Proclamation Frames Energy Policy Wins as “Dominance” While Declaring Only Symbolic October Observance

October 7, 2026

The White House issued a proclamation on October 7, 2026, designating October 2026 as National Energy Dominance Month. The text credits the Trump Administration with reversing Obama-era regulations, rescinding the Endangerment Finding in February 2026, approving over 6,000 drilling permits, committing over $1 billion to coal, saving over 100 coal plants, ending the freeze on new natural gas export terminals, and securing “the largest oil deal in all of human history” giving majority control of more than 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan proven reserves. It states that 2025 saw record domestic oil and gas production and LNG exports, with 2026 on pace to break those records, and references the Ratepayer Protection Pledge arranged on March 4, 2026.

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