1.0EPIChttps://epic.uchicago.eduJulia Koonhttps://epic.uchicago.edu/author/jkkoonuchicago-edu/Who Loses From Trump's Pursuit Of 'Energy Dominance'? You, The Taxpayer | EPICrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content"><a href="https://epic.uchicago.edu/insights/who-loses-from-trumps-pursuit-of-energy-dominance-you-the-taxpayer/">Who Loses From Trump’s Pursuit Of ‘Energy Dominance’? You, The Taxpayer</a></blockquote>
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</script><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://epic.uchicago.edu/insights/who-loses-from-trumps-pursuit-of-energy-dominance-you-the-taxpayer/embed/" width="600" height="338" title="“Who Loses From Trump’s Pursuit Of ‘Energy Dominance’? You, The Taxpayer” — EPIC" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe>https://epic.uchicago.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/iStock_30145006_LARGE-1024x610.jpg1024610Since the oil crises of the 1970s, every U.S. president has in some form or another proclaimed “energy independence” as a goal of American energy policy. The policy aimed to reduce dependency on foreign oil following the gasoline rationing, long lines at the pump and spiking prices that resulted from the 1973-74 oil embargo and...