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Since the Loper Bright decision ended Chevron deference, lawmakers and regulators have made strong strides in cutting out costly and burdensome regulations responsible for hampering the energy industry.
Simple legislative fixes, such as implementing hard deadlines for agencies to complete reviews, using consistent and objective standards for review, and ensuring any litigation is for direct harm, not proposed harm, would vastly reduce the time, and cost, to bring new energy projects online, thus lowering the cost of energy across the board.
The Fourth of July is a celebration of America’s independence, the conscious decision to remove itself from a distant country that taxed and regulated, without representation. Two hundred fifty years later, Americans are still fighting a lesser version of that same battle, but that adversary is an overly complex regulatory regime that added billions in green energy mandates to household utility bills, and a tax code that picked energy winners and losers regardless of what the market or the consumer actually needed.
James joins “Day Break” to discuss President Trump’s recent trip to China and the need for permitting reform in the American energy industry.
James joins ‘The Rod and Greg Show’ to discuss how President Trump’s visit to China renews the debate over America’s dependence on Chinese minerals despite plenty of domestic reserves seemingly blocked by regulation.
James joins Dan Rea on ‘NightSide News Update’ to discuss why rare earth independence is increasingly tied to broader US-China economic competition. (Interview starts at 4:10)
At its core, this is about whether the United States is willing to build again. Critical minerals power everything from smartphones and advanced manufacturing to military technology and energy infrastructure, yet America continues to delay the very projects needed to secure those supply chains domestically. If policymakers want a stronger economy and a more secure future, they should start by fixing a permitting system that too often rewards obstruction over progress.
James joins the ‘Frontier Briefing’ to discuss the real cost of America’s broken permitting process. Tanner and James discuss how permitting delays drive up energy costs, delay critical projects, and stand in the way of economic growth and energy abundance. Drawing from James’s recent report, the discussion explores why permitting reform matters for consumers, workers, and America’s future.
James joins the show to talk about energy and permitting in Arizona. (44:25)
