federal lands declined to 171 in august from 671 in april, that is 75% drop in permits and liberal states are walking the progressive plank, just this week the companies behind the 116 mile pin east pipeline plan that would have brought crucial natural gas supplies to new jersey called it quits, why? legal battles with environmental radicals, that is why in the state of new jersey. the cumulative effect of the left energy policies has been to destroy the energy independence we achieved under donald trump and forced american families and small businesses to levels of price inflation at the pump. the national average price per gallon of gas is a 7-year high right now. the price is an entire dollar higher than last year. the price of natural gas is double what it was last year so heating bills could be 30% higher this winter.