOGE shirt.

Elon Musk walks to the White House after landing in Marine One on the South Lawn with President Donald Trump on March 9. Samuel Corum/Getty Images

President Donald Trump’s DOGE team is boasting about its “deregulation leaderboard,” where energy and environmental agencies rank among the top rule slashers.

The DOGE website, managed by the Elon Musk-led government-downsizing team, includes a page devoted to tallying cuts to federal regulations under the Trump administration. That page includes a “leaderboard” that ranks agencies for their “regulatory reduction progress.”

The Energy Department held the top spot on the DOGE rankings this week, followed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Interior Department.

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The site says it was updated Monday, the same day the Energy Department announced a sweeping plan to overhaul rules and jettison mandatory efficiency standards for products including dishwashers and portable air conditioners.

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