President-elect Donald Trump will sign an executive order declaring a national energy emergency aimed at boosting U.S. oil and gas production, lowering costs for U.S. consumers and boosting U.S. competitiveness,

The president looks to dismantle his predecessor's clean energy agenda that the White House says puts the nation at risk of power shortages.

The incoming administration will enact a suite of reforms geared towards boosting U.S. fossil fuel production.

Though largely symbolic, President Trump’s declaration of an “energy emergency” could throw a wrench in renewable energy development and will cut into the Endangered Species Act