Biden’s Administration Tees Up a Legal Fight Over Energy Exports for Trump

A new report from the Department of Energy finds that more natural gas exports would increase household expenses and global carbon emissions.

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The Biden administration put all new natural gas export permits on hold in January 2024. Susan Walsh/AP

President Joe Biden’s Department of Energy has thrown its final gauntlet in the fight over the future of natural gas: a highly anticipated new report that details the negative impacts of dramatically increasing exports.

The report could become a procedural snag for a key pillar of Donald Trump’s energy agenda. The president-elect has promised to immediately begin issuing new permits for liquefied natural gas exports.

Biden’s administration examined the effects of increasing LNG exports during a yearlong pause on all new export permit approvals.