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Senate Republicans Celebrated Clean Energy Boom in Their States, Now Face Vote to Kill It
June 18, 2025
ICYMI: Governor Stein Urges Senate Leaders to Support NC Economy By Protecting IRA Tax Credits
Raleigh, N.C. — Yesterday, Governor Josh Stein released a letter to Senate Leadership and the North Carolina Senate delegation making the business case for preserving the IRA’s clean energy tax credits. In this letter, he outlines how cutting the credits would discourage business investment in the state and raise energy prices for everyday North Carolinians. […]
June 12, 2025
Amid Rising Energy Costs, Senator Tillis Must Protect Energy Supply Needed to Power Our Global Tech Edge
Raleigh, N.C. — As summer heat settles in and utility bills surge, 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 a cheap and reliable way to meet this demand — yet the […]
June 11, 2025
North Carolina Republicans Betray North Carolinians, Vote to Put Over 17,000 Clean Energy Jobs in on the Chopping Block
Washington, DC — Today, every North Carolina Republican member of the House of Representatives voted for House Republicans’ extreme budget reconciliation bill—legislation that repeals America’s clean energy investments and strips critical resources from North Carolina families, all while delivering new tax handouts to billionaires and big corporations. With a vote of 215-214, every vote cast by Republican […]
May 22, 2025
Hundreds of Jobs in North Carolina Already Lost or Threatened Under Trump, With Over 17,000 More At Risk
Raleigh, N.C. — In just 100 days in office, President Trump’s tariffs, executive orders, and all-out assault on clean energy have put North Carolina’s clean energy boom at risk. Since the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act in 2022, North Carolina has seen 17,515 new clean energy jobs and $20 billion in new clean energy investment. Now, those […]
April 30, 2025
ICYMI: Trump Administration Cuts Will Raise Utility Costs for Low-Income North Carolinians
Raleigh, NC — 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. “Energy bills are already […]
April 4, 2025
Fires, FEMA, and North Carolina’s Future: How Climate Change is Threatening Quality of Life in the Tar Heel State
Raleigh, N.C. — The ongoing recovery in Western North Carolina has been exacerbated by the recent spate of wildfires, where trees downed by Hurricane Helene and dry weather became fuel for the blazes. Here are some quick facts about how climate change is creating harm for North Carolina’s families: As North Carolina continues to face the challenges of […]
March 27, 2025
ICYMI: As federal staffing cuts loom for HUD, $1.4 billion in funding for WNC could be delayed
Raleigh, N.C. — The ongoing recovery in Western North Carolina faces uncertainty as the Trump Administration cuts $1.4 Billion from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, which plays a large role in helping people rebuild their homes and lives after devastating natural disasters. North Carolina Representatives Alma Adams, Valerie Foushee, and Deborah Ross penned a letter to […]
February 24, 2025
ICYMI: Trump Cuts Critical Clean Energy Investments in North Carolina
Raleigh, N.C. – Yesterday, U.S. Representatives Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) and Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) 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 14, 2025
ICYMI: Farmers on the hook for millions after Trump freezes USDA funds
Raleigh, N.C. — The Trump Administration’s federal funding cuts continue to have negative impacts on everyday Americans. A recent piece in the Washington Post outlines how the freeze of USDA funds is harming individual American farmers: “Farmers report missing millions of dollars of funding they were promised by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, despite promises from the Trump […]
February 10, 2025
ICYMI: Trump administration scraps EPA rule to limit toxic PFAS pollution, sparking concern in NC
Raleigh, N.C. — Last week, President Trump signed an executive order that clawed back a Biden-era plan to set limits on forever chemicals in North Carolina’s waterways. Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS), also known as forever chemicals, are known to cause harm to humans. Recent reporting by WRAL’s Liz McLaughlin outlines the stakes of this decision for North Carolinians: […]
January 29, 2025