Month: April 2026

Source: United States White House

class=”has-text-align-left”>By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States of America (the “President”), I hereby grant this Presidential permit, subject to the conditions herein set forth to Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership (the “permittee”).  The permittee is a limited partnership organized under the laws of the State of Delaware and is an indirect subsidiary of Enbridge Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of Canada.  Permission is hereby granted to the permittee to operate and maintain existing pipeline Border facilities, as described herein, at the international border of the United States and Canada in St. Clair County, Michigan, for the transport between the United States and Canada of crude oil and petroleum products of every description, refined or unrefined (inclusive of, but not limited to, naphtha, liquefied petroleum gas, natural gas liquids, jet fuel, gasoline, kerosene, and diesel), but not including natural gas subject to section 3 of the Natural Gas Act, as amended (15 U.S.C. 717b).

This permit supersedes and revokes the Presidential permit issued previously, dated December 12, 1991. 

This permit does not affect the applicability of any otherwise-relevant laws and regulations.  As confirmed in Article 2 of this permit, the Border facilities shall remain subject to all such laws and regulations.

The term “Facilities” as used in this permit means the portion in the United States of the international pipeline project associated with the permittee’s January 16, 2026, application for an amendment to its existing permit, and any land, structures, installations, or equipment appurtenant thereto.

The term “Border facilities” as used in this permit means those parts of the Facilities consisting of a 30-inch diameter pipeline in existence at the time of this permit’s issuance extending from the international border between the United States and Canada in St. Clair County, Michigan, to and including the first mainline shut-off valve or pumping station in the United States located approximately 0.3 miles from the international border, and any land, structures, installations, or equipment appurtenant thereto.

This permit is subject to the following conditions:

Article 1.  The Border facilities herein described, and all aspects of their operation, shall be subject to all the conditions, provisions, and requirements of this permit and any subsequent Presidential amendment to it.  The permittee shall make no substantial change in the Border facilities, in the location of the Border facilities, or in the operation authorized by this permit unless the President has approved the change in an amendment to this permit or in a new permit.  Such substantial changes do not include, and the permittee may make, changes to the average daily throughput capacity of the Border facilities to any volume of products that is achievable through the Border facilities, and to the directional flow of any such products.

Article 2.  The standards for, and the manner of, operation and maintenance of the Border facilities shall be subject to inspection by the representatives of appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies.  Officers and employees of such agencies who are duly authorized and performing their official duties shall be granted free and unrestricted access to the Border facilities by the permittee.  The Border facilities, including the operation and maintenance of the Border facilities, shall be subject to all applicable laws and regulations, including pipeline safety laws and regulations issued or administered by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration of the U.S. Department of Transportation.  The permittee shall obtain requisite permits from relevant State and local governmental entities, and relevant Federal agencies.

Article 3.  Upon the termination, revocation, or surrender of this permit, unless otherwise decided by the President, the permittee, at its own expense, shall remove the Border facilities within such time as the President may specify.  If the permittee fails to comply with an order to remove, or to take such other appropriate action with respect to, the Border facilities, the President may direct an appropriate official or agency to take possession of the Border facilities — or to remove the Border facilities or take other action — at the expense of the permittee.  The permittee shall have no claim for damages caused by any such possession, removal, or other action.

Article 4.  When, in the judgment of the President, ensuring the national security of the United States requires entering upon and taking possession of any of the Border facilities or parts thereof, and retaining possession, management, or control thereof for such a length of time as the President may deem necessary, the United States shall have the right to do so, provided that the President or his designee has given due notice to the permittee.  The United States shall also have the right thereafter to restore possession and control to the permittee.  In the event that the United States exercises the rights described in this article, it shall pay to the permittee just and fair compensation for the use of such Border facilities, upon the basis of a reasonable profit in normal conditions, and shall bear the cost of restoring the Border facilities to their previous condition, less the reasonable value of any improvements that may have been made by the United States.

Article 5.  Any transfer of ownership or control of the Border facilities, or any part thereof, or any changes to the name of the permittee, shall be immediately communicated in writing to the President or his designee, and shall include information identifying any transferee.  Notwithstanding any such transfers or changes, this permit shall remain in force subject to all of its conditions, permissions, and requirements, and any amendments thereto, unless subsequently terminated, revoked, or amended by the President.

