President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans ran on a plan for American energy: make it easier to produce and more affordable to purchase. Since President Trump took office, his administration and congressional allies have taken over 200 actions to unleash America's energy potential. A list of those actions appears below.

January 20, 2025 

1. President Donald J. Trump had a whirlwind first day in office on January 20, signing some 200 executive orders , many redirecting...

On Wednesday, August 6th, a coalition of sixteen organizations dedicated to preserving free markets and putting taxpayers and consumers first, led by the American Energy Alliance, sent a letter to U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent providing suggestions on how to carry out the statutory language of the recently enacted One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, “OBBBA”). The text of the letter, and list of signatories, is available below.

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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin has announced  a proposal to repeal the 2009 Endangerment Finding, a key legal basis for more than $1 trillion in federal climate regulations — including the Biden administration’s electric vehicle mandate. If finalized, the move would eliminate EPA climate regulations on motor vehicles and engines, restoring greater consumer choice in the auto market. The Endangerment Finding has allowed the EPA to regulate greenhouse gas...

The Trump administration is exempting over 100 chemical manufacturing plants, oil refineries, coal plants, medical device sterilizers, and other companies from Clean Air Act rules set by the Biden administration, recognizing that “overly restrictive environmental regulations undermine America’s energy reliability, economic vitality, and national security.” The Trump administration issued four proclamations  exempting the facilities from one of four rules for two years. The plan is that...

The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” represents a sweeping overhaul of U.S. energy policy, aimed at reshaping the federal government’s role in energy markets and reversing key provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act. With a clear emphasis on fossil fuel production and energy independence, the legislation mandates new oil and gas lease sales across federal lands and offshore areas, revives tax advantages for producers, and loosens regulatory burdens that had previously constrained the...

Currents is a weekly podcast produced by our sister organization the Institute for Energy Research (IER) that recaps the latest news from the world of energy and research from IER. Last week AEA's Vice-President of Policy Kenny Stein, joined the show for a special episode reviewing the energy provisions of the recently passed One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” represents a sweeping overhaul of U.S. energy policy, aimed at reshaping the federal government’s role in energy markets and reversing key provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act. With a clear emphasis on fossil fuel production and energy independence, the legislation mandates new oil and gas lease sales across federal lands and offshore areas, revives tax advantages for producers, and loosens regulatory burdens that had previously constrained the...

The Senate has passed its version of President Trump’s big beautiful bill (BBB), which maintains tax credits for hydrogen, carbon capture, nuclear energy, and geothermal, boosts onshore and offshore drilling, weakens fuel economy regulations, delays a methane emissions fee, and speeds up environmental reviews for paying companies, but makes less funds available for refilling the Strategic Petroleum Reserve than the House version. The Senate removed a proposed excise tax  on wind and solar...

On Monday, June 30th the American Energy Alliance, along with the Competitive Enterprise Institute, sent a joint letter to the Senate urging senators to uphold President Trump's campaign commitment to eliminate all remaining energy subsidies from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which he aptly has called the “Green New Scam.” The text of the letter is available below.

Dear Senator:

In 2022, Democrats passed a radical plan to change how Americans use and consume energy....

On Monday, June 23rd a coalition of twenty-six individuals and organizations dedicated to preserving free markets and putting taxpayers and consumers first, led by the American Energy Alliance, sent a letter to President Trump urging him to encourage Congress to uphold his campaign commitment to eliminate all remaining energy subsidies from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which he aptly has called the “Green New Scam.” The text of the letter and list of signers is available below.