Environment

Congress Should Follow the Administration’s Lead on Lowering Energy Prices

Recent action by the Trump administration has made historic strides to free up energy production, reduce burdensome regulations, and repeal harmful and unnecessary rules. In particular, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin and Energy Secretary Chris Wright have made significant progress in reducing the regulatory pressure on energy production. From the EPA’s “biggest deregulatory action in U.S. history” to the notable reduction of “47 burdensome and costly regulations” by the DOE, the administration has effectively moved the country from a net-zero to energy dominance focus.

Ten Actions Congress Could Take to Lower Energy Prices

Energy powers life, and energy that is affordable and reliable powers prosperity. But affordable and reliable energy requires a few basics to become a reality: sufficient supplies and controlled costs. Energy prices tend to stabilize—and even decline—when Washington establishes reasonable safety and environmental guidelines, then steps back to let free markets operate, and individuals and businesses innovate and produce.

Letter to the Arizona State Land Department

On behalf of the America First Policy Institute (AFPI), thank you for the recent statement from the Arizona State Land Department (ASLD) regarding the Ørsted project that would transform active grazing allotments on State Trust Land into a utility-scale solar installation. It is imperative that projects such as this are evaluated objectively, particularly in the wake of reporting on potential conflicts of interest on the part of elected officials.

Powering the Rust Belt: How the Working Families Tax Cut Act Is Transforming Ohio’s Energy Sector

Signed by President Donald Trump on July 4, 2025, the Working Family Tax Cuts (WFTCA) has rapidly spurred the renewal and transformation of the nation’s hollowed-out post-industrial regions.

Today’s High Gas Prices are Decades in the Making