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MEMO: On Energy Costs, Pollution & AI Data Centers, Ohio Republicans Are Trump Rubber Stamps
August 28, 2026
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MEMO: On Energy Costs, Pollution & AI Data Centers, Georgia Republicans Are Trump Rubberstamps
While polling has led Georgia Republicans to abruptly reverse course and posture as AI data center opponents, their record is clear: Georgia Republicans gave massive tax breaks to the AI industry in Trump’s signature budget bill of 2025 while also gutting investment in cheaper, home-grown clean energy at a time when America’s energy needs are […]
September 2, 2026
As Georgia Students Head Back to School, Trump and Mike Collins Have Made Everything From Lunchboxes to Notebooks More Expensive
ATLANTA, GA — As hundreds of thousands of Georgia students head back to school today, families are facing a brutal new reality: new analysis from Groundwork Collaborative and The Century Foundation finds that families will pay close to $400 more per kid to pack lunch this school year, with prices for back-to-school necessities up 11% […]
August 3, 2026
Trump Heads to Georgia As Families Are Paying More for Utilities, Groceries, Gas, and Healthcare
Washington, DC – President Trump is heading to the Peach State today as Georgia families continue to navigate a deteriorating affordability crisis of Trump’s making.
July 22, 2026
ICYMI: Georgia Ranks 6th in Nation for Summer Cooling Costs As Trump’s Policies Crush Georgia Families
ATLANTA, GA — In case you missed it, new analysis from ConsumerAffairs found that Georgia ranks 8th in the nation for the share of income that households spend on summer electricity bills. Georgia residents pay the sixth-highest average summer electricity bill in the country — about $225 a month, 13% above the national average — […]
July 9, 2026
Rick Jackson and Mike Collins to Double Down on Trump’s Disastrous Agenda, Drive Utility Costs Even Higher
Atlanta, GA – Yesterday, Georgia Republicans nominated Rick Jackson for Georgia Governor and Mike Collins for U.S. Senate, two politicians who have both made clear they will prioritize their own bottom line over hardworking Georgians. As electricity prices have spiked 16% since Trump took office and gas prices continue to climb thanks to Trump’s attacks […]
June 17, 2026
NEW: Climate Power Launches Six-Figure Ad Buy Ahead of Rate Hike Hearings in Arizona and Georgia
Washington, DC – As Georgians and Arizonans face new rate hikes, Climate Power is launching a six-figure ad campaign to highlight how Trump and Congressional Republicans are making the energy affordability crisis even worse.
May 20, 2026
New Investigation Exposes Decades of PFAS Poisoning Ignored by Georgia Officials — As Trump’s EPA Strips Protections From Forever Chemicals
Atlanta, GA – An extensive investigation by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Associated Press, and FRONTLINE (PBS) revealed how Georgia families in northwest Georgia spent decades drinking water contaminated with toxic PFAS while state officials looked the other way to protect the region’s carpet industry. Now, as Georgia communities are still grappling with the consequences and […]
May 13, 2026
Chevron, ExxonMobil Announce Over 7.7 Billion in Profits; Campaign Donations Flowing to Rep. Buddy Carter While Georgians Feel the Pain at the Pump
Atlanta, GA — Chevron and ExxonMobil just reported $2.8 billion and $4.9 billion in profits, respectively, in the first part of this year, as Georgians continue to feel the pain at the pump from Trump’s war of choice. Rep. Buddy Carter, who has received $33,500 in contributions from Chevron and ExxonMobil since 2017, continues to […]
May 1, 2026
Trump’s Cuts Are Leaving Us Unprepared For Climate-Fueled Wildfires In Georgia and Florida
Washington, DC – As the climate crisis causes more heat waves and severe droughts across the country, massive wildfires — like those in Georgia and Florida this week — are becoming more frequent and deadly.
April 24, 2026
Amid Catastrophic Wildfires, Trump Bulldozed Georgia’s Clean Air and Water Protections
Atlanta, GA – As wildfires scorch thousands of acres across Georgia, force families to evacuate, and fill the air with toxic smoke, the Trump administration has spent the past year rolling back protections and canceling crucial funding for communities across Georgia. These actions threaten Georgians’ access to clean air and water and make communities across […]
April 24, 2026