# Cato Scholar Commentary on Impact of Energy Emergency Declaration 

Travis Fisher, director of energy and environmental studies at Cato, recently wrote a blog post about the impacts this executive order could have.

January 28, 2025 • News Releases 

President Donald Trump’s recent declaration of a national energy emergency will have wide-ranging implications for energy policy, environmental regulations, and property rights.

[Travis Fisher](https://www.cato.org/people/travis-fisher), director of energy and environmental studies at Cato, recently wrote [a blog post](https://www.cato.org/blog/trumps-energy-emergency-widens-arc-political-pendulum) about the impacts this executive order could have. In his piece, Travis examines the potential consequences of using emergency powers to reshape long-term energy policy, including:

- The risks of executive overreach and bypassing congressional processes.
- How the use of the Defense Production Act and eminent domain could affect markets, taxpayers, and individual rights.
- The broader implications of normalizing emergency declarations for political agendas.

If you would like to speak with Travis on this, please reach out to [pr@​cato.​org](https://tracking.us.nylas.com/l/e75e437474794471a72e7153e5c430bb/2/32a10f4b3b5f7dda016a51dc74992419041c214839f000f90056bc28dd4ebcd5?cache_buster=1738079762).

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