President Trump moved the ball forward on oil and gas development in the last 24 hours with a trio of projects.

The $3.8 billion Dakota Access oil pipeline began shipping oil from North Dakota to Illinois on Thursday, the same day he announced the U.S. withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement. The pipeline’s opening was a direct result of one of Trump’s first actions as president, when he signed a directive to move the project forward.

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