Trump Plans to Make America Dominant Energy Player

Energy policies to tap into America's rich energy resources, creating wealth and jobs

Coal miner Jaden Fredrickson, 26, of Cheat Lake, W.Va., waits prior to the arrival of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt who visited the Harvey Mine on April 13, 2017 in Sycamore, Pennsylvania. Justin Merriman/Getty Images

Abundance and dominance are key words for the Trump administration’s new energy policy.

Speaking on June 29 at an event at the Department of Energy, “Unleashing American Energy,” President Donald Trump recalled how in the past 40 years, Americans have heard “constant claims that the world was running out of oil and natural gas.” Americans, Trump said, have been told the energy crisis could only be solved through “Draconian restrictions.”