The White House has issued a proclamation declaring October 2025 as National Energy Dominance Month. President Donald J. Trump announced the initiative, highlighting the nation's history of relying on its natural resources such as oil, coal, minerals, and natural gas.
In the proclamation, President Trump reflected on his previous term, stating, "During my first term in office, America became the number one producer of oil and natural gas in the world and the coal industry was coming back — after eight hard years of Obama’s War on Coal." He criticized the energy policies of the previous administration, saying, "Tragically, after the conclusion of my first term, the previous administration launched a war on American energy — reversing all of my historic first term actions, leading all 50 States to hit record-high gas prices."
President Trump also addressed recent policy changes since returning to office in January 2025. "As the 47th President of the United States, my energy policy is defined by maximum production, maximum prosperity, and maximum power. On my first day in office, I declared a National Energy Emergency to lower escalating energy prices. I signed an Executive Order to unleash American energy, which rolled back energy restrictions imposed by the previous administration. I established the National Energy Dominance Council to ensure the American energy industry maintains its global leadership in the decades to come. I also took action to revive America’s dominance in offshore critical minerals and resources, lift burdensome regulations on coal plants to ensure they can continue to run, launch the nuclear energy renaissance, and open up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska, one of the largest drilling sites in the world. Every day, we are making good on our promise to restore the United States as a global energy superpower — and our work has only just begun. Now, under my Administration, our workers are drilling, mining, and producing like never before."
The proclamation concludes with a call to continue efforts toward energy dominance: "This month, we continue our crusade to bring back American energy dominance, uplift the American worker, protect the American industry, cherish American resources, and make America the most prosperous country on the face of the Earth."
President Trump formally proclaimed October 2025 as National Energy Dominance Month, reaffirming his administration's commitment to expanding domestic energy production and supporting related industries.
