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MAHA: Trump Guts Protections Against Toxic Chemicals That Cause Brain Damage in Children
June 11, 2025
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MAHA: Trump Guts Protections Against Toxic Chemicals That Cause Brain Damage in Children
Washington, D.C. – Today, the Trump administration gutted critical health protections that safeguard Americans from toxic chemicals like mercury, which causes brain damage in children and increases cancer rates. In just a few months, Trump has slashed rules that could have prevented a projected 30,000 deaths, sending more pollution into our air and water to […]
June 11, 2025
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Trump’s EPA Rolls Back Climate Protections, Further Endangering Latino Communities
Repeal of power plant pollution limits threatens public health, worsens climate impacts, and deepens environmental injustice for Latinos across the U.S. WASHINGTON — Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency has moved to repeal one of the most consequential climate protections aimed at limiting carbon pollution from power plants, marking a significant escalation in President Trump’s efforts to […]
June 11, 2025
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La EPA de Trump Revoca Protecciones Climáticas, Amenazando Aún Más a las Comunidades Latinas
La derogación de los límites de contaminación de las centrales eléctricas aumenta las amenazas a la salud pública, empeora el impacto del cambio climático y agrava la injusticia ambiental para los latinos en todo Estados Unidos. WASHINGTON — La Agencia de Protección Ambiental del gobierno de Trump tomó pasos para derogar una de las protecciones […]
June 11, 2025
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Republican Bill Will Destroy Manufacturing, Raise Energy Costs, and Threaten American Energy Independence
Washington, D.C. — Today, Senate Democrats held a press conference highlighting the devastating impacts of the House Republican tax bill and urging Senate Republicans to change it.
June 11, 2025
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Trump Admin Embraces Extreme Line on Gutting Clean Energy Production Amid Soaring Demand
Washington, D.C. – Today, the Trump administration told Congress explicitly that it didn’t support the “all-of-the-above energy strategy” that has been the mainstream Republican position for decades, while repeatedly backing policies that will hike costs for American households. At a time when we need more energy, Chris Wright wants to take a sledgehammer to clean […]
June 10, 2025
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Trump’s Hurricane Season Plan: Withhold Federal Disaster Relief
Washington, D.C. — It’s hurricane season, and Donald Trump told reporters he plans to choose who gets federal disaster relief and give out less aid.
June 10, 2025
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30 Arizona Nonprofits Urge Congress to Protect Clean Energy and Environmental Justice Investments
PHOENIX– Today, 30 Arizona-based organizations are calling on Arizona’s U.S. senators, Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego, to stand strong and protect transformative clean energy, energy efficiency, and environmental justice investments established under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). In a letter sent to the senators, the diverse group of nonprofits highlighted the powerful economic, public health, […]
June 10, 2025
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ICYMI: Wall Street Journal: Tech Industry Fights to Save Clean-Energy Tax Credits
Washington, D.C. — The Wall Street Journal reported that leading tech and AI companies are fighting for the Senate to preserve clean energy tax credits and loan funding.
June 10, 2025
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NEW REPORT: More Than 90,000 Clean Energy Jobs Lost or Stalled Thanks to Trump
Washington, D.C. — As Senate Republicans weigh the House reconciliation bill — which slashes key clean energy investments — Trump’s policies have already dealt a major blow to America’s clean energy sector. Following the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, this sector quickly became a booming engine of growth, revitalizing economically struggling manufacturing towns, particularly in red states. Since Trump’s election, however, 142 clean energy projects have been threatened, delayed, or canceled, representing $86.76 billion in investment and 91,631 announced jobs.
June 9, 2025
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ANALYSIS: As Energy Costs Are Expected to Rise by Nearly $400 per Household, the U.S. Senate Must Protect Energy Supply Needed to Power Our Global Tech Edge
Washington, D.C. – As utility bills surge across the country, America is facing a dual challenge: keeping household electricity bills affordable while powering the explosive growth of AI and data centers essential to U.S. competitiveness and national security. Renewable energy is the cheapest and most reliable way to meet this demand — yet the House Republican tax bill would cede the global AI race to China, cost us 400,000 clean energy jobs, and drive up utility costs.
June 5, 2025