Article 6.  (1)  The permittee is responsible for acquiring any right-of-way grants or easements, permits, and other authorizations as may become necessary or appropriate.

(2)  The permittee shall hold harmless and indemnify the United States from any claimed or adjudged liability arising out of operation or maintenance of the Border facilities, including environmental contamination from the release, threatened release, or discharge of hazardous substances or hazardous waste.

(3)  To ensure the safe operation of the Border facilities, the permittee shall maintain them and every part of them in a condition of good repair and in compliance with applicable law.

Article 7.  The permittee shall file with the President or his designee, and with appropriate agencies, such sworn statements or reports with respect to the Border facilities, or the permittee’s activities and operations in connection therewith, as are now, or may hereafter, be required under any law or regulation of the United States Government or its agencies.  These reporting obligations do not alter the intent that this permit be operative as a directive issued by the President alone.

Article 8.  Upon request, the permittee shall provide appropriate information to the President or his designee with regard to the Border facilities.  Such requests could include information concerning current conditions or anticipated changes in ownership or control, operation, or maintenance of the Border facilities.

Article 9.  This permit is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fifteenth day of April, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-six, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and fiftieth.

                             DONALD J. TRUMP

Source: United States White House

class=”has-text-align-left”>By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States of America (the “President”), I hereby grant this Presidential permit, subject to the conditions herein set forth to Enbridge Energy Company, Inc. (the “permittee”).  The permittee is a company formed under the laws of the State of Delaware and is a subsidiary of Enbridge Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of Canada.  Permission is hereby granted to the permittee to operate and maintain existing pipeline Border facilities, as described herein, at the international border of the United States and Canada in St. Clair County, Michigan between the cities of Port Huron and Marysville, Michigan, for the transport between the United States and Canada of crude oil and petroleum products of every description, refined or unrefined (inclusive of, but not limited to, naphtha, liquefied petroleum gas, natural gas liquids, jet fuel, gasoline, kerosene, and diesel), but not including natural gas subject to section 3 of the Natural Gas Act, as amended (15 U.S.C. 717b).

This permit supersedes and revokes the Presidential permit issued previously, dated April 28, 1953. 

This permit does not affect the applicability of any otherwise-relevant laws and regulations.  As confirmed in Article 2 of this permit, the Border facilities shall remain subject to all such laws and regulations.

The term “Facilities” as used in this permit means the portion in the United States of the international pipeline project associated with the permittee’s January 16, 2026, application for an amendment to its existing permit, and any land, structures, installations, or equipment appurtenant thereto.

The term “Border facilities” as used in this permit means those parts of the Facilities consisting of a 30-inch diameter in existence at the time of this permit’s issuance extending from a point between the cities of Port Huron and Marysville, Michigan, to a point in the St. Clair River on the international boundary between the United States and Canada, to and including the first mainline shut-off valve or pumping station in the United States located approximately 1.5 miles from the international border, and any land, structures, installations, or equipment appurtenant thereto.

This permit is subject to the following conditions:

Article 1.  The Border facilities herein described, and all aspects of their operation, shall be subject to all the conditions, provisions, and requirements of this permit and any subsequent Presidential amendment to it.  The permittee shall make no substantial change in the Border facilities, in the location of the Border facilities, or in the operation authorized by this permit unless the President has approved the change in an amendment to this permit or in a new permit.  Such substantial changes do not include, and the permittee may make, changes to the average daily throughput capacity of the Border facilities to any volume of products that is achievable through the Border facilities, and to the directional flow of any such products.

Article 2.  The standards for, and the manner of, operation and maintenance of the Border facilities shall be subject to inspection by the representatives of appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies.  Officers and employees of such agencies who are duly authorized and performing their official duties shall be granted free and unrestricted access to the Border facilities by the permittee.  The Border facilities, including the operation and maintenance of the Border facilities, shall be subject to all applicable laws and regulations, including pipeline safety laws and regulations issued or administered by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration of the U.S. Department of Transportation.  The permittee shall obtain requisite permits from relevant State and local governmental entities, and relevant Federal agencies.

