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Exporting natural gas raises your power bills. Trump is doing it anyway.

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Exporting huge quantities of natural gas abroad increases domestic fuel and electricity prices.

Exporting terminals are massive greenhouse gas emitters, and dumping hulking export terminals on pristine wetlands has a devastating effect on the multigenerational fishing communities of the Gulf Coast .

On his first day in office, President Donald Trump ended Biden ’s moratorium on new LNG projects.

FERC has a reputation for rubber-stamping new gas projects under both Democratic and Republican administrations.

The DOE 's December 2024 report identifying risks to the public from unchecked LNG exports is currently open for public comment.

A recent report found that Europe , the U.S. 's largest gas export market, experienced a 19 percent decline in LNG imports last year .

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