During the Trump Administration, America achieved energy independence and record low energy prices. America quadrupled its liquified natural gas exports. We were among the top three LNG exporters in the world.
But it is not just the federal government attacking key energy projects. Blue states and radical environmental groups have weaponized environmental laws to obstruct our domestic energy production. Many blue states have weaponized good environmental legislation like the Clean Water Act, to kill other energy projects. For example, in New York, the state denied water permits needed to build the Constitution Pipeline that would move natural gas from Pennsylvania to New York consumers. The state, also, denied water permits to the Northeast Supply Enhancement Pipeline.Another law being used by activist judges to obstruct the construction of energy pipelines is the Endangered Species Act.
We must get the courts out of the permitting process by limiting judicial activism. Specifically, we need to limit the time frame and scope of what can be challenged in court.
Contrary to this opinion piece, energy production is the same or higher than during the previous administration