Article 3.  Upon the termination, revocation, or surrender of this permit, unless otherwise decided by the President, the permittee, at its own expense, shall remove the Border facilities within such time as the President may specify.  If the permittee fails to comply with an order to remove, or to take such other appropriate action with respect to, the Border facilities, the President may direct an appropriate official or agency to take possession of the Border facilities — or to remove the Border facilities or take other action — at the expense of the permittee.  The permittee shall have no claim for damages caused by any such possession, removal, or other action.

Article 4.  When, in the judgment of the President, ensuring the national security of the United States requires entering upon and taking possession of any of the Border facilities or parts thereof, and retaining possession, management, or control thereof for such a length of time as the President may deem necessary, the United States shall have the right to do so, provided that the President or his designee has given due notice to the permittee.  The United States shall also have the right thereafter to restore possession and control to the permittee.  In the event that the United States exercises the rights described in this article, it shall pay to the permittee just and fair compensation for the use of such Border facilities, upon the basis of a reasonable profit in normal conditions, and shall bear the cost of restoring the Border facilities to their previous condition, less the reasonable value of any improvements that may have been made by the United States.

Article 5.  Any transfer of ownership or control of the Border facilities, or any part thereof, or any changes to the name of the permittee, shall be immediately communicated in writing to the President or his designee, and shall include information identifying any transferee.  Notwithstanding any such transfers or changes, this permit shall remain in force subject to all of its conditions, permissions, and requirements, and any amendments thereto.

Article 6.  (1)  The permittee is responsible for acquiring any right-of-way grants or easements, permits, and other authorizations as may become necessary or appropriate.

(2)  The permittee shall hold harmless and indemnify the United States from any claimed or adjudged liability arising out of operation or maintenance of the Border facilities, including environmental contamination from the release, threatened release, or discharge of hazardous substances or hazardous waste.

(3)  To ensure the safe operation of the Border facilities, the permittee shall maintain them and every part of them in a condition of good repair and in compliance with applicable law.

Article 7.  The permittee shall file with the President or his designee, and with appropriate agencies, such sworn statements or reports with respect to the Border facilities, or the permittee’s activities and operations in connection therewith, as are now, or may hereafter, be required under any law or regulation of the United States Government or its agencies.  These reporting obligations do not alter the intent that this permit be operative as a directive issued by the President alone.

Article 8.  Upon request, the permittee shall provide appropriate information to the President or his designee with regard to the Border facilities.  Such requests could include information concerning current conditions or anticipated changes in ownership or control, operation, or maintenance of the Border facilities.

Article 9.  This permit is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fifteenth day of April, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-six, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and fiftieth.

DONALD J. TRUMP

Source: United States White House

class=”has-text-align-left”>By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States of America (the “President”), I hereby grant this Presidential permit, subject to the conditions herein set forth to Bakken Pipeline Company LP. (the “permittee”).  The permittee is a limited partnership organized under the laws of the State of Delaware and is a subsidiary of Enbridge Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of Canada.  Permission is hereby granted to the permittee to operate and maintain pipeline Border facilities, as described herein, at the international border of the United States and Canada near Portal, North Dakota, for the transport between the United States and Canada of crude oil and petroleum products of every description, refined or unrefined (inclusive of, but not limited to, naphtha, liquefied petroleum gas, natural gas liquids, jet fuel, gasoline, kerosene, and diesel), but not including natural gas subject to section 3 of the Natural Gas Act, as amended (15 U.S.C. 717b).

This permit supersedes and revokes the Presidential permit issued previously, dated April 8, 1996.

This permit does not affect the applicability of any otherwise-relevant laws and regulations.  As confirmed in Article 2 of this permit, the Border facilities shall remain subject to all such laws and regulations.

The term “Facilities” as used in this permit means the portion in the United States of the international pipeline project associated with the permittee’s January 16, 2026, application for an amendment to its existing permit, and any land, structures, installations, or equipment appurtenant thereto.

The term “Border facilities” as used in this permit means those parts of the Facilities consisting of a 12-inch diameter pipeline in existence at the time of this permit extending from the international border between the United States and Canada near Portal, North Dakota, to and including the first mainline shut-off valve or pumping station in the United States located approximately 0.5 miles from the international border, and any land, structures, installations, or equipment appurtenant thereto.

