Small oil producers need relief from Washington’s one-size-fits-all regulations

America is at an energy crossroads.

For years, the Obama and Biden administrations layered on a steady stream of malicious regulations, permitting delays, and compliance mandates that made it harder to produce American energy. While President Donald Trump works to roll back much of that, the reality is that producers have spent decades trying to keep up with an ever-expanding federal regulatory machine, and it’s taken its toll.