President Trump Signs New Order for Canadian Oil Pipeline to Revive Part of Canceled Keystone XL Pipeline

In a major win for North American energy infrastructure and U.S. energy security, President Donald Trump signed a presidential permit on April 30, 2026, authorizing the cross-border segment of the Bridger Pipeline Expansion project. This initiative effectively revives key elements of the canceled Keystone XL (KXL) pipeline, enabling the transport of Canadian crude oil into […]

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Two Clean Coal Plants in Pennsylvania Are Staying Open Thanks to Trump and Shapiro

In a rare show of bipartisan cooperation on energy policy, two major coal-fired power plants in western Pennsylvania that were slated for retirement in 2028 will now remain online for several more years. The decision, sealed through a state consent decree and highlighted by President Donald Trump on Truth Social, underscores Pennsylvania’s pragmatic “all-of-the-above” energy […]

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White House Signs Directive on Defense Production Act for Domestic Petroleum Production, Refining, and Logistics Capacity

In a decisive move to bolster U.S. energy security amid ongoing supply challenges and geopolitical tensions, President Donald J. Trump signed a Presidential Determination on April 20, 2026, invoking Section 303 of the Defense Production Act (DPA) of 1950 for domestic petroleum production, refining, and logistics capacity. The directive, addressed to the Secretary of Energy, […]

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Executive Orders for President Trump: Ensuring that US has Necessary Fuels from California to Provide US National Security

ENB Pub Note: This is a huge story from the California Globe’s Editor in Chief Katy Grimes, and we have Professor Mische, Mike Ariza, and David Blackmon on the Energy News Beat and Energy Impacts Podcasts covering this huge story from California, and the Executive Orders from President Trump.    These would stabilize California fuels […]

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U.S. Begins Clearing the Strait of Hormuz with Military Ships Passing Through

In a significant development for global energy security, the United States has initiated military operations to clear and secure the Strait of Hormuz, with U.S. Navy vessels now transiting the critical waterway amid ongoing tensions with Iran. This move comes as commercial shipping traffic remains a fraction of normal levels despite a fragile two-week ceasefire, […]

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