This permit is subject to the following conditions:

Article 1.  The Border facilities herein described, and all aspects of their operation, shall be subject to all the conditions, provisions, and requirements of this permit and any subsequent Presidential amendment to it.  The permittee shall make no substantial change in the Border facilities, in the location of the Border facilities, or in the operation authorized by this permit unless the President has approved the change in an amendment to this permit or in a new permit.  Such substantial changes do not include, and the permittee may make, changes to the average daily throughput capacity of the Border facilities to any volume of products that is achievable through the Border facilities, and to the directional flow of any such products.

Article 2.  The standards for, and the manner of, operation and maintenance of the Border facilities shall be subject to inspection by the representatives of appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies.  Officers and employees of such agencies who are duly authorized and performing their official duties shall be granted free and unrestricted access to the Border facilities by the permittee.  The Border facilities, including the operation and maintenance of the Border facilities, shall be subject to all applicable laws and regulations, including pipeline safety laws and regulations issued or administered by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration of the U.S. Department of Transportation.  The permittee shall obtain requisite permits from relevant State and local governmental entities, and relevant Federal agencies.

Article 3.  Upon the termination, revocation, or surrender of this permit, unless otherwise decided by the President, the permittee, at its own expense, shall remove the Border facilities within such time as the President may specify.  If the permittee fails to comply with an order to remove, or to take such other appropriate action with respect to, the Border facilities, the President may direct an appropriate official or agency to take possession of the Border facilities — or to remove the Border facilities or take other action — at the expense of the permittee.  The permittee shall have no claim for damages caused by any such possession, removal, or other action.

Article 4.  When, in the judgment of the President, ensuring the national security of the United States requires entering upon and taking possession of any of the Border facilities or parts thereof, and retaining possession, management, or control thereof for such a length of time as the President may deem necessary, the United States shall have the right to do so, provided that the President or his designee has given due notice to the permittee.  The United States shall also have the right thereafter to restore possession and control to the permittee.  In the event that the United States exercises the rights described in this article, it shall pay to the permittee just and fair compensation for the use of such Border facilities, upon the basis of a reasonable profit in normal conditions, and shall bear the cost of restoring the Border facilities to their previous condition, less the reasonable value of any improvements that may have been made by the United States.

Article 5.  Any transfer of ownership or control of the Border facilities, or any part thereof, or any changes to the name of the permittee, shall be immediately communicated in writing to the President or his designee, and shall include information identifying any transferee.  Notwithstanding any such transfers or changes, this permit shall remain in force subject to all of its conditions, permissions, and requirements, and any amendments thereto.

Article 6.  (1)  The permittee is responsible for acquiring any right-of-way grants or easements, permits, and other authorizations as may become necessary or appropriate.

(2)  The permittee shall hold harmless and indemnify the United States from any claimed or adjudged liability arising out of operation or maintenance of the Border facilities, including environmental contamination from the release, threatened release, or discharge of hazardous substances or hazardous waste.

(3)  To ensure the safe operation of the Border facilities, the permittee shall maintain them and every part of them in a condition of good repair and in compliance with applicable law.

Article 7.  The permittee shall file with the President or his designee, and with appropriate agencies, such sworn statements or reports with respect to the Border facilities, or the permittee’s activities and operations in connection therewith, as are now, or may hereafter, be required under any law or regulation of the United States Government or its agencies.  These reporting obligations do not alter the intent that this permit be operative as a directive issued by the President alone.

Article 8.  Upon request, the permittee shall provide appropriate information to the President or his designee with regard to the Border facilities.  Such requests could include, for example, information concerning current conditions or anticipated changes in ownership or control, operation, or maintenance of the Border facilities.

Article 9.  This permit is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fifteenth day of April, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-six, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and fiftieth.

DONALD J. TRUMP

Source: United States White House

class=”has-text-align-left”>By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States of America (the “President”), I hereby grant this Presidential permit, subject to the conditions herein set forth to Bakken Pipeline Company LP. (the “permittee”).  The permittee is a limited partnership organized under the laws of the State of Delaware and is a subsidiary of Enbridge Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of Canada.  Permission is hereby granted to the permittee to construct, connect, operate, and maintain pipeline Border facilities, as described herein, at the international border of the United States and Canada near Portal, North Dakota, for the transport between the United States and Canada of crude oil and petroleum products of every description, refined or unrefined (inclusive of, but not limited to, naphtha, liquefied petroleum gas, natural gas liquids, jet fuel, gasoline, kerosene, and diesel), but not including natural gas subject to section 3 of the Natural Gas Act, as amended (15 U.S.C. 717b).

