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MEMO: On Energy Costs, Pollution & AI Data Centers, Ohio Republicans Are Trump Rubber Stamps
August 28, 2026
MEMO: On Energy Costs, Pollution & AI Data Centers, New Jersey Republicans Are Trump Rubber Stamps
TO: Interested Parties FROM: Climate Power DATE: August 28, 2026 RE: On Energy Costs, Pollution & AI Data Centers, New Jersey Republicans Are Trump Rubber Stamps While polling has led New Jersey Republicans to abruptly reverse course and posture as AI data center opponents, their record is clear: New Jersey congressional Republicans gave massive tax breaks to the […]
August 28, 2026
ROUND UP: From Utility Bills to Gas Prices, Everything is More Expensive Thanks To Trump and Republicans in Congress
Washington, DC – This summer has been hot and expensive thanks to Trump and congressional Republicans’ cost-raising agenda.
August 11, 2026
Policies enacted by Trump and Republicans like Kean Jr. have raised costs for New Jersey families by $2,314 per household through the first half of 2026
NEW JERSEY— New research out from the Center for American Progress Action Fund and Climate Power highlights how unaffordable life has become for New Jerseyans, thanks in large part to Donald Trump and congressional Republicans. One year after the GOP budget bill was signed into law, Trump’s policies have raised costs for New Jersey families […]
July 1, 2026
NEW: Household Electricity Prices Have Spiked 19% in New Jersey Since Trump Took Office
(NEW JERSEY) – With Americans already being squeezed like never before,newly released data from the Energy Information Administration shows that household electricity prices in New Jersey have skyrocketed a whopping 19% since President Donald Trump took office in January 2025. Trump and Congressional Republicans – like Rep. Tom Kean Jr., Rep. Jeff Van Drew and Rep. Chris Smith – have already […]
May 29, 2026
ROUND UP: More Rate Hikes as Trump Spends Taxpayer Dollars to Take Energy Options Off the Grid
Washington, DC – While Americans in states across the country face rate hikes, Donald Trump has spent almost $2 billion in taxpayer dollars to take clean energy options off the grid as demand soars.
May 6, 2026
ROUND UP: Americans Are Facing More Rate Hikes Thanks to Trump As His Approval Rating Dips to Record Lows
Washington, DC – As Donald Trump’s war of choice in Iran enters its eighth week, the economy is an absolute disaster for both Trump and Republicans.
April 27, 2026
Rep. Kean Jr. Heads Home for Recess as New Jerseyans Struggle to Pay for Gas, Groceries, Utilities
New Jersey – This week, Rep. Tom Kean Jr. is headed back home to New Jersey, where he continues to decline to host a town hall, speak with constituents, or engage with any press. Unfortunately for those who live and work in New Jersey’s 7th Congressional District, President Trump’s war in Iran is sending gas […]
April 2, 2026
ICYMI: POLITICO: It’s three times harder for blue states to get disaster funding under Trump
Washington, DC – New analysis from POLITICO highlights how President Trump is cherrypicking which states get relief after a climate disaster strikes—endangering the lives and livelihoods of blue state residents for purely political purposes. These findings come as Americans in red and blue states are struggling with the cost of skyrocketing utility and gas bills […]
March 23, 2026
Governor Mikie Sherrill is Delivering On Her Day One Promise to Lower Energy Costs
Washington, DC – In her inauguration speech, Governor Mikie Sherrill delivered on her campaign promise to declare a State of Emergency on Utility Costs on Day One, signing two executive orders aimed at lowering energy prices for New Jerseyans, who have seen a 15% rate increase since Trump took office.
January 21, 2026
NEW: Polling Confirms Democrats Must Center Energy Affordability in 2026 Messaging
Washington, DC – Post-election data released today by Upswing Research and Strategy shows that Democrats must go on offense against Republicans on energy costs.
November 21, 2025