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Fears of an international trade war have erupted after the Trump administration prepared to impose at midnight Friday (June 1) twice-delayed tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from the three leading U.S. allies — Mexico, Canada and the European Union (EU).

In an unprecedented move, and a surprise for the oil and natural gas industry, the Trump administration is reportedly planning to order the nation’s grid operators to purchase electricity or power generation capacity from struggling coal and nuclear plants, citing national security.

Fears of an international trade war erupted Thursday after the Trump administration said it would impose at midnight Friday twice-delayed tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from three leading U.S. allies — Canada, Mexico and the European Union (EU).

North Dakota regulators are pursuing energy policy reform, embracing collaboration with the industry and channeling the Trump administration’s goals.

While plugging his ongoing efforts to reorganize the U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) and revise its regulatory agenda to be more energy industry friendly, Secretary Ryan Zinke on Wednesday offered unequivocal support for more domestic exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG).

One day before controversial new tariffs on steel and aluminum imports on several U.S. allies were to take effect, the Trump administration on Monday extended trade negotiations with Canada, Mexico and the European Union (EU) for another 30 days.

Eight months after President Trump called for the federal government to expedite its review and permitting of major infrastructure projects, 12 agencies agreed Monday to follow permitting timetables designed to complete such reviews within two years.

Just six weeks after a federal judge in California ruled that parts of an Obama-era rule governing associated natural gas flaring and venting on public and tribal lands should take effect, a federal judge in Wyoming on Wednesday reversed course and issued a stay, giving the Trump administration more time to revise or rescind the rule.

Contrary to suggestions by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Clean Power Plan (CPP) does not interfere with the authority of FERC or threaten the affordability and reliability of the nation’s electricity supply, according to a trio of former Commissioners.