This permit does not affect the applicability of any otherwise-relevant laws and regulations.  As confirmed in Article 2 of this permit, the Border facilities shall remain subject to all such laws and regulations.

The term “Facilities” as used in this permit means the portion in the United States of the international pipeline project associated with the permittee’s January 16, 2026, application for a new permit, and any land, structures, installations, or equipment appurtenant thereto.

The term “Border facilities” as used in this permit means those parts of the Facilities consisting of a 24-inch diameter pipeline extending from the international border between the United States and Canada near Portal, North Dakota, to and including the first mainline shut-off valve or pumping station in the United States located less than 1 mile from the international border, and any land, structures, installations, or equipment appurtenant thereto.

This permit is subject to the following conditions:

Article 1.  The Border facilities herein described, and all aspects of their operation, shall be subject to all the conditions, provisions, and requirements of this permit and any subsequent Presidential amendment to it.  The permittee shall make no substantial change in the Border facilities, in the location of the Border facilities, or in the operation authorized by this permit unless the President has approved the change in an amendment to this permit or in a new permit.  Such substantial changes do not include, and the permittee may make, changes to the average daily throughput capacity of the Border facilities to any volume of products that is achievable through the Border facilities, and to the directional flow of any such products.

Article 2.  The standards for, and the manner of, construction, connection, operation, and maintenance of the Border facilities shall be subject to inspection by the representatives of appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies.  Officers and employees of such agencies who are duly authorized and performing their official duties shall be granted free and unrestricted access to the Border facilities by the permittee.  The Border facilities, including the construction, connection, operation, and maintenance of the Border facilities, shall be subject to all applicable laws and regulations, including pipeline safety laws and regulations issued or administered by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration of the U.S. Department of Transportation.  The permittee shall obtain requisite permits from relevant State and local governmental entities, and relevant Federal agencies.

Article 3.  Upon the termination, revocation, or surrender of this permit, unless otherwise decided by the President, the permittee, at its own expense, shall remove the Border facilities within such time as the President may specify.  If the permittee fails to comply with an order to remove, or to take such other appropriate action with respect to, the Border facilities, the President may direct an appropriate official or agency to take possession of the Border facilities — or to remove the Border facilities or take other action — at the expense of the permittee.  The permittee shall have no claim for damages caused by any such possession, removal, or other action.

Article 4.  When, in the judgment of the President, ensuring the national security of the United States requires entering upon and taking possession of any of the Border facilities or parts thereof, and retaining possession, management, or control thereof for such a length of time as the President may deem necessary, the United States shall have the right to do so, provided that the President or his designee has given due notice to the permittee.  The United States shall also have the right thereafter to restore possession and control to the permittee.  In the event that the United States exercises the rights described in this article, it shall pay to the permittee just and fair compensation for the use of such Border facilities, upon the basis of a reasonable profit in normal conditions, and shall bear the cost of restoring the Border facilities to their previous condition, less the reasonable value of any improvements that may have been made by the United States.

Article 5.  Any transfer of ownership or control of the Border facilities, or any part thereof, or any changes to the name of the permittee, shall be immediately communicated in writing to the President or his designee, and shall include information identifying any transferee.  Notwithstanding any such transfers or changes, this permit shall remain in force subject to all of its conditions, permissions, and requirements, and any amendments thereto.

Article 6.  (1)  The permittee is responsible for acquiring any right-of-way grants or easements, permits, and other authorizations as may become necessary or appropriate.

(2)  The permittee shall hold harmless and indemnify the United States from any claimed or adjudged liability arising out of construction, connection, operation, or maintenance of the Border facilities, including environmental contamination from the release, threatened release, or discharge of hazardous substances or hazardous waste.

(3)  To ensure the safe operation of the Border facilities, the permittee shall maintain them and every part of them in a condition of good repair and in compliance with applicable law.

Article 7.  The permittee shall file with the President or his designee, and with appropriate agencies, such sworn statements or reports with respect to the Border facilities, or the permittee’s activities and operations in connection therewith, as are now, or may hereafter, be required under any law or regulation of the United States Government or its agencies.  These reporting obligations do not alter the intent that this permit be operative as a directive issued by the President alone.

