Proposals to ban diesel exports would fail to increase fuel supply or lower costs, and would instead weaken America's energy leadership, disrupt refinery output, and make future price spikes more likely, The Heritage Foundation warns.
Rather than restricting energy markets, the conservative policy organization argues Congress should focus on increasing supply through permitting reform, new infrastructure, greater refining capacity, and regulatory relief. Heritage has published related commentary, including "A Diesel Export Ban Won't Solve Our Fuel Crisis" and "Diesel Export Ban Would Guarantee Higher Prices" by Derrick Morgan and Jason Hayes, and released a podcast episode titled "Why Banning Diesel Fuel Will Leave US Worse Off."
On energy costs, Heritage Chief Economist EJ Antoni, Ph.D., said the Trump administration's decision to scrap a Biden-era power-plant rule was a major step toward making affordable electricity easier to produce. "Cutting red tape reverses these effects, and the Trump administration has been on a cutting spree, axing more than 120 rules for each new one imposed—a record!" Antoni wrote in a recent op-ed.
Heritage also highlighted remarks by Jay Richards on its "Heritage Explains" program, where he discussed whether artificial intelligence will "take over the world" and why an independent watchdog could provide transparency as the technology advances.
Separately, Heritage President Dr. Kevin Roberts debated Harvard Professor and former NAACP President Cornell William Brooks at Harvard University this week on the role of diversity in higher education. "What Harvard has gotten wrong is the application of those DEI policies, such that they are more harmful to the people who supposedly benefit from them, certainly more harmful to the social cohesion of the academic community, and harmful to those who deserve to participate in higher education," Roberts argued.
Heritage also noted that applications for its Spring 2027 Young Leaders Program close October 4.