“We are determined to work with rural communities to develop their mineral resources in a safe fashion.” Permitting is another area he cited as a big improvement, with 99 percent of EPA permit requests met on time in 2018, and a goal of 100 percent in 2019. In that same vein, simplifying oil and gas regulations have cut $480 million in regulation costs. Another priority, he said, is reducing the Obama administration’s overreach in regulating the oil and gas industry. “We believe a property owner should be able to stand on his property to determine if his water is Federal or not, without having to hire outside con- sultants!” Redefining clean energy is another priority he said, giving the states more flexibility to manage clean power. “From 1970 to 2018 the U.S. criteria for air pollutants has fallen 74 percent, while the economy has grown by 275 percent!” Helping private energy develop technology to continue that trend is import- ant, he said, as is reminding trading partners that if clean energy is a priority, buying it from the United States where it is produced more cleanly should be a priority. He closed by saying that President Trump is dedicated to using U.S. re- sources to solve U.S. energy problems. He used as an example New En- gland communities that are having to purchase Russian natural gas to meet their energy needs, when the U.S. has a surplus of natural gas. “Imagine the carbon footprint of transporting that gas across the ocean from Russia. He noted that in In the last 2 ½ years the EPA has moved forward 41 regu- lation action, saving Americans 3.5 billion dollars. And there’s another 47 deregulation actions in the works that could save another $100 billion in regulations costs. When it comes to environmental and national security, there is no better investment than American energy and minerals.”
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