Trump signs executive order to protect U.S. energy from excessive damages from the state – Watt gets along with it?

President Donald J. Trump boldly took action to protect the independence of the United States' energy, signing an executive order called “Protecting American energy from excessive harm to the state.” The action, announced on April 8, 2025, reaffirmed the administration’s commitment to unleashing the vast U.S. energy resources while driving what the White House calls “ideologically driven state intervention.” For those who have long watched the fight between federal energy priorities and the state-level climate agenda, this EO marks a seismic shift, a welcome turn.

According to the White House fact sheet, the order targets “state laws and policies that hinder U.S. energy development.” It directed the Attorney General to identify and challenge national actions to exaggerate its authority, especially those that threaten the production and distribution of reliable, affordable energy. The government pointed out the laundry list of the culprits: state lawsuits against energy companies are suspected of “climate change hazards”, numbing tort systems that could cause serious damage to producers and stifle access to oil, gas and coal.

Schedule is not more critical. Since energy prices remain a painful place for American families, as it is part of years of regulatory blackmail under the previous administration – Trump's EO aims to reduce the traditional Chinese tape festival and restore what he has long called “energy advantage.” The fact sheet has no stimulus words: states have been weaponizing legal institutions to punish energy producers, often under the guise of climate action, while ignoring the real consequences of higher costs and reduced reliability. Does it sound familiar? This is the same script we have seen from Governor of Blue State and the radical lawyer general for more than a decade.

What's in EO? In addition to bringing the Justice Department’s legal counter-offensive mission mission, it prioritizes federal power in energy policy to ensure that states cannot unilaterally derail projects that are critical to national security and economic growth. Think about pipelines, drilling permits and power plants – the backbone of a crumbling grid under the weight of renewable energy priority fantasy. and the explosion in the data center. The order also demonstrates a broader intention to protect American workers and consumers from what the government considers to be a “radical environmental agenda” at the expense of work and affordability on the green ideological altar.

This is not just a policy victory, but a condemnation of the climate shock, which exacerbates the national level of excess. How many times have we documented the shaky science behind litigation claiming fossil fuels that is the root of all evil? Or is the hypocrisy of the state's demand for clean energy while tilting coal-fired power plants outside the state to keep the lights? Trump’s EO not only defends energy companies; it defends dogma.

Of course, the usual suspects will be fouled. Expect environmental lobbying to spin it into an attack on state rights or a giveaway of “big oil”. But let's be a reality: When countries sue energy producers for being forgotten or blocked in infrastructure in endless litigation, they don't protect their citizens – they bend their political muscles at the expense of the rest of the country. The White House believes that this EO restores balance to ensure energy policy serves the country, rather than a pieced together by activists.

The bet is high. The U.S. energy sector is not only about maintaining heat during the winter. It's about working, competitiveness, and insisting on wanting to see us staggering foreign producers. Trump's first term shows what deregulation can do – recording raw energy and domestic production boom. This EO builds on this legacy, promising to return to state-level barriers rushing in during the Biden era.

Will it work? The devil in detail and the legal battle ahead will be fierce. The state AG will not fail without a fight and the court will have a say. But for the time being, the executive order conveys a clear message: The Trump administration is back, and it's not here to defend. For those who advocate for affordable energy and question the April 8, 2025 climate crusade, it may be just a day marked on the calendar.

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