Energy & Environment
American energy dominance, affordable power, and a rejection of costly top-down mandates.
Advancing American Freedom on Energy & Environment: 32 policy memos, 8 op-eds, 13 press releases, 2 legal filings.
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- The September 2026 Inflation Spike, Joel Griffith, October 14, 2026. American families are losing ground and inflation is re-accelerating. Since April, year-over-year prices have risen faster than paychecks, and the war-driven energy squeeze only adds to the existing inflation problem.
- Powering the AI Buildout: Measuring Data Center Demand and Reforming Energy Policy, Kevin Dayaratna, Ph.D., October 14, 2026. As the use of artificial intelligence continues to proliferate throughout society, affordable and reliable electricity is becoming increasingly central to U.S. economic growth and technological competitiveness.
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- The September 2026 Inflation Spike (October 14, 2026). American families are losing ground and inflation is re-accelerating. Since April, year-over-year prices have risen faster than paychecks, and the war-driven energy squeeze only adds to the existing inflation problem.
- Powering the AI Buildout: Measuring Data Center Demand and Reforming Energy Policy (October 14, 2026). As the use of artificial intelligence continues to proliferate throughout society, affordable and reliable electricity is becoming increasingly central to U.S. economic growth and technological competitiveness.
- The DSA’s Green New Deal (September 28, 2026). The DSA platform calls for a “Green New Deal” that would make energy unaffordable for American families and massively increase the national debt.
- A Diesel Export Ban Won’t Cut Fuel Prices (September 23, 2026). Facing surging diesel prices, Congressional leaders are considering replicating the failed energy policies of the 1970s by banning diesel exports.
- Repeal the Jones Act (September 17, 2026). The Jones Act has resulted in a tiny and dilapidated U.S. shipping fleet that drives up shipping and energy costs and limits domestic waterway transportation.
- Reduce Tariffs on Business Inputs (September 17, 2026). Tariffs and other trade barriers on business inputs imported from friendly nations should be removed, including those imposed on steel, aluminum, copper, lumber, machine tools, auto parts, semiconductors, energy, fertilizer, and chemicals.
- Allow AI Infrastructure Productivity Gains (September 17, 2026). Lawmakers should reject data-center moratoria and remove regulatory barriers to the reliable, affordable energy needed to power America’s AI infrastructure.
- Reform Building Codes and LEED Rules (September 17, 2026). Burdensome building codes and mandatory green-certification requirements add to the costs of new homes. States should slow the cycle of required code updates, make green certifications voluntary, and prohibit federal energy-code overreach.
- Unshackle Nuclear Energy (September 17, 2026). Lawmakers and nuclear regulators should keep cutting needless red tape so reliable, carbon-free nuclear power can be deployed more quickly and cheaply.
- Eliminate Energy Mandates and Subsidies (September 17, 2026). Lawmakers should repeal costly energy subsidies and mandates, which seek to dictate which forms of energy Americans must produce and use.
- Cut Red Tape and Onerous Restrictions on Oil (September 17, 2026). Lawmakers should repeal burdensome and unnecessary regulations and mandates that raise oil costs, and, in turn, the price of goods and services across the economy.
- Expand Access for Oil & Gas Production (September 17, 2026). Federal and state policymakers should expand access to domestic oil and gas by establishing permanent lease-sale schedules and reducing unnecessary restrictions.
- End the EPA’s Carbon Regulation Regime (September 17, 2026). Congress should clarify that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) lacks authority under the Clean Air Act (CAA) to regulate carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases (GHGs) that don’t directly harm human health.
- “The Heat is on”*: Environmentalists Want to Charge Energy Executives with Murder (September 15, 2026). Environmental activists, frustrated that their arguments have failed to convince lawmakers, regulators, and the public, are urging state prosecutors to charge energy executives with murder or manslaughter.
- Fifty States, Virtually No Impact: The Negligible Effect of U.S. Carbon Reduction Policies on Global Temperatures (July 21, 2026). Abundant, affordable, and reliable energy is the foundation of modern prosperity, and American demand for it is set to climb as data centers, advanced manufacturing, and even more electrification come online.
- The Social Cost of Carbon: A Number Too Malleable from which to Govern (July 21, 2026)
- Energy Abundance and Human Flourishing: A Data-Driven Global Analysis (May 28, 2026). No country has ever become rich, healthy, and long-lived without utilizing a lot of energy. Across every nation and the entire historical record, prosperity and energy use rise together — with no exceptions.
- April 2026 Inflation Surge (May 15, 2026). Energy-driven inflation is raising prices for American families and squeezing American businesses.
- Rescissions of Climate Funding (April 11, 2026). The One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) rescinded about $20 billion in taxpayer dollars that would otherwise have been used to fund wasteful climate programs.
- Repeal of Home Energy Subsidies (April 11, 2026). The One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) repealed about $100 billion in subsidies for home energy modifications that would have mostly benefited upper middle-income households at the expense of other Americans.
- Rollback of Green Energy Subsidies (April 11, 2026). The One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) rolled back about $500 billion in planned green energy subsidies over the next 10 years and helped put the American people and businesses back in control of their own energy choices.
- Unleashing Onshore Energy (April 11, 2026). The One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) unlocks America’s onshore energy potential by requiring additional oil and gas leases on public land.
- Unleashing America’s Offshore Energy (April 11, 2026). The One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) unleashes American energy by requiring 36 oil and gas lease sales in the Gulf of America and the Cook Inlet of Alaska through 2040.
- More Coal for Energy Affordability (April 11, 2026). The One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) expands access to reliable coal resources on federal lands to help ease electricity costs for American households and businesses.
- Faster Environmental Reviews (April 11, 2026)
- Expansion of Clean Fuel Production Subsidy (April 11, 2026). The OBBB phased out the clean fuel production subsidy, saving taxpayers billions in unnecessary green energy expenditures.
- Fact Sheet: How Iran War Affects Global Energy (April 7, 2026). The Iran war and Tehran’s partial closure of the Strait of Hormuz have driven a global energy crunch, sending prices skyrocketing as supply constricts and volatility scares investors.