Article 8.  Upon request, the permittee shall provide appropriate information to the President or his designee with regard to the Border facilities.  Such requests could include information concerning current conditions or anticipated changes in ownership or control, construction, connection, operation, or maintenance of the Border facilities.

Article 9.  This permit is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fifteenth day of April, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-six, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and fiftieth.

DONALD J. TRUMP

Source: United States White House

class=”has-text-align-center”>CEQ taps industry partners to bolster President Trump’s initiative to modernize federal permitting for the 21st century.

Today, under the leadership of President Trump, the Council on Environmental Quality’s Permitting Innovation Center, in collaboration with NASA’s Center of Excellence for Collaborative Innovation, announced Permitting Innovators, a new program to accelerate and modernize federal environmental reviews and permitting.

The launch marks one year since the presidential memorandum, Updating Permitting Technology for the 21st Century, and signals a new phase in delivering on its goals. In that memorandum, President Trump created the Permitting Innovation Center to solve longstanding problems identified in the field.

“The technology to modernize permitting exists, reflecting the best of American innovation — but unleashing its full potential will require collaboration across the public and private sectors,” said Council on Environmental Quality Chairman Katherine Scarlett. “We need solutions adapted from fields beyond environmental review. Thanks to President Trump, Permitting Innovators brings those external stakeholders and federal agencies together to accelerate permitting while maintaining practical environmental standards.”

The cost of slow permitting

The ability to efficiently permit infrastructure is foundational to American economic growth and national security. Delays in the federal environmental review and permitting process stall critical infrastructure development, drive up costs, and impose unnecessary burdens on the American people.

Technology solutions will accelerate and modernize environmental reviews and permitting by connecting data, systems, and processes — enhancing collaboration between agencies and the American public.

As part of CEQ’s mandate to ensure timely environmental review across the federal government, CEQ and partner agencies have identified technology gaps outlined in the Permitting Technology Action Plan (PTAP). However, delivering on the goals and milestones set out in the PTAP will require further engagement and collaboration with the private sector.

Permitting Innovators Call for Solutions opens soon

In the weeks ahead, CEQ’s Permitting Innovation Center will invite industry to share tech solutions that will accelerate and modernize federal environmental review and permitting.

CEQ will evaluate eligible submissions and invite applicants to participate in the inaugural Permitting Innovators Expo, where they will demo solutions to federal agency staff and the broader environmental review and permitting community. The submission requirements and evaluation criteria will be announced soon through the Permitting Innovators newsletter.

Solutions to be featured at the inaugural Expo and in a Solutions Catalog

The Permitting Innovators Expo, taking place in the summer of 2026, will recognize high-potential solutions in line with the Permitting Technology Action Plan. The event will give selected applicants a platform to demo their solutions to federal agencies and partners shaping the future of permitting.

Solutions from the Expo will be highlighted in the Permitting Innovators Solutions Catalog, which will be shared with federal agencies and the broader environmental review and permitting community later in 2026.

Stay informed

To learn more about the Call for Solutions, Expo, and other program opportunities, sign up for the Permitting Innovators mailing list.

Source: United States White House

Thanks to President Donald J. Trump’s signature Working Families Tax Cuts Act — which every single Democrat in Congress voted against — millions of hardworking Americans are seeing bigger refunds and lower tax bills this Tax Day.

Here’s how the Working Families Tax Cuts is delivering real results for the American people:

