MARC MORANO: The More The US Drills, The Healthier Our Planet Is

Earth Day, April 22, 2026, has arrived!

Who is the 2026 recipient of the Environmental Hero Award for Earth Day?! The past year has seen one clear winner.

Al Gore? No. The Sierra Club? Nope. Tom Steyer? Not a chance.

The winner?! President Donald J. Trump!

Trump easily wins the Earth Day Hero Award! Congratulations, Mr. President. He wins for many reasons, including reversing the outsourcing of America’s energy needs to nations with poor environmental and human rights standards, and for his efforts to stop the slaughter of marine mammals, including whales, from offshore wind.

Looking at the Earth as a patient, holistically, it is obvious that the more the U.S. mines, drills, refines, and produces, the better off the collective health of our planet becomes.

Every unit of American energy produced replaces one imported from countries with primitive or nonexistent environmental regulations. High-quality, lower-impact U.S. energy, utilizing the best environmental practices and technology, is copiously flowing from within the U.S. and replacing

Earth-battering energy from abroad.

Trump, in just one year in office, has increased national security energy sources to levels not seen since…well, since… ever…by any nation…ever. A CNN analysis from March 4 explained, “The United States is producing more oil than any country in the history of the planet.”

The Department of Energy reported that the U.S. is energy dominant and leads the world in oil and natural gas production. “The U.S. is currently producing 24 million barrels per day in oil and liquid fuels production,” the Department reported. — more than Russia and Saudi Arabia combined.

In addition, Trump has taken over 300 actions to unleash America’s energy, resulting in America in 2026 “producing nearly as much natural gas as Russia, Iran, and China combined at 110 billion cubic feet per day.”