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Senate Republicans Celebrated Clean Energy Boom in Their States, Now Face Vote to Kill It
June 18, 2025
Rep. Mark Amodei Betrays Nevadans, Violates “Red Line” and Votes to Put Over 15,000 Clean Energy Jobs in Nevada’s 2nd District on the Chopping Block
Nevada — Today, Rep. Mark Amodei voted for House Republicans’ extreme budget reconciliation bill—legislation that repeals America’s clean energy investments and strips critical resources from Nevadan families, all while delivering new tax handouts to billionaires and big corporations. With a vote of 215-214, every vote cast by Republican members of Congress was a deciding vote that propelled […]
May 22, 2025
New Website Helps Nevada Residents Unlock Thousands of Dollars in Energy Savings
NEVADA — Today, local leaders and clean energy advocates gathered for the launch of SaveEnergyNV.org, a new website designed to help Nevada residents save money on their energy bills by connecting Nevadans to thousands of dollars in available federal energy tax credits, utility rebates, and upcoming home energy programs — just as tripe-digit temperatures return and as Nevadans begin receiving tax […]
May 8, 2025
Nevada’s Budget Faces a Shortfall—Trump’s Budget Would Mean More Pain for Nevada’s Working Families
Las Vegas, NV — Nevada’s Economic Forum just downgraded the state’s revenue forecast by $191 million, warning that a slowing economy could jeopardize critical state services. That means tighter budgets for schools, infrastructure, and the public programs families rely on every day. But instead of helping Nevada weather the storm, Donald Trump and his allies in […]
May 6, 2025
5,000 Nevada Clean Energy Jobs Already Lost or Threatened Under Trump, with Tens of Thousands More at Risk
Carson City, NV— In just 100 days in office, President Trump’s tariffs, executive orders, and all-out assault on clean energy have put Nevada’s clean energy boom at risk. New data released today from Climate Power shows that 95 clean energy projects have been threatened, delayed, or canceled nationally since Trump took office, representing $71.24 billion in investment […]
May 1, 2025
ICYMI: Trump Administration Cuts Will Raise Utility Costs for Low-Income Nevadans
Carson City, NV — The Trump administration fired the entire staff working in the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) within the Department of Health and Human Services, which has been helping low-income Americans save money on their utility bills since 1981. Congress previously approved $4.1 billion for the program for fiscal year 2025. “Far too many […]
April 4, 2025
ICYMI: Trump Defunds Critical Clean Energy Investments in Nevada
Carson City, Nevada –U.S. Representatives Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) and Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today released a summary of federal funds illegally withheld by the Trump Administration that support clean energy consumer rebates and key investments in job-creating clean energy projects. A series of seven fact sheets (linked below) document the current impact of federal funding cuts across key program […]
February 13, 2025
ICYMI: Climate Power Executive Director Lori Lodes Lays Stakes of Clean Energy Plan
Washington, D.C. – Today, Elissa Slotkin was elected U.S. Senator from Michigan, defeating Big Oil-backed Mike Rogers.
November 9, 2024
Nevada Re-elects Clean Energy Champion Sen. Rosen, Rejecting Sam Brown’s Big Oil Agenda
Washington, D.C. — Senator Jacky Rosen, a climate and clean energy champion, won her reelection bid against Sam Brown, keeping a key U.S. Senate seat blue. Rosen centered clean energy jobs in her campaign and won, in the face of ads and false attacks funded by Big Oil interests. In response to the news, Lori Lodes, Executive Director of Climate Power, released the following statement
November 9, 2024
Tonight’s Senate Debate Showed Rosen is the Clear Choice for Nevadans on Climate, Water, and Energy
Las Vegas, NV — Tonight, Senator Jacky Rosen and Sam Brown met for a debate in Las Vegas. The candidates were asked about expanding clean energy, the state’s water crisis, and Yucca Mountain, and their answers highlighted how only one candidate is putting Nevadans first – Senator Jacky Rosen. “As Nevadans across the state are coping […]
October 17, 2024
NEW STUDY: Trump’s Project 2025 Agenda Means Higher Energy Costs and Mass Layoffs for Nevadans
Las Vegas, Nevada — Nonpartisan energy and climate policy group Energy Innovation released a state-by-state breakdown of how Project 2025 would harm middle-class Americans with increased energy costs of $240 for the average household and 1.7 million jobs lost across the country by 2030. Climate Power Communications Director Alex Glass issued the following statement: “Big Oil wrote the blueprint for Trump’s […]
October 4, 2024