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Gas Prices Hit Highest Level in Four Years as Americans’ Anxiety Over Energy Costs Skyrockets
April 28, 2026
ICYMI: High Gas Prices are a Political Liability
Washington, DC – As average gas prices remain above $4 per gallon, high costs at the pump are becoming a political liability for congressional Republicans like Rep. Michael Lawler (NY-17).
April 21, 2026
ROUND UP: Republicans Are Coming Home to Canceled Jobs and Rate Hikes as Gas Prices Cross $4 Per Gallon Thanks to Trump’s War
Washington, DC — As Republican members of Congress head home for recess, they’re going to have to explain why they rubber-stamped Trump’s disastrous policies, which are leaving a trail of rate hikes and pink slips.
March 31, 2026
ROUND UP: More Canceled Jobs and Rate Hikes as Trump’s War in Iran Kickstarts a Global Energy Crisis
Washington, DC – We are just 8 months away from the midterm elections and Donald Trump is making it increasingly difficult for Republicans to spin his disastrous agenda.
March 23, 2026
Americans Could See Their Natural Gas Bills Increase by $54 per Month Thanks To Trump and Republicans
Washington, DC – As Trump and Republicans take energy options off the grid, some Massachusetts residents could see their natural gas bills climb as much as $54 per month, or almost $650 per year.
February 4, 2026
New Utility Rate Hikes as Trump and Republicans Take Energy Options Off the Grid
Washington, DC – As Americans face record cold temperatures after a massive winter storm that left more than one million people without power, Trump and Republicans have already made it more expensive to stay warm.
January 26, 2026
Con Ed New York Raises Utility Rates as Trump Takes Energy Options Off the Grid
Washington, DC – The New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) approved a rate hike request from Con Ed that will raise electricity prices by 9% and gas prices by 6% over the next three years.
January 23, 2026
ROUND UP: Six Energy Projects Halted in One Month Thanks to Trump and Republicans
Washington, DC – As Donald Trump puts American lives on the line to take control of foreign oil that won't drive down prices while benefitting his billionaire donors, here at home, his policies are shuttering clean energy manufacturing, leaving us with less energy, fewer jobs, and higher utility costs.
January 8, 2026
ICYMI: E&E News: Meet the Republicans who killed solar subsidies — after using them
Washington, D.C. – E&E News reported that at least three Republican lawmakers who supported eliminating solar tax credits took advantage of those credits to save money on solar panels on their properties.
November 12, 2025
MEMO: Rising energy costs dominated the ballot in 2025—and created a playbook for Democratic candidates in 2026
Today, Democratic candidates prevailed and won critical elections in New Jersey, Virginia, Georgia and New York City.
November 4, 2025
ICYMI: Syracuse.com: Trump cancels clean energy grant to expand Syracuse factory: ‘It’s just killing us’
Washington, D.C. – Today, reporting from Syracuse.com revealed that Donald Trump’s decision to cancel $8 billion in investment across the country is forcing a factory in Central New York to consider cancelling their expansion plans.
October 7, 2025