• Bigger Refunds: The average refund this filing season is over $3,400 – 11% higher than last year, and 19% higher than the average return over the prior 4 years.
• Broad-Based Relief: This landmark legislation is putting more money back into Americans’ pockets and providing real relief. We’ve seen an overwhelming adoption of the President’s key tax priorities, with 53 million Americans (45% of all filers) benefiting from at least one of President Trump’s signature new tax cuts.
• No Tax on Tips: More than six million Americans have claimed No Tax on Tips, with an average deduction of over $7,100, providing meaningful relief to service workers who rely on gratuities.
• No Tax on Overtime: Over 25 million Americans have benefited from No Tax on Overtime, with an average deduction of over $3,100. Even legacy media outlets admit this tax provision is wildly popular, including among Democrats.
• No Tax on Social Security: A new deduction made possible by the Working Families Tax Cuts ensures an overwhelming majority of seniors will pay no tax on their Social Security income as a result of deductions exceeding taxable social security income. Over 30 million seniors have claimed this deduction, with an average deduction of over $7,500.
• Simpler Filings: Over 105 million filers have claimed the permanently Doubled Standard Deduction, simplifying tax filing for millions across America.
• Small Business Relief: Nearly 12 million small business owners are seeing an average tax reduction of nearly $7,000, while the permanent extension of the 20% Qualified Business Income deduction is delivering $4,600 in average relief to eight million entrepreneurs.
• Investing in the Next Generation: Parents of nearly five million children have claimed Trump Accounts on their returns – tax advantaged savings accounts that give the next generation a jumpstart on saving.
• Enhanced Child Tax Credit: Over 34 million families have claimed the enhanced Child Tax Credit, which is permanently doubled and expanded by the Working Families Tax Cuts.
• Made-in-America Tax Breaks: More than one million Americans have claimed No Tax on Car Loan Interest, with an average deduction of over $1,800. This deduction is helping families afford reliable transportation while boosting U.S. auto jobs.
• Ensuring Tax Dollars Benefit Americans, Not Illegals: The Working Families Tax Cuts Act ensures American taxpayers are no longer funding benefits for illegals.
• Fueling Business Investment: The restoration of immediate deductibility for research and development expenses — applied retroactively — is freeing up $100 billion in prior-year deductions for tens of thousands of businesses, while full expensing allows companies to write off investments immediately, improving cash flow and fueling expansion.
• Supporting Family Farms: By raising the death tax exemption—increasing the amount family farms can inherit without paying taxes—two million family farms are being protected from excessive taxation.
• Incentivizing Adoption: The Working Families Tax Cuts Act significantly boosted tax incentives for families adopting from foster care, making up to $5,000 of the Adoption Tax Credit refundable.
• Improved Housing Affordability: The expanded low-income housing tax credit is incentivizing the construction of affordable homes for American families.

While every Democrat voted to raise your taxes, President Trump cut them. Whether you are a server who depends on tips, a factory worker earning overtime, or a senior on a fixed income, the Working Families Tax Cuts are putting more money back in your pocket where it belongs.

President Trump is rewarding hard work, not punishing it.

Source: United States White House

>Due to President Trump’s leadership in the passage of the Working Families Tax Cuts, Americans will see the largest refunds in history this tax-day. The legislation made permanent the reduced income tax rates implemented under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), restored and strengthened business tax cuts, and increased refunds through added benefits on top of the already low rates.

These new and enhanced provisions include No Taxes on Tips, No Taxes on Overtime, No Taxes on Social Security, No Tax on Car Loan Interest, an Enhanced Child Tax Credit, and an increase in the standard deduction. Countless Americans are taking these deductions, resulting in hundreds if not thousands of dollars per year in extra tax savings.

Source: United States White House

President Donald J. Trump has directed a bold and decisive U.S. naval blockade to counter Iranian aggression and restore safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz — a masterstroke of American leadership that showcases a level of power and strength the world has never before witnessed.

As this historic action unfolds, America’s record-breaking energy production is providing a critical lifeline to the world. Thanks to President Trump’s American energy dominance agenda, the U.S. stands as the world’s top energy producer and exporter — ready to supply reliable, abundant energy to nations cut off from Middle Eastern crude.

• As of yesterday, 167 crude tankers had declared U.S. destinations, with 103 empty vessels heading to American ports to load U.S. crude.
• Of those, 54 were Very Large Crude Carriers, each capable of carrying approximately two million barrels.
• Many had recently unloaded elsewhere and are now steaming to the Gulf of America — including 20 empty tankers under European flags and 20 under Asian flags.

President Trump’s energy policies have shattered records and secured America’s position as the undisputed global energy leader:

• U.S. natural gas production hit a record 118.5 billion cubic feet per day, with new record highs forecasted in both 2026 and 2027.
• America became the first nation in history to export more than 100 million metric tons of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in a single year — reversing years of Biden-era restrictions.
• Oil production reached an all-time high of 23.6 million barrels per day.
• U.S. offshore oil production also set a new record.
• The Trump Administration opened vast new areas for oil, gas, and coal development, approved nearly 6,000 drilling permits on federal and Native American lands (a 55% increase over the prior year), and advanced multiple new LNG export terminals.

Today, the United States produces more oil than Saudi Arabia and Russia combined and more natural gas than Russia, Iran, and China combined—securing its role as the undisputed global energy leader.

President Trump’s energy dominance agenda is more than policy; it is American strength. While adversaries weaponize energy, America delivers it.

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As Americans file their taxes ahead of Tax Day, President Donald J. Trump’s Working Families Tax Cuts are delivering real relief — putting more money back in the pockets of hardworking parents, strengthening families, protecting seniors, and helping build a brighter future for the next generation.

Real families and workers are seeing the difference:

• “I got back every penny,” said Nicole Mendoza of Georgia, a waitress who benefited from the No Tax on Tips provision.
• “Several folks have already filed their taxes and have already seen substantial increases of anywhere between a $1,500 and $2,500 increase in their tax [refund] this year,” said Joshua Chaisson of the Restaurant Workers of America in Maine.
• “It was really great to have that extra money and say, ‘We can pay off what we do owe and do something nice for ourselves and the family,’” said Ashley Norwood of South Carolina, who used both the No Tax on Tips and No Tax on Overtime provisions.
• “That can really give consumers the financial boost that they need,” said CarMax VP of Regional Sales Corey Haire, noting the positive impact of higher tax refunds on vehicle purchases.
• “[Seniors] will be owing less than they anticipated or they will be getting a refund — or maybe even a larger refund than they would previously get,”said Pennsylvania financial advisor Jay Foley on the No Tax on Social Security provision.

Small businesses are also gaining new confidence and certainty:

• “The Working Families Tax Cuts Act gives us confidence and certainty when we invest into our business by expanding jobs and implementing new technologies and equipment,” said Colby Coombs, CFO of Winthrop Tackle in Connecticut. “All of this is impactful for our community, where we continue to grow and push advanced manufacturing jobs.”
• “It creates stability in our tax code — and stability helps us confidently invest, grow, and create high-quality manufacturing jobs right here in North Central Iowa,” said Tom Mangan, President and CEO of Sukup Manufacturing Company.
• “The Working Families Tax Cuts Act has had a direct and meaningful impact… helping us grow and invest right here in Michigan,” said Dan Sweetwood, President of Allied PhotoChemical.

President Trump’s Working Families Tax Cuts are delivering bigger refunds, stronger families, and a more prosperous America. This is what putting American families first looks like.

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Today we celebrate the birthday of Thomas Jefferson—a true American visionary, the principal author of the Declaration of Independence, and one of the greatest champions of liberty the world has ever known.

From a young age, Jefferson possessed an extraordinary intellect and a deep love of learning.  His remarkable mind led him to attend the College of William and Mary, where he studied a rigorous curriculum of mathematics, politics, and literature—developing the ideas that would go on to forever define the American experiment. After his legal apprenticeship with George Wythe, a prominent Virginian lawyer, Jefferson would quickly cement himself as a well-respected legal scholar. His career of public service began in 1769 when he was elected to serve in the Virginia House of Burgesses where he emerged as an outspoken advocate for the cause of colonial independence. His brilliant writings and patriotic devotion earned him a nomination to represent Virginia in the Second Continental Congress, where he drafted the Declaration of Independence—the transcendent charter of human liberty, which was adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, and forever altered the course of American history.

Thomas Jefferson’s influence became even more significant in the years that followed.  A steadfast champion for religious freedom and individual liberties, Jefferson penned the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, which laid the foundation for the First Amendment.  He then went on to serve as Governor of Virginia, Minister to France, Secretary of State, Vice President, and ultimately the third President of the United States, where he secured the historic Louisiana Purchase, which doubled the size of the United States and unlocked vast frontiers for exploration and opportunity.

After his Presidency, Jefferson retired to his Monticello Estate in Virginia, where he founded the University of Virginia to ensure that future generations were equipped with the knowledge necessary to preserve freedom. He remained a powerful voice for liberty until his death on July 4, 1826—the 50th anniversary of our independence—a poetic end to a legendary life of service and devotion to our Nation.

On what would have been his 283rd birthday, we honor Thomas Jefferson’s enduring contributions to securing the precious rights that we cherish so deeply. In his honor, we pledge to ensure that America remains a shining beacon of freedom and righteousness, where liberty is cherished, the rule of law prevails, and our sovereignty is secured.